South American Submitted Names

South American names include those from Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, and Venezuela.
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Lucélio m Portuguese, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Brazilian Portuguese form of Lucilio.
Lucelir f & m Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Probably a combination of Lucélia with a name that ends in -ir, such as Ademir and Almir 1.
Lucely f Spanish (Latin American)
Possibly an elaborated form of Luz, or perhaps a Hispanic variant of the (Brazilian) Portuguese name Lucélia or the French name Lucelle.
Luci f Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish diminutive of Lucía and Portuguese diminutive of Lúcia.
Lúciah f Brazilian (Rare)
Brazilian variant of Lucia.
Lucibel f Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Combination of Lucía (Spanish) or Lúcia (Portuguese) with Isabel.
Lucídia f Portuguese (Rare)
Portuguese form of Lucidia.
Lucídio m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Lucidius. Known bearers of this name include the Portuguese count Lucídio Vimaranes (died in 922 AD) and the Brazilian doctor and politician Lucídio Portela Nunes (1922-2015).
Lucidio m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Lucidius. A known bearer of this name was the Italian soccer player Lucidio Sentimenti (1920-2014).
Luciele f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Possibly a Portuguese form of Lucielle.
Luciene f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Brazilian variant of Luciana.
Lúcifer m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Lucifer.
Luciliano m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Lucilianus.
Lucílio m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Lucilio.
Lucillo m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Lucillus.
Lucimar f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Combination of Lúcia and Maria. A famous bearer is Brazilian athlete Lucimar Aparecida de Moura.
Lucimara f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Perhaps a combination of Lucy and Mara 1. Notable bearer is Brazilian track and field runner Lucimara da Silva
Lucinei m & f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Possibly a combination of Lucinda and Sidnei.
Lucinha f Portuguese
Diminutive of Lucia.
Lucinio m Spanish, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Spanish and Portuguese form of Lucinius.
Lucino m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Lucinus.
Lucíola f Portuguese
Portuguese form of Luciola.
Lucita f Spanish
Diminutive of Lucía.
Lucrécio m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Lucretius.
Lucrecio m Spanish, Galician
Spanish and Galician form of Lucretius.
Ludgero m Esperanto, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish
Esperanto, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish form of Ludger via Latinized form Ludgerus.
Ludi f Portuguese
Diminutive of Lurdes.
Ludin f & m Filipino, Spanish (Latin American)
Of unknown origin and meaning.
Ludivina f Spanish (Rare), Romansh
Spanish and Romansh form of Liduina (compare Ludivine).
Lugina f Spanish (Latin American)
Transferred use of the surname Lugina. ... [more]
Lui m Hunsrik
Hunsrik form of Louis
Luisfe m Spanish
Diminutive of Luis Felipe.
Luísfer m Spanish
Short form of Luis Fernando.
Luisín m Spanish
Diminutive of Luis.
Luisma m Spanish
Diminutive of Luis Maria and Luis Mariano.
Luismar m Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish (Latin American)
Combination of Luis (Spanish)/Luís (Portuguese) and -mar, from names beginning in that pattern, e.g. María (Spanish)/Maria (Portuguese).
Luizabeth f Brazilian
Combination of Luiza and Elizabeth.
Luizo m Brazilian (Rare)
Elaborated form of Luiz.
Lujana f Spanish (Rare)
Strictly feminine form of Luján.
Lujma f Aymara
Means "lucuma fruit" in Aymara.
Luli f Aymara
Means "hummingbird" in Aymara.
Luli f Spanish (Latin American)
Diminutive of Lucía and other names beginning with Lu, as well as Lourdes (compare Lulú)... [more]
Lulita f Spanish (Rare)
Diminutive of Lourdes, Lucía and other names beginning with Lu (also compare Luli, Lu, Lulú).
Lulú f Spanish
Diminutive of Lourdes and Maria de Lourdes.
Lumena f Portuguese
Diminutive of Filomena.
Luminosa f Italian (Rare), Spanish (Mexican, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Derived from the Latin adjective luminosus meaning "full of light, luminous". This was the name of a 5th-century saint from Pavia in Lombardy, Italy. This was also borne by a 6th-century Byzantine woman, the wife of the tribune Zemarchus... [more]
Lunaria f English (Rare), Brazilian (Rare), Filipino (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Spanish (Mexican, Rare)
Means "moon-like" in Latin. Lunaria is a genus of flowering plants.
Lunasol f Spanish (Rare)
A combination of Luna and Sol 1.
Lunita f Spanish
Spanish diminutive of Luna.
Luno m Spanish
Masculine form of Luna.
Lupercio m Portuguese, Spanish
Portuguese and Spanish form of Lupercius and variant of Luperco.
Luperco m Italian, Portuguese, Spanish
Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish form of Lupercus.
Lupi m Aymara
Means "sun" in Aymara.
Lupicínio m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Lupicinio. A bearer of this name was Brazilian composer Lupicínio Rodrigues (1914-1974).
Lupicinio m Spanish
Variant form of Lupicino.
Lupicino m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Lupicinus.
Lupilla f Spanish
Diminutive of Guadalupe.
Lupillo m Spanish
Diminutive of Guadalupe.
Lupito m Spanish
Diminutive of Guadalupe.
Lupo m Italian, Spanish, Esperanto
Italian and Esperanto form of Lupus and Spanish variant of Lope.
Luque m Brazilian (Rare)
Probably a phonetic spelling of Luke.
Lurian f & m Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Portuguese variant of the names Lauriano and Lauriana, from the english name Lorraine.
Luriri m Aymara
Means "author" in Aymara.
Lusitania f English (Rare, Archaic), South American (Rare)
The etymology of this name is widely debated. However, the name may be of Celtic origin: Lus and Tanus, "tribe of Lusus", connecting the name with the personal Celtic name Luso and with the god Lugh.
Lutácio m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Lutatius.
Lutacio m Spanish
Spanish form of Lutatius.
Lutero m Spanish (Rare), Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Luther.
Luvia f Spanish (Latin American)
Derived from "Pluvia", which means rain in latin.
Luwisa f Quechua
Quechua form of Louisa.
Luxana f Indian (Rare), South American (Rare)
Probably a variant of Lakshana or a combination of Lux and Ana.
Luyla f Brazilian (Rare)
Elabortion of Layla or Leyla. Perhaps influenced by names such as Luiza
Luzdary f South American
Combination of Luz and Dary, used primarily in Colombia.
Luzdivina f Spanish (Rare)
From Spanish luz divina meaning "divine light", a combination of Luz and Divina. It may be modeled on Ludivina.
Luziana f Basque (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
One of the Basque forms of Luciana. (See also Lukene).
Luzma f Spanish
Short form of Luz María, which is a compound of Luz and María.
Luzmari f Spanish (Latin American)
Diminutive of Luzmaria and Luzmarina. Also, a combination of Luz and Mari 2.
Luzmaria f Spanish
Combination of Luz and Maria.
Luzmila f South American, Spanish (Latin American)
Alteration of Ludmila (perhaps via Ludźmiła), apparently influenced by Spanish luz "light" (see Luz)... [more]
Lyzbeth f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), American (Hispanic, Rare), English (American, Rare)
Variant of Lizbeth. A known bearer of this name is American memoirist Lyzbeth 'Lyz' Glick, whose late husband Jeremy Glick (1970-2001) was a passenger on board the hijacked United Airlines Flight 93 and a casualty of the September 11 attacks, commonly known as 9/11.
Má f & m Portuguese
Diminutive of Maria, Mariana, and Mario.
Mabel f Spanish
Contraction of María Isabel.
Macareno m Spanish
Masculine form of Macarena.
Macareo m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Macareus.
Macareu m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Macareus.
Macário m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Makarios via it's Latinized form Macarius.
Macedonia f Spanish (Rare)
Feminine form of Macedonio. It is also part of a name of the country (officially Republic of Macedonia/The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia) in south-eastern Europe.
Macedonio m Spanish (Rare), Italian (Rare)
This name is derived from Latin Macedonius meaning "Macedonian," which is derived from Greek Makedones. That word literally means "highlanders" or "the tall ones," which is related to makednos meaning "long, tall" and makros "long, large."... [more]
Machaqa f Aymara
Means "new" in Aymara.
Macnelly m South American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Macnelly.
Macrina f Late Roman, Spanish, Romansh (Archaic), Romanian, Moldovan, History (Ecclesiastical)
Feminine form of Macrinus. This name was borne by two saints, namely saint Macrina the Elder and her granddaughter saint Macrina the Younger.
Macrino m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Macrinus.
Macróbio m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Macrobius.
Macrobio m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Macrobius.
Macu f Spanish
Diminutive of Inmaculada.
Madeinusa f Spanish (Latin American)
This Peruvian-Quechua (mis)interpretation of products labeled "Made In USA" resulted in this name of the main character, a young village girl in Madeinusa, a 2005 Peruvian-Spanish drama film.
Madero m Spanish
Spanish form of WOODROW.
Madrona f Catalan, Spanish, Medieval Jewish
Variant of Matrona 1. This is the name of a saint who is venerated in Barcelona as well as the name of a woman mentioned in the Talmud.
Mael m Spanish
Diminutive of Ismael.
Maels m Spanish
Meaning unknown.
Mafer f Spanish
Diminutive of María Fernanda.
Magdala f Haitian Creole, Portuguese (Brazilian), African American, Spanish (Caribbean)
Either a short form of Magdalena or from the biblical village that Mary Magdalene was from, which means "tower" in Hebrew.... [more]
Magdaleno m Spanish
Masculine form of Magdalena.
Magdinha f Portuguese
Diminutive of Magda.
Magêncio m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Maxentius.
Magín m Spanish
Spanish form of Maginus.
Magnêncio m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Magnentius.
Magnencio m Spanish
Spanish form of Magnentius.
Magneto m Popular Culture, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Magneto is the 'mutant' name of an antagonist, and sometimes protagonist, of Marvel's X-Men line of comics. His real name is Max Eisenhardt, and he's used the alias of Erik Lehnsherr many times, though he is more frequently known simply as Magneto... [more]
Magnólia f Hungarian, Portuguese
Hungarian and Portuguese forms of Magnolia.
Mague f Spanish
Diminutive of Margarita.
Magüi f Spanish, Spanish (Canarian)
Short form of María Luisa and other composed forms of María. It can also be after a mountain in the Canary Islands named Magüi.
Magui f Spanish
Diminutive of Margarita and Maria Luisa.
Maguinha f Portuguese
Diminutive of Magda.
Mahoma m Catalan, Spanish
Catalan and Spanish form of Muhammad.
Maiane f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Meaning unknown, possibly an elaborated form of Maia 1.
Máicol m Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Spanish and Portuguese variant of Michael reflecting the English pronunciation.
Maicon m Brazilian
Maicon is a variant of Michael originally referring to, and made popular in reference to, American singer Michael Jackson in the 1980s.
Maidis f Danish (Rare), South American (Rare)
Modern coinage from a combination of Maja and the Old Norse name element dís meaning "goddess".
Maiella f Spanish (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare), American (Rare, Archaic)
Possible form of Mayella but it could be used as a combination of Maia and Ella.
Maijo f Spanish
Diminutive of María José.
Maike m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Possibly a variant of Maico.
Mainara f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Perhaps a rhyming variant of Tainara.
Maíra f Tupi, Brazilian
Derived from Tupi maíra "French person" and, by extension, "foreigner".
Mairena f Spanish (Rare)
From place name Mairena.... [more]
Maísa f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Of debated origin and meaning. Theories include a borrowing of Maisie, a borrowing of Arabic Maisa and a contraction of Maria and Luísa.
Maitena f Basque, Spanish (Latin American), Theatre
Maitena is the title of a Basque-language opera written and composed by Étienne Decrept and Charles Colin.
Majandra f Spanish (Latin American)
Contraction of María and Alejandra. A known bearer is Venezuelan-American actress María Alejandra "Majandra" Delfino (1981-), known for starring on the television series 'Roswell' (1999-2002).
Majencio m Spanish
Spanish form of Maxentius.
Majo f Spanish
Short form of María José.
Majoriano m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Majorian.
Maju f Portuguese
Diminutive of Maria Júlia.
Mäki m & f Aymara
Means "fast" in Aymara.
Malala f Spanish
Diminutive of María Laura, as Lala is a Spanish diminutive of Laura.
Malaquías m Spanish
Spanish form of Malachi.
Malaquias m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Malachi.
Malarico m Galician, Italian, Spanish
Galician, Italian and Spanish form of Malaric.
Malco m Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Galician
Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, and Galician form of Malchus.
Maleen f German, Hunsrik, Folklore
German short form of Magdalene and Hunsrik form of the related name Marlene.... [more]
Maleja f Spanish
Diminutive of María and Alejandra. Actress Maleja Restrepo
Malena f Spanish, Galician
Spanish and Galician contraction of María Elena.
Mália f Portuguese
Diminutive of Amália.
Malu f Portuguese, Spanish, German
Portuguese contraction of Maria Luísa, Maria de Lurdes and Maria Lúcia, Spanish contraction of María Luisa and German contraction of Marie Luise... [more]
Malú f Spanish
Spanish contraction of María Luisa or María Lucía. A famous bearer is Spanish singer Malú.
Malula f Spanish (Rare)
Diminutive of María Lourdes or María de Lourdes.
Maluli f Spanish
Diminutive of María Luisa. This was used by Fernando Fernán Gómez for a character in his play Bicycles Are for the Summer (1977; original Spanish title Las bicicletas son para el verano).
Malva f Swedish, Finnish (Rare), German, Danish, Spanish (Latin American)
Short form of Malvina. It may be partly inspired by Latin, Swedish and Finnish malva "mallow, hollyhock (flower)".
Malvina f Spanish (Latin American)
From Islas Malvinas, the Spanish name for the Falkland Islands.... [more]
Malvinas f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
From Islas Malvinas, the Spanish name for the Falkland Islands.
Mamani m Aymara
Means "hawk" in Aymara.
Mambo m Spanish (Latin American)
From The Name of a Latin dance of Cuba. Mambo was invented during the 1930s by the native Cuban musician and composer Arsenio Rodríguez, developed in Havana by Cachao and made popular by Dámaso Pérez Prado and Benny Moré.... [more]
Mamede m Galician, Portuguese
Galician and Portuguese form of Mammes.
Mamerto m Spanish (Philippines), Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Italian (Rare, Archaic)
Spanish and Italian form of Mamertus. Nowadays, this name is primarily used in the Philippines, and more rarely in South America.
Mamés m Spanish
Spanish form of Mammes.
Mamiliano m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Mamilian.
Mamilio m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Mamilius.
Mamuraya f Aymara
Means "bee" in Aymara.
Manassés m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Manasses.
Mancho m Spanish
Diminutive of Germán.
Mandinho m Portuguese
Portuguese diminutive of names ending in -mando, such as Amando and Armando.... [more]
Mane f Spanish
Diminutive of Magdalena.
Mané m Portuguese
Diminutive of Manuel.
Manecas m & f Portuguese
Diminutive of Manuel or Manuela.
Maneco m Portuguese
Diminutive of Manuel.
Manela f Catalan, Portuguese
Feminine form of Manel 1 or Manel 2.
Manelinho m Portuguese
Diminutive of Manuel.
Manelocas m Portuguese
Diminutive of Manuel.
Manena f Spanish
Diminutive of Magdalena.
Mángel m Spanish
Contraction of Miguel Ángel.
Mani f & m English, Croatian, Spanish
Diminutives of names beginning with Man-
Manni f Spanish
Diminutive of Manuela.
Manocas f Portuguese
Diminutive of Manuela.
Manoele f Brazilian
Feminine form of Manoel (Compare Manoela).
Manolillo m Spanish
Diminutive of Manuel.
Manolín m Spanish
Diminutive of Manuel.
Manolita f Spanish
Diminutive of Manola. In other words, this is a double diminutive of Manuela.
Manolito m Spanish
Diminutive of Manuel.
Manqu m & f Quechua
Means "ferret" in Quechua.
Manrique m Spanish (Rare)
Spanish form of Manric.
Mantiri m & f Aymara
Means "incoming, entering" in Aymara.
Manué m Spanish
Diminutive of Manuel.
Manuyla f Quechua
Quechua form of Manuela.
Maomé m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Muhammad.
Maomédico m Portuguese
Meaning of the name is the follower of Muhammad.
Mapi f Spanish
Diminutive of María Pilar.
Mar f Portuguese
Means "sea" in Portuguese.
Mara f Tupi, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Derived from Tupi marã "war".
Marabel f Spanish
Variant of Maribel.
Maralina f Portuguese (Brazilian), South American
Variant of Mara with diminutive -lina.
Maranda f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), English
Possibly a variant of Miranda influenced by names such as Mara 1 and Mary.
Maranita f Spanish
Of unknown meaning, probably a variant of Marianita
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