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Adelinda f German (Rare), English, Portuguese, South American, Hungarian (Rare), Italian, Polish
Cognate of Adelinde.

Aldana f Galician, Spanish, South American

Aldenir m South American

Aldrix m South American, Filipino
Possibly a variant of Aldric, used rarely in South America and the Philippines.

Analía f Spanish, American (Hispanic), South American
Contraction of Analucía. It was used for the title character, Ana Lucía 'Analía' Moncada, in the 2008-2009 telenovela El Rostro de Analía, which caused the popularity of this name to spike in the United States.

Analuz f Spanish, South American
Combination of Ana and Luz.

Analya f South American (Rare), American (Hispanic, Rare)

Andretti m Caribbean (Rare), South American (Rare)
Likely a transferred use of the surname Andretti. This is borne by Bahamian sprinter Andretti Bain (1985-).

Aquino m American (Hispanic, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Spanish (Philippines), South American (Rare), Portuguese (African, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Aquino. Likely in some cases it has been used as a given name in honour of the 13th-century saint Thomas Aquinas.

Aquivaldo m South American (Rare)

Ariagny f South American
Likely an elaborated form of Arianny.

Artigas m South American
Transferred 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.

Asley m South American

Astianax m South American
Cognate of Astyanax.

Betzabet f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Spanish (Mexican, Rare), South American (Rare)
Variant of Betsabé.

Betzaidy f South American (Modern, Rare)
A derivation from Bethsaida, used in Venezuela.

Briggitte f South American
Variant of Brigitte.

Caroly m South American

Chivaro m South American, Caribbean

Christyan m South American
Variant of Christian.

Cisne f & m South American, Central American (Rare)
From the Ecuadorian titles of the Virgin Mary, La Virgen de El Cisne and Nuestra Señora de El Cisne, meaning "The Virgin of El Cisne" and "Our Lady of El Cisne" respectively (coinciding with the word for "swan").... [more]

Claudeth f South American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Claudette.

Cumelén f South American

Danniela f South American
Variant of Daniela.

Dannyella f Brazilian (Rare), South American (Rare)
Variant of Daniela.

Danyeli f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), South American (Rare), Brazilian (Rare), Spanish (Caribbean, Rare)
Apparently an altered form of Daniela.

Deyri m & f South American (Modern, Rare)

Dharla f Indian (Rare), South American (Rare), Filipino (Rare)

Dianara f American (Hispanic, Rare), Filipino, South American
Possibly a variant of Dayanara or Dianora.

Dianet f American (Hispanic), South American
Hispanic variant of Janet.

Dinia f South American (Rare)

Dogomar m South American
In the case of Uruguayan boxer Dogomar Martínez (1929-2016), it is said to be a corruption of the title Don and Omar 1, which was supposed to be his registered birth name (and still called that by his old relatives and neighbours) that his Spanish father wanted to put on the civil register.

Edely f & m South American (Modern), Brazilian

Edwards m South American
Transferred from the surmame Edwards.

Edy m & f South American, English (Rare), German
Variant of Eddy or Edie.

Elevación f South American (Rare)
From the Ecuadorian titles of the Virgin Mary, La Virgen de la Elevación and Nuestra Señora de la Elevación, meaning "The Virgin of the Elevation" and "Our Lady of the Elevation" respectively.... [more]

Elexander m South American (Rare)
Variant of Alexander.

Elexandra f South American
Variant of Alexandra.

Eliécer m South American
Variant of Eliezer.

Elieser m South American, Judeo-French
Variant of Eliezer.

Elkin m South American

Enderson m Portuguese (Brazilian), South American
Variant of Anderson.

Ennabel f English (Rare), South American (Rare)
Variant of Annabel.

Esmina f Bosnian (Rare), South American (Rare)
Bosnian elaboration of Esma.

Estefany f Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese (Brazilian), American (Hispanic), South American
Variant of Stephanie used in Latin America. Also compare Estefani and Estefanía/Estefânia.

Etania f Indonesian (Rare), South American (Rare)

Francia f Spanish, South American, French, Italian (Rare)
From Latin Francia meaning "France" (see Francia). Also compare France 1.

Francys m & f South American (Modern)
Variant of Francis or Frances.

Fujimori m Japanese (Rare), South American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Fuji and 盛 (mori) meaning "heap, pile," 森 (mori) meaning "forest" or 守 (mori) meaning "protection." It is rarely used in Japan and is more often found as a surname.... [more]

Galdina f Italian (Archaic), South American (Rare)
Feminine form of Galdino.

Georginio m South American, Dutch (Surinamese)
Male form of Georgina.

Gianira f South American (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Yanira. This name is most often used in Peru.

Giorge m South American
Variant of George.

Grecely f South American

Hasley f & m English, South American
Transferred use of the surname Hasley.

Heliana f South American
Of unknown origin and meaning.

Hildemara f German (Rare), South American
Feminine form of Hildemar.

Hitler m South American, Indonesian, Indian, Filipino
From the German surname Hitler. Despite the strong negative connotations of the name Hitler, it is used as a given name in South America, India, Indonesia, and the Philippines.

Humilde f & m South American (Rare), History (Ecclesiastical, Hispanicized)
Spanish form of Humilis, as well as the Spanish word for "humble". This was borne by Humilde Patlán Sánchez (1895-1970; birth name María Patricia Magdalena), a Mexican Franciscan nun who was declared venerable by Pope Francis in 2017.

Igora f Russian (Rare), Croatian (Rare), South American (Rare)
Feminine form of Igor.

Itatí f South American, Spanish (Latin American)
From the name of a town in Argentina that contains a famous statue and shrine to the Virgin Mary, possibly meaning "white stone" in Guaraní.

Izabeth f South American (Rare)
Variant of Isabeth and a truncated form of Elizabeth.

Jackelyne f South American, English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Jacqueline.

Jadira f South American (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Feminine form of Jadir.

Jadith f South American (Modern)
Possibly a variant of Judith.

Jalali m South American

Jeorgia f English (Modern, Rare), South American
Variant spelling of Georgia.

Jesely f South American (Modern, Rare)

Juaisca f South American

Juanchi m South American, Spanish (Latin American)
Diminutive of the compound name Juan José, as well as other compound names beginning with Juan, perhaps via Juanchito; also compare Juancho... [more]

Juane f & m Afrikaans, South American (Rare), African American

Juniel m South American
Juniel Querecuto is an infielder in major league baseball.

Kathelyn f English (American, Rare), South American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kathleen.

Kimpa f South American
A famous bearer of this name is Kimpa Vita.

Kiria f English (Rare), South American (Rare)
Variant of Cyria (via its other variant forms Ciria and Kyria).

Libardo m South American
Possibly a variant of Librado or Leobardo, chiefly used in Colombia.

Lilyta f South American
Variant of Lilita.

Lisbeli f South American

Lizanshela f South American

Lowgen m & f South American (Rare)
the name lowgen is a unique way of the original name logan. it can be both male and female, it means you are strong and independent. You tend to be on the quiet side, but when it comes to friends then you are the loudest person around... [more]

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.

Luxana f Indian (Rare), South American (Rare)
Probably a variant of Lakshana or a combination of Lux and Ana.

Luzdary f South American
Combination of Luz and Dary, used primarily in Colombia.

Luzmila f South American, Spanish (Latin American)
Alteration of Ludmila (perhaps via Ludźmiła), apparently influenced by Spanish luz "light" (see Luz)... [more]

Macnelly m South American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Macnelly.

Maidis f Danish (Rare), South American (Rare)
Modern coinage from a combination of Maja and the Old Norse name element dís meaning "goddess".

Makario m South American
Variant of Makarios.

Maralina f Portuguese (Brazilian), South American
Variant of Mara with diminutive -lina.

Marifel f South American (Modern)

Marilú f Spanish, South American
Combination of Maria and names that begin with L(o)u-, like Luisa, Lucía and Lourdes.

Marlinton m English (Rare), South American (Rare)

Maybelis f South American

Minari f Indonesian (Rare), Japanese (Rare), South American

Mussasa f South American
A famous bearer of this name is Queen Mussasa, who was a 17th century Jaga queen.

Naibys f South American

Negia f South American

Neytan m South American (Rare)

Niurka f Spanish (Caribbean), South American
Variant of Norka.

Nixiwaka m South American
Of the Yaminawá language that belongs to the Panoan language family.

Nube f South American
Means "cloud" in Spanish, taken from the titles of the Virgin Mary, La Virgen de la Nube and Nuestra Señora de la Nube, meaning "The Virgin of the Cloud" and "Our Lady of the Cloud" respectively.... [more]

Odlanier m South American, Caribbean

Olivert m Icelandic (Modern, Rare), Filipino, Spanish (Caribbean), South American
Icelandic name of unknown origin and meaning. Probably inspired by Oliver and Ivert.

Pampa m South American (Modern, Rare)
Probably derived from the Spanish word pampa "steppe, prairie".

Poleth f South American
Variant of Paulette.

Robinzon m Hungarian, South American
Variant of Robinson.

Romelio m South American

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]

Rosbil m South American

Roselva f South American

Rougned m South American (Rare)
In the case of Venezuelan baseball player Rougned Odor, his first name is a combination of his grandfather's name, Douglas, and his grandmother's name, Nedia; in keeping with the family custom of giving boys names that begin with the letter "R", the "D" in Douglas was changed to an "R", yielding Rougned.

Roxina f South American (Rare), American (Rare, ?)
Variant of Roxana. It may have been modified on Maxina/Rexina.

Rutsí m Indigenous American, South American, New World Mythology
Meaning unknown. It is the name of both a Peruvian children’s storybook character and an antagonistic owl inspired spirit in the indigenous Peruvian Yanesha people’s mythology.

Scarla f American (Modern, Rare), South American (Modern, Rare)

Sele f South American
Diminutive of Selena and Selina.

Selenis f Caribbean, South American

Sharbela f South American (Modern, Rare)
Feminine form of Sharbel.

Siula f South American
Probably after the Siula Grande a 6,344 meters mountain of the Huayhuash mountain range in the Peruvian Andes.

Stefanía f Icelandic, South American
Icelandic and South American form of Stefania.

Sthefany f Brazilian (Rare), South American (Rare)
Variant form of Stefanie.

Sughein f South American (Rare)

Susú f South American (Rare)

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.

Thairo m South American
Thairo Estrada, a Venezuelan professional baseball infielder for the San Francisco Giants is a notable bearer of this name.

Thaliana f South American (Rare)

Tibisay f South American
According to the Venezuelan historian Tulio Febres Cordero, this was the name of a legendary Chibcha (or Muisca) woman at the time of the Spanish conquest, known as the Enchantress of Mérida (Spanish: La Hechicera de Mérida)... [more]

Uruguay m South American
From place name Uruguay.

Uruguaya f South American (Rare)
Feminine form of Uruguay or Uruguayo.

Uruguayo m South American (Rare)
Variant form of Uruguay, coinciding with the adjective referring to a Uruguayan.

Venjanin f South American

Viria f South American
Possibly a female form of Viriato.

Waldy m & f German (Rare), Dutch (Rare), English, Polish (Rare), South American
Variant of Waldi. This name is more commonly used on men than on women.... [more]

Wguerddy f South American (Modern)
The first name of the 1992 Miss World contestant from Columbia.

Yamilexs f American (Hispanic, Rare), South American (Rare)
Variant of Yamilex.

Yanella f South American, Spanish (Latin American)
Possibly a variant of Gianella or Janella, mainly used in South America. Also compare Yanel, Yaneli and Yanelis.

Yasiry f South American (Rare)

Ybelise f Spanish (Rare), South American (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Yvelisse.

Yelenka f Russian, South American
Diminutive of Yelena.

Yelitza f Spanish (Mexican), South American
Possibly inspired by the Nahuatl word yelitzli meaning "being, essence." It has been in use in Mexico since at least the turn of the 20th-century.

Yeraldin f Spanish (Latin American), South American
Hispanic variant of Geraldine.

Ynessa f South American (Rare)
Variant of Inessa.

Yoanna f Bulgarian, South American
Variant of Yoana.

Yordanis m South American
Variant of Jordan.

Yulaida f South American (Rare)

Yulena f South American

Yulma f South American, American (Hispanic)

Yzanda f South American
Variant of Ysanda.

Zaline f South American (Rare)

Zeira f Spanish (Mexican, Rare), South American (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Zaira.