This is a list of submitted names in which the usage is Portuguese; and the pattern is *** or meaning.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Caique m Portuguese (Brazilian)Folk etymology likes to consider this name to be of Tupi origin and assigns it the meaning "water bird". Since no etymology or evidence of use by the Tupi people has ever been provided, it is likely that this is a faux-indigenous name... [
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Caliandra f PortugueseCaliandra is the name of a flower, whose scientific name is Calliandra harrisii, and its denomination derives from the combination of the Greek elements Kallio (beautiful) and Andros (man), probably meaning "beautiful and masculine" or "beautiful and manlike".
Chiquinha f PortugueseDiminutive of
Francisca. This name was borne by Brazilian composer Chiquinha Gonzaga (1847-1935), whose given name was Francisca.
Cícero m Portuguese (Brazilian)Portuguese form of
Cicero. It became popular because of Padre Cícero, a Brazilian priest who became a spiritual leader to the people of the Northeast Region of Brazil.
Cinara f Portuguese (Brazilian)Derived from
Cynara, the name of the genus of thistle-like perennial plants, native to the Mediterranean region, the Middle East, northwestern Africa and the Canary Islands. ... [
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Cipriana f Italian, Portuguese, Galician, Spanish, Romanian, Greek (Rare), Gascon, ProvençalItalian, Romanian, Portuguese, Galician, Spanish, Gascon and Provençal feminine form of
Cyprianus (compare
Cypriana).
Corvo m Italian, PortugueseItalian and Portuguese form of
Corvus. Corvo Attano is the name of the lead protagonist in Bethesda studio's popular video game 'Dishonored'.