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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Sergiana f Brazilian
Possibly a combination of Sergia and Ana or a Brazilian feminine form of Sérgio.
Serginho m Portuguese
Diminutive of Sérgio.
Sergío m Spanish
Castilian Form of Sergio.
Serguei m Portuguese (Rare)
Portuguese variant of Sergei.
Servácio m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Servatius.
Servacio m Spanish
Spanish form of Servatius.
Servando m Spanish, Galician
Spanish and Galician form of Servandus. A known bearer of this name is the American professional soccer player Servando Carrasco (b. 1988).
Servília f Portuguese
Portuguese form of Servilia.
Serviliano m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Servilianus.
Servílio m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Servilius.
Servilio m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Servilius.
Sérvio m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Servius.
Servio m Galician, Italian, Spanish
Galician, Italian and Spanish form of Servius.
Set m Catalan, Italian, Norwegian, Spanish, Swedish
Catalan, Italian, Norwegian, Spanish and Swedish form of Seth 1.
Setefilla f Spanish
From the Spanish titles of the Virgin Mary, La Virgen de Setefilla and Nuestra Señora de Setefilla, meaning "The Virgin of Setefilla" and "Our Lady of Setefilla," venerated at the hermitage in Lora del Río in the Andalusian province of Seville... [more]
Severa f Ancient Roman, Late Greek, Italian, Russian (Rare), Spanish, Portuguese, Sardinian, Galician
Feminine form of Severus. This name was borne by Aquilia Severa, the second and fourth wife of the Roman emperor Elagabalus (3rd century AD).
Sextilio m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Sextilius.
Sexto m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Sextus.
Shaila f Spanish (Modern)
Spanish variant of Sheila or Shyla.
Sheila f Spanish (Modern)
Spanish form of Sheila, reflecting the Spanish pronunciation of the English spelling.
Shelo m Portuguese
Diminutive of Marcelo.
Shenny f Spanish (Latin American)
Short for Eugenia
Shirlei f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Brazilian Portuguese form of Shirley.
Siágrio m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Syagrius.
Siagrio m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Syagrius.
Siara f English (American, Modern, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Variant of Sierra or Ciara 2. 96 girls in the USA were named SIARA in 2005.
Sibircio m Spanish
Spanish form of Sibyrtius.
Sibú m New World Mythology, Spanish (Latin American)
Sibú is a transforming folk hero from Bribri mythology. His name has an unknown meaning.
Sidnei m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Sidney, mainly in use by Brazilians.
Sidônio m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Sidonius.
Sidonio m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Sidonius.
Sigeberto m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Sigebert.
Sigerico m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Sigeric.
Sigismundo m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Sigismund.
Sigride f Portuguese
Portuguese variant of Sigrid
Siku m Aymara
Means "panpipes" in Aymara.
Sikuri m Aymara
Means "dance" in Aymara.
Silda f English (American, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
This name is borne by Silda Wall Spitzer, wife of Eliot Spitzer.
Sileo m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Syleus.
Sileu m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Syleus.
Siloé f & m Portuguese (Brazilian), French (Modern, Rare), Biblical French, Biblical Portuguese, Biblical Spanish
Derived from Siloé, which is the French, Portuguese and Spanish form of Siloam, the name of a spring mentioned in the New Testament which was the site of one of the miracles of Jesus: healing the man blind from birth.
Silsa m & f Biblical, Spanish
Spanish form of the biblical masculine name Shilshah, which is possibly related to Hebrew שָׁלִישׁ (shaliysh) "captain, royal officer" (perhaps "general of the third (i.e., highest) rank") or שָׁלוֹשׁ (shalosh) "a three, triad"... [more]
Siluna f Aymara
Means "swallow (bird)" in Aymara.
Silvaniri f Brazilian
Variant of Silvana, this name was given in Brazil in the late 1970's.
Silvéria f Portuguese
Portuguese form of Silveria.
Silviana f Romanian, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Provençal, Late Roman
Romanian, Italian, Provençal, Spanish and Portuguese form of Silvianus.
Silviano m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Silvianus.
Simberto m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Simbert.
Simeão m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Simeon.
Simeón m Spanish (Rare), Galician (Rare), Aragonese (Rare)
Spanish, Galician and Aragonese form of Simeon.
Simonide f French (Archaic), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
French form and Brazilian Portuguese variant of Simonida.
Simony f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Brazilian dialectical variant of Simone 1.
Simpliciano m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Simplician.
Simplício m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Simplicius.
Simplicio m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Simplicius.
Simun m Quechua
Quechua form of Simon 1.
Sinaí f & m Spanish (Rare)
Derived from place name Sinaí, which is the Spanish form of Sinai, the name of a mount and peninsula in Egypt.
Sinchi m Quechua
Means "chief, leader" in Quechua.
Sinchiyachiq m Quechua
Means "strengthening" in Quechua.
Sinclética f Portuguese (Rare)
Portuguese form of Syncletica. A bearer of this name was Sinclética Torres, was the first black woman to serve in the Portuguese parliament.
Sindo m Spanish
Diminutive of Gumersindo.
Sinfora f Italian (Archaic), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Italian and Spanish form of Symphora. There have probably also been cases where this name is a short form or contraction of Sinforiana, Sinforina and Sinforosa.
Sinforia f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Spanish form of Symphoria. There have possibly also been cases where this name is a rare variant of Sinfora or a short form/corruption of Sinforiana and Sinforina.
Sinforiana f Italian (Archaic), Portuguese (Rare), Spanish
Italian, Portuguese and Spanish form of Symphoriana.
Sinforiano m Italian (Archaic), Portuguese (Archaic), Spanish
Italian, Portuguese and Spanish form of Symphorianus. Known bearers of this name include the Spanish writer and politician Sinforiano López (1780-1815), the Spanish socialist politician Sinforiano Madroñero (1902-1936) and the Paraguayan archbishop Juan Sinforiano Bogarín (1863-1949).
Sinforina f Italian (Archaic), Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Archaic)
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Symphorina. There have possibly also been cases where this name is a corruption or a rare variant of Sinforiana.... [more]
Sinforino m Italian (Archaic), Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Archaic)
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Symphorinus. There have possibly also been cases where this name is a corruption or a rare variant of Sinforiano.
Sinforio m Spanish (Latin American, Archaic)
Spanish form of Symphorius. There have possibly also been cases where this name is a rare variant of Sinforo or a short form/corruption of Sinforiano and Sinforino.
Sinforo m Italian (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Italian and Spanish form of Symphorus. There have probably also been cases where this name is a short form or contraction of Sinforiano, Sinforino and Sinforoso.
Sinforosa f Italian, Spanish (Latin American), Galician (Archaic), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Italian, Spanish, Galician and Portuguese form of Symphorosa.
Sinforoso m Italian (Archaic), Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese (Brazilian, Archaic)
Masculinization of Sinforosa. A known bearer of this name was the Colombian botanist and politician Sinforoso Mutis Consuegra (1773-1822).
Sírio m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Sirius.
Sisa f Quechua
From Quechua sisa, meaning "flower".
Sisaña f Aymara
Means "be satiated, satisfied" in Aymara.
Sisar m Quechua
Quechua form of Cesar.
Sisca f Spanish
Diminutive of Francisca.
Sisco m Spanish
Diminutive of Francisco.
Sisebuto m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Sisebut.
Sisenando m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Sisenand.
Sísifo m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Sisyphos via its latinized form Sisyphus.
Sisinia f Italian, Spanish (Rare)
Feminine form of Sisinio. St. Sisinio is a Catholic saint celebrated on November 23rd.
Sisinio m Spanish (Rare), Portuguese (Rare)
Spanish and Portuguese form of Sisinnius.
Siula f South American
Probably after the Siula Grande a 6,344 meters mountain of the Huayhuash mountain range in the Peruvian Andes.
Siwasyan m Quechua
Variant Quechua form of Sebastian.
Siwura f Quechua
Quechua form of Sefora.
Sobeida f Spanish (Rare)
Spanish form of Zubaida.
Soeiro m Portuguese
Variant Portuguese form of Suero.
Sofiamaria f Spanish, Italian
Combinations of Sofia and Maria.
Sofío m Spanish (Rare)
Masculine form of Sofía.
Sofrón m Spanish
Spanish form of Sophron.
Sofronia f Spanish, Italian, Polish
Spanish, Italian, and Polish form of Sophronia.
Sofrônio m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Sophronios via Sophronius.
Solana f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Catalan (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Feminine form of Solano, a Spanish surname which is used as a given name in honour of Saint Francisco Solano (1549-1610).
Solano m Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Derived from the surname of Francis Solanus (Santo Francisco Solano in Spanish and São Francisco Solano in Portuguese)... [more]
Sole f Spanish (Latin American)
Shortened form of Soledad.... [more]
Soledade f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Portuguese cognate of Soledad.
Solemnidad f Spanish (Rare)
Means "solemnity" in Spanish.
Soli f Spanish
Soli is used mainly in the Spanish language. Soli is a pet form of the Spanish Marisol.
Solimar f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Solemaria and Marisol or made up from "sol e mar" (Portuguese) and "sol y mar" (Spanish), meaning "sun and sea".
Solita f Spanish, German (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Soledad, or a diminutive of Sol 1. Bearers include the German flutist Solita Cornelis (1949-2016), the American expatriate writer Solita Solano (1888-1975), and the Filipino television journalist Solita "Mareng Winnie" Monsod (1940-).
Solmaira f Spanish (Caribbean), Spanish (Latin American)
Combination of Sol 1 and Maira and variant spelling of Solmayra... [more]
Solmayra f Spanish (Latin American)
Combination of Sol 1 and Mayra and variant spelling of Solmaira.
Solomón m Spanish
Spanish form of Solomon.
Sonata f Lithuanian, English (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Filipino (Rare)
From a musical term for a musical composition for one or a few instruments (piano frequently being one of them) in three or four movements that vary in key and tempo, derived from the feminine past participle of Italian verb sonare (modern suonare) meaning "to play (an instrument); to sound."
Sónia f Portuguese
Portuguese form of Sonia.
Sonsiré f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Spanish (Caribbean, Rare)
Spanish variant of Sons-ee-ah-ray, which was used for a young Apache girl in the American Western film Broken Arrow (first released in the United States in 1950)... [more]
Soos m Spanish
Diminutive of Jesús. A bearer of this name is Soos Ramirez in the TV show Gravity Falls.
Sophio m Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Sophius. Also a second Masculine Form of Sophia
Sorángel f Spanish (Caribbean), Spanish (Latin American)
From Ángel or (sometimes) Orángel prefixed with Sor-, likely taken from names beginning with this pattern, e.g. Soraida.... [more]
Sóstenes m Spanish
Spanish form of Sosthenes.
Stalin m Indian, Spanish (Latin American), Haitian Creole
From the name of the Russian revolutionist and secretary general of the Communist party of the Soviet Union, Joseph Stalin. Despite the controversial character of the politician, the name is used as a given name in India and (more rarely) in Latin America.
Stalina f Russian, Spanish (Latin American)
Feminization of the surname Stalin, which was adopted by Soviet leader Joseph Stalin (the name itself is derived from Russian сталь (stal) meaning "steel"... [more]
Staurofila f Spanish (Rare), Literature
Spanish form of Staurophila. The use of this name was probably inspired by Camino real de la cruz (1721), which is one of the earliest Spanish translations of Regia Via Crucis (1635), an important counter-reformation devotional emblem book written by the Dutch-born Flemish Benedictine monk Benedictus van Haeften (1588-1648)... [more]
Stefânia f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Brazilian Portuguese form of Stefania.
Stélia f Portuguese, Spanish
Feminine form of Stelios.
Stênio m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Sten. This name is borne by the brazilian actor Stênio Garcia.
Stilían m Spanish
Spanish form of Stylianos.
Su f Spanish
Diminutive of Susana.
Suelem f Brazilian
Means “sweat” in Brazilian Portuguese.
Suelen f Brazilian
Likely a variant of Suellen.
Sueli f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Probably a variant of Suellen.
Sufragio f Spanish
Means "suffrage, help" in Spanish. It is taken from the title of the Virgin Mary La Virgen del Sufragio meaning "The Virgin of Perpetual Suffrage".
Sugeila f Spanish
Spanish spelling of the Arabic name Suhaila. Suhail is the Arabic name for the star Canopus, a bright southern star which was used for navigation in ancient times.
Sugey f Spanish (Latin American)
Supposedly popularised by the Venezuelan telenovela Una muchacha llamada Milagros, which first aired in September of 1973 in Venezuela and was already airing in the United States by June of 1976, the year the name and its variants entered the SSA data for the first time (there may have been rare uses of this name before 1973)... [more]
Suitberto m Italian, Spanish, Esperanto
Italian, Spanish, and Esperanto form of Swithberht via Suitbert.
Sulamita f Spanish, Portuguese, Russian
Spanish, Portuguese and Russian form of Shulammite.
Suleica f Spanish (Rare)
Spanish form of Zuleika.
Suleima f Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Zulema; perhaps a Spanish feminine form of Suleiman.
Sulema f Spanish
Variant of Zulema.
Suleyma f Spanish
Variant of Zulema. Perhaps it is a Spanish feminine derivative of Sulayman or Süleyman.
Suma f & m Aymara
Means "good, pleasant" in Aymara.
Sumankaña f Aymara
Means "peace" in Aymara.
Sumaq f Quechua
Means "beautiful" in Quechua.
Sumaqchimpu f Quechua
Means "good sign" in Quechua.
Sumat’ika f Quechua
Derived from Quechua sumaq meaning "beautiful" and t'ika meaning "flower".
Sunaqi f & m Aymara
Means "zenith, crown" in Aymara.
Suñer m Filipino (Rare), Spanish (?)
Perhaps it was derived from a surname?
Suni f Aymara
Means "high land, plateau" in Aymara.
Suni f Spanish
Diminutive of Asunción.
Sunilda f Spanish
Latinized form of Svanhild.
Sunqu m Quechua
Means "heart" in Quechua.
Sunquyuq m Quechua
Means "noble heart" in Quechua.
Sus f Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Spanish
Danish and Swedish short form of Susanna as well as a Spanish short form of Jesusa and Susana.
Susa f Spanish
Diminutive of Jesusa.
Susane f Basque, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Basque form of Susana and Suzanne as well as a Brazilian Portuguese variant of Susana.
Susaninha f Portuguese
Diminutive of Susana.
Susi f & m Spanish
Diminutive of Susana, Jesusa and Asunción. As a masculine name, this is used as a diminutive of Jesús... [more]
Susy f Portuguese
Diminutive of Susana.
Suyana f Quechua
Means "hope, to hope" in Quechua.
Suyane f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Possibly a rhyming variant of Suzane.
Suyapa f Central American, Spanish (Latin American)
From the Spanish title of the Virgin Mary Nuestra Señora de Suyapa meaning "Our Lady of Suyapa", the patron saint of Honduras.
Suyay f Quechua
Means "hope" in Quechua.
Suzel f Portuguese, Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish, French, Theatre
Suzel is the name of a main character in 'L'amico Fritz', an opera by Pietro Mascagni, premiered in 1891 from a libretto by P. Suardon (Nicola Daspuro, with additions by Giovanni Targioni-Tozzetti) based on the French novel 'L'ami Fritz' by Émile Erckmann and Pierre-Alexandre Chatrian.
Suzete f Spanish
Variant of Suzette
Sydnei f & m English (American, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Variant of Sydney (English) or Sidney/Sidnei (Brazilian Portuguese). While a feminine name in the USA, in Brazil it's a masculine name... [more]
Sylvio m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Masculine form of Sylvia or a variant of Silvio.... [more]
Syrlene f Brazilian
SYRLENE CLARKE was competing in the SECOND series of "Gladiators" which took place in 1993. She got as far as the QUARTER-FINALS before being eliminated by Georgina Berger.
Tabaré m South American, Guarani (Hispanicized, ?), Tupi (Hispanicized, ?)
Chiefly Uruguayan name, allegedly of Guarani or Tupi origin and meaning "village man" or "one who lives far from town". The Uruguayan poet Juan Zorrilla de San Martín used it for the title hero of his epic poem Tabaré (1888), which depicts the tragic love between Tabaré, an indigenous Charrúa man, and Blanca, the sister of a Spanish conquistador.
Tacha f Spanish
Spanish. A diminutive of Natacha or Anastacia. As a word by itself, not a name, Tacha could mean "stain," "chip" or "mark."
Tácia f Hungarian (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Portuguese and Hungarian form of Tatia.
Taciana f Spanish
Spanish form of Tatiana.
Taciano m Spanish
Spanish form of Tatian.
Tácio m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Tatius.
Tacio m Spanish
Spanish form of Tatius.
Tadea f Spanish (Rare), Spanish (Latin American), Romanian, Catalan (Rare), Polish
Spanish feminine form of Tadeo, Catalan and Romanian feminine form of Tadeu and Polish feminine form of Tadeusz... [more]
Tadiyu m Quechua
Quechua form of Thaddeus.
Tahiel m & f Mapuche, Spanish (Latin American, Modern, Rare), Popular Culture
Variant of Taiel. The name is found mainly in Argentina. ... [more]
Taida f Croatian (Rare), Latvian (Archaic), Lithuanian (Rare), Polish (Rare), Serbian (Rare), Spanish (Rare)
Form of Thaïs - also compare its Italian form Taide. In Slavic countries, this name can also be a variant of Taisiya, which is ultimately of Coptic origin.
Taiel m & f Mapuche, Spanish (Latin American)
From Mapuche tayül denoting a song by a shaman.... [more]
Taina f Tupi, Brazilian
Variant of Tainá.
Tainá f Tupi, Brazilian
Derived from Old Tupi tainã "star, morning star".
Tainã-Kan m & f New World Mythology, Tupi, Guarani
Means "great star" in Tupi-Guaraní.... [more]
Tainara f Tupi, Brazilian
Elaboration of Tainá.
Tairone m Portuguese (?)
Portuguese phonetically variant of Tyrone.
Tais f Bulgarian, Russian, Spanish (Rare), Galician
Bulgarian, Russian and Spanish and Galician form of Thaïs.
Taísa f Portuguese (Brazilian)
(Brazilian) Portuguese spelling of Taisa.
Taismary f Caribbean (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Most likely a combination of Tais with Mary. This name is best known for being the name of the Cuban-born Italian volleyball player Taismary Agüero (b... [more]
Taison m Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant spelling of Tyson, which is more phonetical in nature.... [more]
Taíssa f Portuguese (Brazilian)
(Brazilian) Portuguese spelling of Taissa.
Taísy f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Diminutive of Taís, Taísa and Taíssa. Also see Taisy.
Taiz f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Brazilian Portuguese variant of Thais.
T’akuta f Aymara
Means "tranquil" in Aymara.
T’akuya f Aymara
Possibly from the Aymara t’akuyaña meaning "soothe, reassure, calm".
Talaleo m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Thalelaeus.
Taleeya f Brazilian
This name is originated from Brazil. It means "Blessed from the gods. Peace bringer.". This is a feminine name and can be spelt in many different ways.
Tali m Spanish
Diminutive of Gonzalo.