This is a list of submitted names in which the usage is South American; and the pattern is *s* or v*.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Adamastor m Literature, Portuguese (Rare)Derived from Greek ἀδάμαστος
(adamastos) meaning "untamed" or "untameable" (also see
Adamastos). The giant Adamastor is a personification of the Cape of Good Hope in the 16th-century Portuguese poet Luís de Camões' epic work
Os Lusíadas (
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Aires m PortugueseUnknown origin, possibly a short form of Germanic names begining with the root
hari meaning "army".
Akllasisa f QuechuaMeans "chosen flower" in Quechua, from
akllakuy, "to choose" and
sisa, "flower".
Akllasumaq f QuechuaMeans "beautiful chosen one" in Quechua, from
akllakuy, "to choose" and
sumaq, "beautiful".
Anayansi f Literature, Spanish (Latin American)Used by Panamanian author Octavio Méndez Pereira for a character in his historical novel
Núñez de Balboa, el tesoro de Dabaibe (1934), where it belongs to an indigenous princess who falls in love with the Spanish conquistador Vasco Núñez de Balboa... [
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Andes m & f QuechuaFrom the Quechua word
anti meaning "east". This is the name of a mountain range in South America.
Artigas m South AmericanTransferred use of the surname
Artigas, given in honour of political leader, military general and statesman José Gervasio Artigas (1764-1850), a national hero of Uruguay and the wider Rio de la Plata region.
Asela f Spanish (Rare)Spanish form of
Asella. A notable bearer of this name is the Cuban chess player Asela de Armas Pérez (b. 1954), who won the title of Woman International Master in 1978.
Ástor m Asturian, SpanishFrom the
Astures, a Celtic tribe that gave name to the Spanish region of Asturias.
Beatris f Russian (Rare), Medieval Occitan, Medieval Spanish, Medieval Flemish, Czech (Rare), Breton, Provençal, Romansh, Portuguese (Brazilian)Russian, Breton, Provençal, medieval Spanish and medieval Occitan form of
Beatrix, a Czech and Romansh variant of that name and a Brazilian Portuguese variant of
Beatriz.
Becas f & m PortuguesePortuguese short form of Isabel, Rebeca, Bernardo, and other names with the "be" sound. It can also come from the word "bebé" (baby).
Bishnud m TupiA popular name among Tupi communities in Formosa (Argentina), this name may also be a Guarani mythological god.
Brisa f SpanishPreviously a short form of
Briseida, though it is now regarded as an independent name directly from the Spanish word
brisa "breeze". In Mexico this name was popularized by a character named Brisa (played by actress Margarita Magaña) on the telenovela "Por tu amor" (1999).