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This is a list of submitted names in which the usage is South American; and the first letter is B.
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Bá f Portuguese
Diminutive of Bárbara.
Baba m & f Madí
Meaning unknown. Jamamadí language is spoken in Acre and Amazonas State in Brazil.
Babá f Portuguese
Diminutive of Barbara and Sebastião.
Babi f Portuguese
Diminutive of Barbara.
Bábilas m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Babylas.
Bada m & f Madí
Meaning unknown. Jamamadí language is spoken in Acre and Amazonas State in Brazil.
Baka m & f Madí
Meaning unknown. Jamamadí language is spoken in Acre and Amazonas State in Brazil.
Balbi f & m Spanish, Asturian
Short form of Balbina and Balbino.
Baldomera f Spanish (Rare), Polish (Archaic)
Feminine form of Baldomero (Spanish) or Baldomer (Polish).
Baleria f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), American (Hispanic, Rare)
Variant of Valeria reflecting the Spanish pronunciation of the name.
Balti m Spanish
Short form of Baltasar.
Banesa f Spanish (Rare), Aragonese
Variant of Vanesa, also an Aragonese form.
Baraquiel m Portuguese, Spanish
Spanish and Portuguese form of Barachiel.
Barbarita f Spanish
Spanish diminutive of Bárbara.
Bardón m Spanish
Spanish form of Bardo.
Barreto m Portuguese (Rare)
Portuguese version of the english name Barett.Surname and first name used in Brazil and is derived from the name of several locations in Portugal(Ancient hamlets) .Used rarely on spanol language .... [more]
Barsanúfio m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Barsanuphius.
Barsanufio m Spanish, Italian
Spanish form of Barsanuphius, and Italian variant form of Barsanofio.
Bartimeo m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Bartimaeus.
Bartimeu m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Bartimaeus.
Bartira f Tupi, Brazilian
Possibly an archaic variant of Potira. Bartira was the name of the daughter of the chief Tibiriçá, an indigenous leader of great importance for the formation of the city of São Paulo... [more]
Barto m Dutch, Spanish
Short form of Bartholomew.
Bartola f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Feminine form of Bartolo, itself a short form of Bartolomé.
Baruj m Jewish (Hispanicized, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Baruch. A notable bearer was Venezuelan immunologist Baruj Benacerraf (1920-2011), who was of Sephardi Jewish heritage.
Basilia f Anglo-Norman, Medieval English, Spanish, Spanish (Latin American), German (Rare), Italian (Rare), Romani (Archaic)
Feminine form of Basil 1 via its latinized form Basilius. This was borne by an obscure early saint. As an English name it has long been obsolete, but was much used in the Middle Ages; perhaps a reference to Saint Veronica as Basilia in the medieval Mors Pilati (Death of Pilate) was responsible for the name's popularity.
Basílides m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Basileides (see Basilides).
Basílio m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Basil 1.
Basilisa f Georgian (Archaic), Spanish, Galician
Georgian and Spanish form of Basilissa.
Basilisco m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Basiliscus (see Basiliskos).
Bastían m Icelandic, Spanish
Icelandic and Spanish form of Bastian.
Bavão m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Bavo.
Bayardo m Spanish
Spanish form of Bayard used by Gabriel García Márquez for a character in his novella 'Chronicle of a Death Foretold' (1981).
Bayron m Spanish (Latin American)
Spanish form of Byron, reflecting the English pronunciation.
Beato m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Galician
Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, and Galician form of Beatus and masculine form of Beata.
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.
Beatriza f Brazilian (Rare)
Elaborated form of Beatriz.
Bebela f Portuguese
Diminutive of Isabela.
Bebeto m Portuguese
Alternative diminutive of Alberto, Adalberto, Roberto and names ending with "-berto". People with this name includes famous footballer José Roberto Gama de Oliveira, known as Bebeto and volleyball player Paulo Roberto de Freitas, known as Bebeto de Freitas.
Bebiana f Portuguese
Variat of Bibiana.
Beca f Portuguese
Diminutive of Isabela.
Becas f & m Portuguese
Portuguese short form of Isabel, Rebeca, Bernardo, and other names with the "be" sound. It can also come from the word "bebé" (baby).
Beda f & m Swedish, Italian, Spanish, Finland Swedish, Finnish
Form of Bede in various languages. Beda is a feminine name in Sweden and Finland.
Bego f Spanish
Short form of Begoña.
Begonia f English (Rare), Spanish (Rare), Romani (Archaic)
From the name of a flowering plant, which was named for the French botanist Michel Bégon. In some cases it may be a variant of the Spanish Begoña.
Béia f Portuguese
Diminutive of Isabel and Isabela.
Beijamim m Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Variant of Benjamim derived from colloquial pronunciation.
Bel f English, Portuguese
Diminutive of Isabel.
Bel f Galician, Spanish (Rare)
Truncated form of Sabela and Isabel.
Bela f Georgian, Spanish, Portuguese
Georgian short form of Izabela as well as a Spanish and Portuguese short form of Isabela. Also compare the Portuguese adjective bela meaning "beautiful".... [more]
Belarmino m Spanish, Galician, Portuguese
Spanish, Galician and Portuguese form of Bellarmino, the original Italian surname of Saint Roberto Bellarmine (1542-1621), a cardinal who is regarded as a Doctor of the Church... [more]
Belchior m Portuguese (Rare)
Portuguese form of Melchior.
Beli f Spanish
Diminutive of Isabel.
Belica f Spanish
Diminutive of Isabel.
Belisario m Spanish, Italian (Rare)
Spanish and Italian form of Belisarius.
Belise f English (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian)
English and Brazilian Portuguese adoption of Bélise.
Belita f Portuguese
Diminutive of Anabela.
Belkis f Spanish (Latin American), Spanish, Spanish (Caribbean)
Spanish borrowing of Bilqis. Bearers of this name include the late Cuban artist Belkis Ayón (1967-1999) and Cuban-American writer Belkis Cuza Malé (1942-).
Bella f Spanish
Means "beautiful, fair; lovely" in Spanish, taken from the titles of the Virgin Mary, La Virgen de la Bella and Nuestra Señora de la Bella, meaning "The Virgin of the Beautiful" and "Our Lady of the Beautiful" respectively.... [more]
Bellamira f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Theatre
Probably derived from the Latin elements bella "beautiful" and mira "wondrous" (cf. Mirabella). This name belongs to a courtesan in the play The Jew of Malta (written c. 1589 or 1590) by English dramatist Christopher Marlowe.
Bello m Medieval Italian, Spanish
Short form of Jacobello or other names ending in bello. It is also associated with the Italian word meaning "beautiful, handsome".
Belmira f Portuguese
Most likely a version of Elmira 1, which derives from Edelmira, stemming from Adelmar, which combines the Germanic elements adal meaning "noble" and mari meaning "famous"... [more]
Belmiro m Portuguese
Meaning: handsome, good-looking... [more]
Belona f Lithuanian, Spanish, Portuguese
Lithuanian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Bellona.
Beltrán m Spanish, Galician
Spanish and Galician form of Bertram or Bertrand. It is sometimes given in reference to the 16th-century Spanish saint Louis Bertrand (known as Luis Beltrán in Spanish), a Dominican friar who preached in South America; he is called the "Apostle to the Americas".
Bendición f & m Spanish (Rare)
Means "blessing" in Spanish.
Benecio m Spanish
Benecio means blessed and is from Mexico.
Benemérito m Spanish (Archaic)
From Latin benemeritus, a combination of bene ("good") and meritus ("worthy"), meaning "good deserving".
Beni m & f Spanish
Short form of Benito, Benita, Benigno and Benigna.
Benicia f Spanish
Feminine form of Benicio.
Benilda f Filipino, Spanish, Polish (Rare)
Spanish variant and Polish form of the Germanic name Bernhilde, which came into common usage thanks to the martyr and saint Benilde de Córdoba (known as Saint Benildis in English, died circa 853).... [more]
Benilde f Italian (Rare), Spanish (Rare), Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Benilda.
Benja m Dutch, Spanish
Diminutive of Benjamin. A known bearer of this name is the Dutch actor Benja Bruijning (b. 1983).
Benjas m Spanish
Diminutive of Benjamín.
Benón m Spanish
Spanish form of Benno.
Ber m Spanish
Diminutive of Bernardino and Bernardo.
Bere f Spanish
Diminutive of Berenice.
Berenici f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Brazilian form of the name Berenice, reflecting the Brazilian pronunciation.
Berenilde f Portuguese (Brazilian), French (Rare)
Portuguese and French form of Bernhild.... [more]
Berilo m History (Ecclesiastical), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Portuguese form of Beryllus. The name coincides with Portuguese berilo "beryl".
Berna m Spanish
Diminutive of Bernabe.
Berna f Spanish
Short form of Bernardina or Bernarda.
Bernabe m Spanish (Latin American, Americanized, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Filipino (Hispanicized, Rare)
Unaccented form of Bernabé used mainly in America and the Philippines. It's also used in Brazil.... [more]
Bernabea f Spanish (Rare)
Feminine form of Bernabé.
Bernabela f Spanish
Feminine form of Bernabe.
Bérnar m Spanish
Diminutive of Bernardino and Bernardo.
Bernardete f Albanian, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Albanian and Brazilian form of Bernardette.
Bernardito m Spanish
Diminutive of Bernardo.
Bernas m Portuguese
Diminutive of Bernardo.
Bernón m Spanish
Spanish form of Berno.
Bernwardo m Italian, Spanish
Spanish form of Bernward and italian variant Bernoardo.
Bernye m & f Spanish, English
Form of Bernie.
Berta f Spanish, Spanish (Philippines)
Short form of Alberta, Roberta and other names ending in berta.
Bertilia f Dutch, German, English, Spanish, Portuguese
Form of Berthild. Bertilia was the name of a 7th-century saint from Mareuil (France).
Bertín m Spanish (Rare)
In the case of Spanish singer Bertín Osborne (1954-), it is a diminutive of Norberto.
Bertinho m Portuguese
Portuguese diminutive of names ending in -berto, such as Alberto and Roberto. Also compare Betinho.
Bertolino m Medieval Italian, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Medieval Italian diminutive of Bertolo. In the case of the Brazilian Portuguese name, it is more likely a transferred use of the Italian surname.
Bertrán m Spanish, Galician
Spanish and Galician form of Bertrand.
Bertuino m Spanish
Spanish form of Bertwin via Latinized form Bertuinus
Bertulfo m Spanish, Italian
Spanish form of Bertulf and Italian variant of Bertolfo.
Beta f Slovak, Portuguese (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Romansh
Slovak diminutive of Alžbeta (not used as a given name in its own right), Portuguese diminutive of Elisabete, Alberta ou Roberta and Romansh variant of Betta.
Bethzy f Spanish (Mexican), Spanish (Latin American), American (Hispanic)
Latin American variant of Betsy. This name was brought to public attention by Bethzy Zamorano, a contestant on the Mexican reality television series Bailando por un Sueño... [more]
Beti f Spanish
Diminutive of Beatriz.
Betiana f Spanish (Latin American)
First made known and popularised by Argentine actress Betiana Blum (1939-), in this case being a mix of her given names Betty and Ana.
Betico m Spanish, Papiamento
Diminutive of Beto, as it contains the Spanish masculine diminutive suffix -ico.... [more]
Betina f Spanish
Diminutive of Beatriz.
Betinha f Portuguese
Diminutive of Elisabete.
Betinho m Portuguese
Diminutive of Roberto.
Betino m Brazilian (Rare)
Masculine form of Betina.
Betita f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Portuguese (Rare)
Diminutive of Elizabeth and other names containing a similar sound. Also compare Beta and the masculine equivalent Betito.... [more]
Betito m Spanish
Diminutive of Beto.
Beto m Spanish
Diminutive of Alberto and Roberto.
Beto m Portuguese
Diminutive of Alberto, Adalberto, Roberto and names ending with "-berto". People who use this form includes brazilian singer Roberto Pereira dos Santos, better known by his stage name Beto Jamaica and portuguese footballer António Alberto Bastos Pimparel, known as Beto.
Betsabé f Spanish, Catalan, Hungarian
Spanish, Catalan and Hungarian form of Bathsheba.
Betsaida f Biblical (Hispanicized), Spanish (Latin American)
Derived from Betsaida, which is the Spanish form of Bethsaida, the name of two places in the New Testament. For both places, the name is either of Aramaic or Hebrew origin and means either "house of hunting" or "house of fishing"... [more]
Bettânia f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Variant of Betânia, the Portuguese form of Bethania.
Bety f Spanish (Latin American), English (Rare)
Variant of Betty, also used in Latin American countries as a short form of names containing Be- (or -be-) and -t-, like Beatriz and Alberta.
Betzaida f Spanish (Latin American)
Variant spelling of Betsaida. This name is the most popular out of the two.... [more]
Betzaidy f South American (Modern, Rare)
A derivation from Bethsaida, used in Venezuela.
Bibi m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Brazilian Portuguese diminutive of Fábio or Fabiano.
Bibi f Portuguese
Portuguese diminutive of Beatriz. In Brazilian Portuguese this can also function as a diminutive of Gabriela, Fabiana, Bianca and other names containing a similar sound... [more]
Bibiano m Spanish
Spanish form of Vivian.
Bibo m Portuguese
Diminutive of Gabriel.
Bíbulo m Spanish
Spanish form of Bibulus.
Bictoria f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant of Victoria reflecting the Spanish pronunciation.
Bienvenido m Spanish
Masculine form of Bienvenida.
Bishnud m Tupi
A popular name among Tupi communities in Formosa (Argentina), this name may also be a Guarani mythological god.
Bizas m Bosnian, Spanish (Rare), Portuguese (Rare)
Bosnian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Byzas.
Blasa f Spanish
Feminine form of Blas.
Blasina f Spanish
Feminine variant of Blasius.
Boemundo m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Bohemond via Latinized form Boemundus.
Bofo m Spanish
Diminutive of Rodolfo.
Bohemundo m Spanish
Spanish form of Bohemond via Latinized form Boemundus.
Boltaire m Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Spanish variant of Voltaire. A famous bearer is ecuadorian president Lenín Moreno.
Boni m & f Spanish
Diminutive of Bonifacio and Bonifacia.
Bonito m Italian, Spanish
Italian English and Spanish forms of Bonitus.
Bóris m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Boris.
Borquita f Spanish (Rare)
Feminine diminutive of Borja in the case of Marie Delphine Borja "Borquita" López y Angula de la Candelaria, daughter of New Orleans serial killer Delphine LaLaurie.
Botánica f Spanish
From the Spanish word botánica which translates to “botany” or “plant store”.
Botulfo m Spanish
Spanish form of Botulf.
Braitón m Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Likely a Hispanicised form of Brighton.
Branco m Portuguese (Rare, Archaic)
Portuguese masculine form of Branca.
Brandano m Italian (Archaic), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Italian and Spanish form of Brendan via its medieval Latin form Brandanus.
Brandão m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Brendan.
Brandina f Portuguese
Portuguese form of Blandine.
Brandino m Portuguese (Rare)
Portuguese form of Blandinus.
Brando m Portuguese (Rare)
Portuguese form of Blandus
Brandón m Spanish
Spanish form of Brando.
Brandye f Spanish
Spanish form of Brandy.
Brasil m Spanish
"brazil"
Brasília f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Feminine form of place name Brasil.
Brasílio m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Masculine form of Brasília. A notable bearer was Brazilian composer Brasílio Itiberê da Cunha (1846-1911).
Bráulia f Portuguese (Rare)
Portuguese form of Braulia.
Bráulio m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Braulio. Known bearers of this name include former Brazilian soccer player Bráulio Barbosa de Lima (b. 1948) and Bráulio Tavares (b... [more]
Braulio m Spanish, Galician
Apparently derived from Germanic brahuila meaning "bright, radiant" - with one source saying that it is etymologically related to Old High German brand or brant "sword". However, I am not sure how much stock should be put into that, since it seems like its pronunciation would be akin to brilla (BREEL-lah), which makes it look suspiciously close to the Italian verb brillare "to shine, to sparkle" and ultimately comes from berillus, a latinized form of Greek beryllos... [more]
Brazos m Spanish (Rare)
Either transferred use of the surname Brazos or from a Spanish word meaning "arms".
Brendán m Irish, Spanish (Rare)
Irish variant of Brendan as well as one of the Spanish forms of the name.
Brendano m Italian (Archaic), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Italian and Spanish form of Brendan via its medieval Latin form Brendanus.
Brendo m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Meaning uncertain, could be a masculine form of Brenda, a variant of Brendan or a variant of Breno.
Brício m Brazilian
Brazilian form of Brice.
Bricio m Spanish, American (Hispanic)
Spanish form of Bricius. It can also be a short form of Fabricio.
Brillante m Spanish, Filipino
Means "brilliant, sparkly, gemstone" in Spanish. A notable bearer was Brillante Mendoza (1960-), a Filipino independent film director.
Brisa f Spanish
Previously 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).
Briseo m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Briseus.
Briseu m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Briseus.
Brithany f Spanish (Latin American)
Spanish variant of Brittany. This name ranked #8 in Ecuador in 2014.
Bronislao m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Bronisław via Latinized form Bronislaus.
Bru m & f Portuguese
Diminutive of Bruno and Bruna.
Brucelí m Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Spanish variant of Brucelee, mainly used in Peru.
Brugués f Spanish (Rare)
Spanish form of Bruguers.
Bruslee m Spanish (Caribbean), Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Brucelee, mainly used in Nicaragua (particularly the North Caribbean Autonomous Region) and Peru.
Bruto m Galician, Italian, Spanish
Galician, Italian and Spanish form of Brutus.
Buena f Spanish, Judeo-Spanish
Means "good" in Judeo-Spanish.
Buensuceso f & m Spanish (Rare), Filipino (Rare)
From a Spanish title of the Virgin Mary, Nuestra Señora del Buen Suceso, meaning "Our Lady of the Good Event," referring to the Purification of Mary and the Presentation of Jesus.... [more]
Bueyo f Spanish (Rare)
From the Marian title Virgen de Bueyo, patron saint of Albelda de Iregua (La Rioja). The name Bueyo comes from a small settlement in the vicinity where oxherding was common (cf. Spanish buey "ox").
Burcardo m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian Spanish and Portuguese form of Burchard.
Burgo f Spanish (Rare)
From the Marian titles Virgen del Burgo and Nuestra Señora del Burgo, venerated in Alfaro (La Rioja). The original church was erected outside the walls, and later reconstructed within them... [more]
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