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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Qulla Panqara f Aymara
From the Aymara qulla meaning "medicine, remedy" and panqara meaning "flower".
Qulla Uma f Aymara
From the Aymara qulla meaning "medicine, remedy" and uma meaning "water".
Qullqi f Quechua
Means "silver" in Quechua.
Qullqi Nayra f Aymara
Means "silver eyes" in Aymara.
Qullqi Titi f Aymara
From the Aymara qullqi meaning "silver, money" and titi meaning "wildcat".
Qura f Quechua
Means "grass" in Quechua.
Quri f Quechua
Derived from Quechua quri meaning "gold".
Qurichumpi f Quechua
Means "golden girdle" in Quechua.
Quri Jatha f Aymara
Means "gold pollen" in Aymara.
Qurini m Aymara
Means "having a lot of gold" in Aymara.
Quri Panqara f Aymara
Means "gold flower" in Aymara.
Quri Pilpintu f Aymara
Means "gold butterfly" in Aymara.
Quriquyllur f Quechua
Derived from Quechua quri "gold" and quyllur "star".
Qurit'ika f Quechua
Derived from Quechua quri meaning "gold" and t'ika meaning "flower".
Quri T’ikha f Aymara
Means "gold tendril" in Aymara.
Quta Warawara f Aymara
From the Aymara quta meaning "lake" and wara wara meaning "star".
Quya f Quechua
Means "queen" in Quechua.
Quyakusi f Quechua
Means "happy queen" in Quechua, from quya "queen" and kusi "happy, joyful".
Quyllur m & f Quechua
Means "star" in Quechua.
Quyllurit’i f Quechua
Derived from Quechua quyllur meaning "star" and rit'i meaning "snow". This is a famous Peruvian religious festival.
Rábano m Galician, Portuguese
Galician and Portuguese form of Raban via it's Latinized form Rabanus.
Rabano m Italian, Spanish, Sardinian, Esperanto
Italian, Spanish, Sardinian, and Esperanto form of Raban via it's Latinized form Rabanus.
Radamanto m Italian, Portuguese
Italian and Portuguese form of Rhadamanthos.
Radamel m Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Best known for being the name of Colombian soccer striker Radamel Falcao (b. 1986). The meaning of the name is unknown. It may come from the surname Radamel or even be a hispanicized form of Radomil (via Slavic immigrants).
Radamés m Spanish (Rare)
Spanish form of Radames.
Radolfo m Italian, Portuguese, Spanish
Italian, Portuguese and Spanish form of Ráðúlfr.
Raela f American (Modern, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Combination of Rae and the popular name suffix -la or else a variant of Rayla.
Rafaella f Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish (Latin American), Hungarian
Hungarian feminine form of Rafael and Latin American and Brazilian Portuguese variant of Rafaela.
Rafe m Portuguese
Diminutive of Rafael.
Rafi m Hebrew, Spanish
Diminutive of Raphael.
Rafita m Spanish
Spanish diminutive of Rafael, via its short form Rafa.
Rafo m Spanish
Diminutive of Rafael.
Rai m Spanish
Diminutive of Israel.
Raí m Portuguese (Brazilian)
A famous bearer is Raí Souza Vieira de Oliveira, commonly known as just Raí, is a Brazilian retired footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.
Raica f Portuguese (Brazilian), English (Rare)
Meaning unknown, possibly a variant of Raissa influenced by Jessica.... [more]
Raimón m Spanish (Rare)
Variant of Ramón, influenced by Raimundo, the Spanish variant of Raymond.
Raíra f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Meaning uncertain, perhaps a feminine form of Raí.
Ral m Spanish
Diminutive of Raul.
Rali m Spanish
Diminutive of Raul.
Ramessés m Portuguese (Rare)
Portuguese form of Rameses.
Ramira f Spanish
Feminine form of Ramiro.
Ramires m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Ramirus (see Ramiro).
Ramoncito m Spanish
Diminutive of Ramon.
Ramone f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Brazilian variant of Ramona (Also, compare names like Adriene and Marciane).
Ramoni f & m Brazilian
Form of Ramon/Ramone and Ramona. More often used as a feminine name.
Ramonita f Spanish
Diminutive of Ramona.
Ramos m & f Spanish, Portuguese
From Spanish and Portuguese ramos meaning "branches", in reference to the Christian festivity Domingo de Ramos ("Palm Sunday").
Randolfo m Portuguese, Italian, Spanish
Portuguese, Italian, and Spanish form of Randolf.
Raniel m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Rhyming variant of Haniel.
Ranilda f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Portuguese form of Ragnhild (compare Raginhild) and variant of Renilda.
Ransisku m Quechua
Quechua form of Francis.
Raoni m Brazilian (Rare, Archaic)
Indigenous name from Brazil. Raoni means "master, great warrior". It was the name of a Brazilian native leader.
Raphi f Quechua (?), Incan Mythology (?)
Means "petal" in Quechua.
Raqueli f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Brazilian variant of Raquel.
Raquelo m Spanish, Portuguese
Masculine form of Raquel.
Rauli m Spanish
Diminutive of Raul.
Raulito m Spanish
Diminutive of Raul.
Ravel m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Transferred use of the surname Ravel.
Rayla f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Meaning unknown, possibly a rhyming variant of Layla.
Raysa f Ukrainian, Russian, Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish (Latin American)
Ukrainian form, Russian variant transcription and Portuguese and Spanish variant of Raisa 1.
Rayson m English (American, Modern, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
An invented name. A combination of the name element ray and Jason/Cason. Also concedes with the surname Rayson.
Recesvinto m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Recceswinth.
Recuerdo f Spanish (Rare)
Means "remembrance, memory" in Spanish, taken from the titles of the Virgin Mary, La Virgen del Recuerdo and Nuestra Señora del Recuerdo, meaning "The Virgin of the Remembrance" and "Our Lady of the Remembrance" respectively.
Regalada f Spanish (Rare)
Feminine form of Regalado.
Regiane f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Brazilian Portuguese form of Regina.
Reginita f Spanish (Rare)
Spanish diminutive of Regina.
Regino m Spanish, Italian
Masculine form of Regina.
Regis m Provençal, Niçard, English (American), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Niçard form of Régis as well as an English and Brazilian Portuguese borrowing of Régis in its Anglicized form... [more]
Reinalda f Dutch (Rare), Spanish, Portuguese
Dutch feminine form of Reinald as well as the Spanish and Portuguese feminine form of Reinaldo. Also compare Reynalda.
Reinerio m Spanish (Rare)
Spanish form of Reiner.
Reis m & f Portuguese, Catalan
Portuguese and Catalan cognate of Reyes.
Relia f Romanian (Rare), Portuguese
Romanian short form of Aurelia and Portuguese diminutive of Aurélia.
Relva f Portuguese
Relva is a literal name in Portuguese. It refers to the grassy grass; Set of creeping herbs that gather a piece of land; Place covered by these herbs;
Reme f Spanish
Short form of Remedios.
Remedio f & m Spanish
Singular form of Remedios.
Remi m & f Spanish
Short form of Remigio and Remigia.
Remismunda f Spanish
Feminine form of Remismundo
Remismundo m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Remismund.
Renan m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Possibly a Brazilian Portuguese form of Ronan.
Renatinha f Portuguese
Diminutive of Renata.
Renatinho m Portuguese
Diminutive of Renato.
Renê m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Brazilian Portuguese form of René.
Rennya f Indonesian (Rare), Indian (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Possibly an extremely rare variant transcription of Ranya.
Reno m & f Italian, Popular Culture, Spanish
Short form of Moreno and other names ending in -reno.
Reo f Italian, Catalan, Spanish, Portuguese
Catalan, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish form of Rhoeo.
Requiário m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Rechiar.
Requiario m Galician, Spanish
Galician and Spanish form of Rechiar.
Requimundo m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Richimund.
Resa f English, German, Spanish, Literature
Short form of Theresa or Teresa.... [more]
Resendo m Spanish
Spanish form of a German name comprised of the element reths, a variant of rad or ragin "advice, counsel" and sinþs "path"
Restituta f Late Roman, Italian, Spanish (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Archaic), Filipino, Galician (Rare)
Feminine form of Restitutus. This was the name of a 4th-century Christian martyr from Roman Africa.
Restituto m Italian (Archaic), Spanish (Rare), Galician (Archaic), Portuguese (Brazilian, Archaic), Filipino
Italian, Spanish, Galician and Portuguese form of Restitutus. Known bearers of this name include the Argentine soccer player Restituto Brito (born c. 1929) and Restituto del Valle (1865-1930), a Spanish poet and Augustinian cleric.
Resu f Spanish
Short form of Resurrección.
Réver m Portuguese (Brazilian)
This is the name of Brazilian footballer Réver Humberto Alves Araújo. He is simply known as Réver.
Reveriano m Spanish, Galician
Spanish and Galician form of Reverianus. A known bearer was the Spanish componist Reveriano Soutullo Otero (1880-1932).
Reyla f Portuguese (Brazilian), Filipino (Rare), English (Rare)
Combination of Rey and the suffix la.
Reymar m & f Filipino, Spanish (Latin American)
Combination of Rey-, from names beginning with this pattern, e.g. Reynaldo, and -mar, from names beginning in that pattern such as María or Maribel.
Reynalda f Spanish (Rare)
Feminine form of Reynaldo.
Reyniel m Spanish
Maybe a blend of Reynaldo and Daniel. It is very common in Cuba.
Rhuan m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Ruan, wich is a variant of Juan 1.
Riana f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Brazilian Portuguese form of Rihanna.
Rianny f Brazilian
Feminine form of Rian or a phonetic variant of Rianne.
Riánsares f Spanish
From the Spanish title of the Virgin Mary, La Virgen de Riánsares, meaning "The Virgin of Riánsares," the name being a contraction of río Ánsares, the name of a river (now referred to in English as the Riánsares River) which is the main tributary of the Gigüela river... [more]
Ribamar m Brazilian
Brazilian name that means "sea bank" as it results from the Portuguese words: "riba" meaning "bank" or "margin"; and "mar", which means "sea".
Rica m Spanish
Diminutive of Ricardo.
Rícar m Spanish
Diminutive of Ricardo.
Ricardina f Spanish
Feminine form of Ricardo.
Ricardinho m Portuguese
Diminutive of Ricardo.
Richardo m Portuguese (?)
Possibly an elaboration of Richard.
Richi m Spanish
Diminutive of Ricardo.
Ricimero m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Ricimer.
Rielly m & f English (Rare), Brazilian (Rare)
Variant of Reilly. In Brazil, it's used as a short form of names ending in -rielly, especially Gabrielly.
Rigoberta f Spanish (Rare), Italian (Rare)
Feminine form of Rigoberto. A famous bearer is the Guatemalan human rights activist Rigoberta Menchú (1959-).
Rigoberto m Spanish
Spanish form of Rigobert.
Rihuryu m Quechua
Quechua form of Gregory.
Rikardu m Quechua
Quechua form of Richard.
Rilary f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Rhyming variant of Hilary.
Rique m Portuguese
Portuguese diminutive of Henrique.
Riquelle f Dutch (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), English (Rare)
Variant form of Richelle. Alternatively, in some cases, usage of this name can be inspired by the French surname Riquelle (also Riquel), which was derived from the male personal name Rickel, a short form of Germanic names containing the element ric "power, rule".
Riquinho m Portuguese
Diminutive of Henrique.
Ristuwal m Quechua
Quechua form of Christopher.
Ritinha f Portuguese
Diminutive of Rita.
Ritita f Spanish (Rare)
Diminutive of Rita.
Rito m Spanish (Latin American), Italian
Possibly a male form of Rita.
Rivaldinho m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Diminutive of Rivaldo. A famous bearer is the Brazilian soccer player Rivaldo Vítor Mosca Ferreira Júnior (1995-), who is usually called simply Rivaldinho; he is the son of the soccer star Rivaldo Vítor Borba Ferreira (who is commonly known only by his first name).
Riwika f Quechua
Quechua form of Rebecca.
Ro f & m Spanish
Diminutive of Rocío and Rodrigo.
Robe m Spanish
Diminutive of Roberto.
Róber m Spanish
Diminutive of Roberto.
Robércio m Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
From Roberto combined with the suffix -cio, from names that end in that pattern, e.g. Maurício.
Robério m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Rogério, influenced by Roberto.
Robertha f Portuguese (Brazilian), English (Rare)
Variant of Roberta. A notable bearer was Robertha Watt (1899-1993), a second-class survivor of the Titanic disaster.
Robertita f Spanish
Diminutive of Roberta.
Robertito m Spanish
Diminutive of Roberto.
Roberval m Portuguese (Brazilian)
From Roberto combined with the suffix -val, from names that either begin or end with this pattern like Valdecir and Durval.
Robim m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Robin.
Robinho m Portuguese
Diminutive form of Roberto, Robson, etc.
Róbinson m Spanish (Latin American)
Spanish (Latin American) form of Robinson.... [more]
Roboão m Portuguese (Rare)
Portuguese form of Rehoboam.
Robson m English, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Transferred use of the surname Robson. Known bearers of this name are English actor Robson Green (b. 1964) and Brazilian football player Robson "Robinho" de Souza (b... [more]
Robustiano m Galician, Spanish
Galician and Spanish form of Robustianus.
Rocho m Spanish
Diminutive of Ricardo.
Roci f Spanish
Diminutive of Rocío.
Rocio f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Portuguese cognate of Rocío.
Roco m Spanish
Diminutive of Rocio.
Rodas m Portuguese
Diminutive of Rodolfo.
Roderico m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Roderic.
Rodo m Spanish
Diminutive of Rodolfo.
Rodoaldo m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Rodoald, which is a variant form of Rodwald.
Rodri m Spanish
Diminutive of Rodrigo.
Rodriga f Spanish
Spanish feminine form of Roderick.
Rogaciano m Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Spanish and Portuguese form of Rogatianus. A notable bearer of this name was the Brazilian journalist and poet Rogaciano Bezerra Leite (1920-1969).
Rogata f Late Roman, Italian (Archaic), Polish (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Feminine form of Rogatus. This name was borne by several obscure martyrs and saints.
Roge m Spanish
Diminutive of Rogelio.
Rogelia f Spanish
Feminine form of Rogelio.
Rogéria f Portuguese
Feminine form of Rogério
Roguelia f Spanish
Feminine form of Rogelio.
Rojelio m Spanish
Variant spelling of Rogelio.
Rojo m Spanish
Spanish translation of Red.
Roke m Spanish
Variant of Roque.
Rolindes f Asturian (Rare), Galician (Rare), Spanish (Rare)
Meaning unknown. Mostly used in Asturias and León (also, to some extent, Galicia) in the 19th century and the first half of the 20th century.
Romarinho m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Diminutive of Romário, as it contains the Portuguese masculine diminutive suffix -inho.
Romário m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Possibly a variant of Ramiro, though it may also be a combination of Rosa 1 (or other names starting with Ro-) with Mario... [more]
Romênia f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Either a variant of România or directly derived from Romênia, the Brazilian Portuguese name for the European country of Romania.
Romerito m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Portuguese diminutive of Romero.... [more]
Romero m & f Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish (European, Rare)
Means "rosemary" in Spanish and Portuguese. As a Brazilian masculine name, it may related to the word romero or to the surname Romero, with a different origin... [more]
Romilio m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Romilius.
Rommel m Filipino, Brazilian, South American
Transferred from the German surname Rommel (notable bearers include the German field marshal Erwin Rommel and the city mayor of Stuttgart Manfred Rommel).... [more]
Ronal m Spanish (Latin American)
Possibly a short form of Ronaldo.
Ronildo m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Ronaldo influenced by Romildo.
Ronilson m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Combination of Ronildo and the suffix -son found in names like Edson, Wilson or Anderson.
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