Portuguese Submitted Names

Portuguese names are used in Portugal, Brazil and other Portuguese-speaking areas. See also about Portuguese names.
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Gladiana f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Combination of Gladys or other names beginning with Glad- and Ana.
Gladimar f & m Spanish (Caribbean), Spanish (Mexican, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Combination of Gladys or other names beginning with Glad- and -mar, from names beginning in that pattern, like María (Spanish)/Maria (Portuguese), Martín/Martim or Marcos... [more]
Glauber m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Transferred use of the surname Glauber.
Glicéria f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Portuguese form of Glykeria via its latinized form Glyceria.
Glicério m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Portuguese form of Glykerios via its latinized form Glycerius. A notable bearer of this name was the Brazilian politician Glicério Alves (1893-1967).
Glismar m Portuguese (Brazilian, Portuguese-style, Modern)
Brazilian name, corruption of the German surname Klinsmann. Possible reference to Jürgen Klinsmann, professional football manager and former player
Glycéria f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Brazilian variant spelling of Glicéria.
Glycério m Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Brazilian variant spelling of Glicério. A notable bearer of this name was the Brazilian painter Glycério Geraldo Carnelosso (1921-2009).
Gonça m Portuguese
Diminutive of Gonçalo.
Gonças m Portuguese
Diminutive of Gonçalo.
Gongas m Portuguese
Diminutive of Gonçalo.
Gordiano m Italian (Rare), Spanish (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Gordian.
Gorgonio m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Gorgonius.
Graciane f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Brazilian Portuguese variant of Graciana.
Graciella f Portuguese (Brazilian), Hungarian
Portuguese variant and Hungarian form of Graciela.
Graciene f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Brazilian borrowing of Gracienne.
Graziela f Portuguese (Brazilian), Filipino (Rare), Romanian
Portuguese form of Graciela and Romanian variant of Grațiela.
Greice f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Brazilian Portuguese borrowing of Grace.
Grizetta f Irish (Rare, Archaic), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare, Archaic)
Apparently a Northern Irish variant of Griselda. A Grizetta Gowdy Knox (born circa 1800) died in County Down, Northern Ireland in 1866.... [more]
Guga m Portuguese
Portuguese short form of Gustavo and Augusto, and Gonçalo.
Gugu m Portuguese
Diminutive of Gonçalo and Gustavo.
Guibinha m Portuguese
Diminutive of Guilherme.
Guida f Portuguese, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Portuguese short form of Margarida as well as a feminine form of Guido.
Guidinha f Portuguese
Diminutive of Margarida.
Guiga m Portuguese
Diminutive of Guilherme.
Guigui m Portuguese
Diminutive of Guilherme.
Guilberto m Medieval Italian, Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Spanish and Portuguese form of Wilbert as well as the medieval Italian form of that name. The modern Italian form is Vilberto.... [more]
Guile m Portuguese
Diminutive of Guilherme.
Guilhermina f Portuguese, Provençal
Portuguese and Provençal feminine form of Guilherme.
Guilho m Portuguese (Rare)
Either a diminutive or a short form of Guilherme.
Guinho m Portuguese
Diminutive of Tiago.
Gunderico m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Gunderic.
Guta f Portuguese
Diminutive of Augusta.
Guto m Portuguese
Diminutive of Augusto or Gustavo.
Gylmar m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Gilmar (see Gildemar).... [more]
Haraldo m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Harold.
Hecateu m Catalan, Portuguese
Catalan and Portuguese form of Hekataios via Hecataeus.
Hegésipo m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Hegesippos via it's Latinized form Hegesippus.
Helam m Biblical, Biblical Hebrew, Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Mormon
Derived from Hebrew חֵילָם (Helam), which is the name of a biblical town where king David and his army fought and won a battle against the army of the Syrian king Hadadezer... [more]
Heleno m Portuguese
Masculine form of Helena.
Heleno m Portuguese, Esperanto
Esperanto and Portuguese form of Helenos via Helenus and masculine form of Helena.
Heliodora f Spanish (Rare), Portuguese (Rare), Polish (Rare)
Spanish and Portuguese feminine form of Heliodoro and Polish feminine form of Heliodor.
Henriqueta f Portuguese (Rare), Galician
Portuguese and Galician feminine form of Henrique.
Heráclides m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Heraclides (see Herakleides).
Heráclito m Spanish, Portuguese, Galician
Spanish, Galician and Portuguese form of Herakleitos via its latinized form Heraclitus.
Hercílio m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Hercílio Pedro da Luz was a Brazilian politician who was the Governor of Santa Catarina.
Herlis m & f Spanish (Latin American, Modern), Portuguese (Brazilian, Modern)
Invented name, maybe inspired by Herbert and the popular suffix -lis.
Hermágoras m Portuguese, Spanish
Portuguese and Spanish form of Hermagoras.
Hermano m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Herman.
Hermengarda f Portuguese
Portuguese form of Irmingard.
Hermerico m Galician, Spanish, Portuguese
Galician, Spanish and Portuguese form of Hermeric.
Hermíone f Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Hermione.
Hermito m Spanish, Portuguese
Probably a diminutive of given names containing -herm-, such as Hermenegildo, Hermínio and Guilherme.... [more]
Hermócrates m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Hermocrates (see Hermokrates).
Hermotimo m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Hermotimus.
Hernâni m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Presumably a Portuguese variant of Hernán.
Herodião m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Herodion.
Heródoto m Galician, Spanish, Portuguese
Galician, Spanish and Portuguese form of Herodotus.
Hesíquio m Portuguese (Archaic)
Portuguese form of Hesychios via its latinized form Hesychius.
Héstia f Portuguese
Portuguese form of Hestia.
Heva f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Brazilian variant of Eva.
Hierão m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Hieron (see Hiero).
Hilarião m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Hilarion.
Hipácio m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Hypatios via it's Latinized form Hypatius.
Hiparco m Galician, Spanish, Portuguese
Galician, Spanish and Portuguese form of Hipparchus.
Hipátia f Portuguese
Portuguese form of Hypatia.
Hiperião m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Hyperion.
Hipócrates m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Hippocrates.
Hipolita f Spanish, Portuguese, Polish
Spanish, Portuguese, and Polish form of Hippolyta.
Hipseu m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Hypseus.
Homembom m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Omobono via Latinized form Homobonus
Homero m Galician (Rare), Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Galician, Spanish and Portuguese form of Homer.
Hortência f Portuguese, Brazilian
Means "hydrangea" in Portuguese.
Hostiliano m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Hostilian.
Hostílio m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Hostilius.
Huberto m Portuguese, Spanish
Portuguese and Spanish form of Hubert.
Hugueta f Catalan, Galician (Rare), Occitan, Portuguese, Spanish (Rare)
Catalan, Galician, Occitan, Portuguese and Spanish form of Huguette.
Iana f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Allegedly a variant of Ana.
Ícaro m Spanish (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Spanish and Portuguese form of Ikaros (see Icarus).
Idalice f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Possibly a contraction of Ida and Alice.
Idalina f English (Rare), Portuguese (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian), Romanian (Rare)
Combination of Ida with the popular suffix -lina.
Idalma f Spanish (Latin American), Spanish (Caribbean), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Elaboration of Idalia, probably influenced by the word alma "soul".
Idília f Portuguese (Archaic)
Portuguese form of Idilia.
Ifigénia f Hungarian, Portuguese
Hungarian and Portuguese form of Iphigenia.
Ífito m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Iphitus.
Igo m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Possibly a variant of Igor.
Ilaide f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Probably a combination of any given name starting with I- (such as Ileana) with Adelaide.... [more]
Ilca f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Portuguese borrowing of Ilka.
Ildeu m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Male variation of Hilda
Ildibaldo m Italian, Portuguese
Italian and Portuguese form of Ildibad.
Ilza f Polish, Sorbian, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Polish and Sorbian form of Ilse and Brazilian Portuguese variant of Ilsa.
Imperatriz f Portuguese
Portuguese cognate of Emperatriz.
Inabela f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Probably a combination of Inês with Isabela.
Inácia f Portuguese
Portuguese feminine form of Ignatius.
Inara f English, Portuguese (Brazilian), Popular Culture
The name of a leading female character from the TV show Firefly and Serenity movie created by Joss Whedon.... [more]
Indio m Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian), English (Modern)
Most likely a variant of Indigo or a Latinized masculine form of India.... [more]
Inesinha f Portuguese
Diminutive of Inês.
Ingride f Old Swedish, Swedish (Archaic), Portuguese
Old Swedish variant of Ingrid which was still occasionally recorded in the early 1900s, as well as the Portuguese form of Ingrid.
Inoca f Portuguese
Diminutive of Inês.
Inocência f Portuguese (African)
Portuguese feminine form of Innocentius (see Innocent).
Inocencia f Spanish (Rare), Galician, Portuguese (Rare)
Spanish, Galician and Portuguese feminine form of Innocent.
Inocêncio m Portuguese (African)
Portuguese form of Innocentius (see Innocent).
Inogena f Portuguese, Literature (Portuguese-style)
Portuguese form of Innogen. While Imogênia is the portuguese form of Imogen
Inuecas f Portuguese
Diminutive of Ines.
Ioná f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Portuguese borrowing of Yonah.
Ique m Portuguese
Diminutive of Henrique.
Iraides f Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish (Canarian), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Portuguese form of Iraida, as well as a Spanish variant.
Iran m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Derived from place name Iran.
Ireneu m Catalan, Corsican, Sicilian, Portuguese, Portuguese (Brazilian), Portuguese (African), Galician
Catalan, Corsican, Sicilian, Galician and Portuguese form of Ireneus.
Irineu m Portuguese (Brazilian), Catalan (Rare), Romanian
Romanian form and Brazilian Portuguese and Catalan variant of Ireneu.
Iriseo m Spanish, Italian, Portuguese
masculine form of Iris Means "rainbow" in Greek.
Ironaldo m Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Possibly a combination of a name starting with I- with Ronaldo.
Isabelinha f Portuguese
Diminutive of Isabel and Isabela.
Isalina f Portuguese
The name of the wives of Józef Boruwłaski, Daniel Lambert, and Ignace Nau.
Isamar f Spanish, Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Short form of Isabel María and Isabel Maria. (Also see Isa 2, Mar, Marisa.) This name briefly spiked in popularity for American girls in 1990 after it was used for the character Isamar Medina on the Venezuelan telenovela La revancha (1989).
Iseli f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Probably a contraction of Isabeli or otherwise a variant of Isabela. Also see Isela, Isel.
Iseu m Catalan (?), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Catalan and Portuguese form of Isaios via Isaeus.
Isilda f Portuguese, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Of uncertain origin and meaning, this name is usually treated as a variant of Isolda (compare Ishild).
Ísis f Icelandic (Rare), Irish, Portuguese (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic, Irish and Portuguese form of Isis.
Ismara f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Either a feminine form of Ismar or a contraction of Isamara.
Isócrates m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Isocrates.
Isolinda f Portuguese
Portuguese variant of Isolde
Israelle f American (Modern, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Feminization of Israel using the French feminine diminutive suffix -elle modelled on Danielle and Gabrielle.
Ítala f Portuguese
Portuguese form of Itala.