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This is a list of submitted names in which the usage is South American; and a substring is v.
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Josivaldo m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Possibly a combination of José and Valdomiro or Osvaldo.
Jovana f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Brazilian Portuguese borrowing of Giovanna.
Jovany m English, Spanish
Variant of Giovanni, primarily used by English and Spanish speakers.
Jovelina f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Possibly a rhyming variant of Jocelina influenced by Juvenal.
Jovián m Spanish
Spanish form of Jovian.
Joviniano m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Jovinian.
Jovino m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Jovinus.
Jovito m Spanish (Philippines), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Masculine form of Jovita. A famous bearer of this name was Jovito Salonga, a Filipino statesman and lawyer.
Juanvi m Spanish
Diminutive of Juan 1 Vincente.
Juvencio m Spanish
Spanish form of Iuventius (see Juventius). A known bearer of this name was the Chilean poet Juvencio Valle (1900-1999).
Júvia f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Portugese (Brazilian) form of Juvia.
Juvia f Spanish (Latin American, Modern, Rare)
Based off of the Spanish word lluvia "rain".
Kévim m Portuguese
Portuguese variant of Kevin.
Laveran m Brazilian
Transferred use of the French surname Laveran.... [more]
Lavinho m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Male version of Lavinha, which is derived from Lavinia
Lavínia f Catalan, Portuguese, Hungarian
Hungarian, Portuguese and Catalan form of Lavinia.
Leovanna f Spanish (Latin American)
Possibly a feminine form of Leo.... [more]
Leovigildo m Spanish
Spanish form of Liubigild.
Leverton m English (Rare), Brazilian (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Leverton.
Leví m Spanish, Biblical Spanish, Icelandic
Spanish and Icelandic form of Levi.
Leviatã m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Leviathan.
Leviatán m Spanish
Spanish form of Leviathan.
Liduvina f Galician, Spanish (Rare)
Galician form and Spanish variant of Lidwina.
Lidvina f German (Rare), Lengadocian, Provençal, Gascon, Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), History (Ecclesiastical)
German variant and Portuguese, Languedocian, Provençal and Gascon form of Lidwina. Saint Lidwina of Schiedam is considered the patron saint of the disabled.
Lindalva f Portuguese (Brazilian), Portuguese (African)
Contraction of Linda and Dalva. This name was borne by Blessed Lindalva Justo de Oliveira.
Liviano m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Livianus.
Livino m Spanish (Archaic)
Spanish form of Livinus.
Lívio m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Livius.
Livramento f Brazilian (Modern, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian)
From the city Santana do Livramento, which is located in Brazil.
Lluvy f American (Hispanic, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Short form of Lluvia. Bearer Lluviana "Lluvy" Gomez (1983-) was a contestant on the fourth season of the reality show America's Next Top Model.
Lorival m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Possibly an alternate form of Lourival.
Lourival m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Portuguese word for "laurel".
Lovida f Spanish (Rare), English (American, Rare)
Possibly derived from Spanish lo vida meaning "the life". Alternatively, this given name may possibly be a combination of the English word love with the Spanish word vida meaning "life", which would thus give this name the meaning of "love is life" or "loving life".
Ludivina f Spanish (Rare), Romansh
Spanish and Romansh form of Lidwina.
Luvia f Spanish (Latin American)
Derived from "Pluvia", which means rain in latin.
Malva f Swedish, Finnish (Rare), German, Danish, Spanish (Latin American)
Short form of Malvina. It may be partly inspired by Latin, Swedish and Finnish malva "mallow, hollyhock (flower)".
Malvina f Spanish (Latin American)
From Islas Malvinas, the Spanish name for the Falkland Islands.... [more]
Malvinas f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
From Islas Malvinas, the Spanish name for the Falkland Islands.
Maravillas f Spanish
Means "marvels, wonders" in Spanish. It is taken from the title of the Virgin Mary, Nuestra Señora de las Maravillas, which means "Our Lady of Wonders". A known bearer was María de las Maravillas de Jesús (1891-1974), a Spanish nun who has been canonized as a saint.
Marelvis f Spanish (Caribbean), Spanish (Latin American)
Combination of Mar-, from names beginning with this pattern like María or Martha, and Elvis or the infix -el(v)- (e.g. Elvin 1) combined with the suffix -is.
Marinieves f Spanish (Rare)
Contraction of María Nieves or María de las Nieves.
Marival f Spanish (Rare)
Combination of María Valvanera, used as a diminutive.
Martivo m & f Spanish (Latin American)
Derived from Latin, combining "Mars" (the Roman god of war) with "vivo" (meaning "lively" or "good" in Latin)
Mavi f Spanish
Short form of María Victoria (which is a combination of María and Victoria; also compare Mariví), or sometimes Margarita Victoria.
Mavia f Spanish (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian), History
Variant transliteration of ماوية (see Māwiyya).
Mavutsinim m Kayapo
Meaning not available.
Minervina f Ancient Roman, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Minervina was the first wife of Constantine the Great. She was of Syrian origin. Constantine either took her as a concubine or married her in 303, and the couple had one son, Crispus.
Mirelva f Dutch, Italian, Spanish
The meaning of this name is uncertain; it may be a blend of two existing names (perhaps Mira and Elvira) or possibly etymologically related to Mirella... [more]
Natividade f Portuguese, Galician
Derived from Portuguese and Galician natividade, ultimately from Latin nativitas "birth, nativity; Christmas, the birth of Jesus Christ".
Navidad f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
From the Spanish word Navidad meaning "Christmas; Nativity". It could also function as a variant of Natividad.
Nevis f & m English (Rare), Spanish (Rare)
Possibly derived from the name of the country in the Caribbean, Saint Kitts and Nevis.
Nivaldo m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Possibly a Brazilian form of Nivard or an invented name based on Vivaldo.
Nívea f Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Literature
From Latin niveus meaning "snow-white" (itself from nivis, "of snow"). It was used by Peruvian author Isabel Allende for a character in her novel 'La casa de los espíritus' (1982).
Noelvis f & m Spanish (Latin American), Spanish (Caribbean)
Combination of Noel (or its derivations), the infix -el-, stemming from names like Elvia, and the suffix -is (or Elvis).
Novena f Spanish
Medieval Latin, from Latin novem meaning ‘nine.’
Nuvia f Spanish, Catalan
Variant of Nubia.
Octaviano m Spanish, Galician
Spanish and Galician form of Octavian.
Óliver m Icelandic, Spanish
Icelandic and Spanish variant of Oliver.
Olivério m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Brazilian Portuguese form of Oliver.
Olivero m Italian (Rare), Spanish (Rare)
Variant of the Italian Oliviero, Italian/Spanish Oliverio and the Spanish Óliver.
Olivert m Icelandic (Modern, Rare), Filipino, Spanish (Caribbean), South American
Icelandic name of unknown origin and meaning. Probably inspired by Oliver and Ivert.
Orival m Portuguese (Brazilian)
There are several possibilities for the meaning and origin of this name. One is that it is derived from Ariovaldo via its variant form Orivaldo... [more]
Orivaldo m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant form of Ariovaldo via Oriovaldo.
Osvalda f Spanish, Italian, Portuguese
Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese form of Oswalda.
Ósvi m Portuguese
Diminutive of Osvaldo.
Ovila m English, Spanish, French (Quebec)
Meaning unknown, possibly from Latin ovile, meaning "sheepfold."
Perseveranda f History (Ecclesiastical), Spanish (Rare, Archaic)
From Latin persevērāns meaning "enduring, persevering". This is the name of a Spanish 8th century saint who journeyed to Poitiers (France) to found a convent, dying of exhaustation along the way while escaping from pirates.
Pivo m Spanish
Diminutive of Primitivo.
Primavera f Italian (Rare), Medieval Italian, Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Derived from Vulgar Latin prīmavēra "spring". The descendant word primavera is used in Asturian, Catalan, Galician, Italian, Portuguese (and Old Portuguese), Sicilian, and Spanish.
Providencia f Spanish
Spanish form of Providence.
Quévin m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Kevin.
Ravel m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Transferred use of the surname Ravel.
Recesvinto m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Recceswinth.
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;
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).
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).
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.
Rovena f Albanian, Croatian (Rare), Lithuanian (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Albanian, Croatian, Lithuanian and Portuguese form of Rowena.
Salva m Spanish
Short form of Salvador.
Salvi m Spanish
Diminutive of Salvador.
Salvia f Medieval French, English (Rare), Spanish (Rare), Galician (Rare), Italian (Rare)
From the genus name of sage, an herb formerly used as medicine, which comes from Latin salvus "healthy, safe" (related to salvere "to save, to be saved"), referring to the plant's supposed healing properties... [more]
Salviana f Spanish
Feminine form of Salviano
Salviano m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Salvianus.
Sálvio m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Salvius.
Salvita m Spanish
Diminutive of Salvador.
Saviel m Spanish (Rare)
Meaning unknown. It might possibly be a variant form of Xaviel.
Selva f Spanish (Latin American), Catalan (Rare)
Means "rainforest" in Spanish and Catalan.
Selvin m Spanish (Latin American), American (Hispanic), Central American, Indian
Meaning uncertain, used especially in Central America.
Sepulveda f & m Spanish
Derived from the name of the Sepulveda valley in the mountains of Segovia. It is possibly derived from Spanish sepultar "to bury".
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.
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).
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.
Sylvio m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Masculine form of Sylvia or a variant of Silvio.... [more]
Távio m Portuguese
Diminutive of Octávio and Otávio.
Tivi f Spanish
Diminutive of Natividad.
Tivo m Spanish
Diminutive of Primitivo.
Universino m Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Derived from Portuguese universo meaning "universe". This name, along with its feminine form Universina, first appeared in the 19th century.
Vadinho m Portuguese
Diminutive of Osvaldo.
Vadó m Catalan, Portuguese
Diminutive of Salvador and Osvaldo.
Vágner m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Brazilian Portuguese variant spelling of Vagner. Known Brazilian bearers of this name include the soccer player Vágner Love (b. 1984) and Vágner Benazzi (b... [more]
Vagner m Danish (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Transferred use of the surname Vagner.... [more]
Valdecir m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Valdemir, replaced by the suffix -cir, taken from names ending with that pattern, e.g. Moacir.
Valdelice f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Possibly a combination of Valda and Alice.
Valdemiro m Portuguese (Brazilian), Portuguese (African)
Portuguese form of Waldemar. Also compare Valdomiro. A known bearer of this name is the Brazilian evangelical pastor Valdemiro Santiago (b... [more]
Valdes m Spanish
Spanish
Valdice f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Likely an elaboration of Valda.
Valdinete f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Feminine form to names beginning in *Vald-* like Valdemar.
Valdinho m Portuguese
Diminutive of Osvaldo.
Valdir m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Means "son of Valdemar" or "little Valdemar". The -ir indicates that it's a diminutive form.
Valdisnei m Portuguese (Brazilian)
From the film producer Walt Disney (1901-1966)
Valdivino m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Equivalent to English Baldwin.
Valdo m Italian, Portuguese, Galician
Italian, Galician and Portuguese short form of masculine names that start with Vald- (such as Valdemaro and Valdemiro) or end in -valdo (such as Osvaldo)... [more]
Valdomiro m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Portuguese form of Waldomar. Also compare Valdemiro. Known bearers of this name include the Brazilian former soccer player Valdomiro Vaz Franco (b... [more]
Vale f & m Italian, Spanish
Diminutive of Valentino and Valentina.
Valen m & f Spanish
Diminutive of Valentino and Valentina.
Valentiniano m Galician, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Galician, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Valentinian.
Valentinita f Spanish
Diminutive of Valentina.
Valentinito m Spanish
Diminutive of Valentino.
Valerico m Italian (Rare), Spanish (Rare)
Italian and Spanish form of Valéry (via Walericus, a Latinized form of Walherich).
Valle f Spanish
Means "valley" in Spanish, taken from the titles of the Virgin Mary, La Virgen de la Valle and Nuestra Señora de la Valle, meaning "The Virgin of the Valley" and "Our Lady of the Valley" respectively.... [more]
Valmir m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Portuguese form of Walmir.
Valonia f Portuguese (Brazilian, Modern, Rare)
Possibly from Valônia, the Portuguese name for the Belgian region of Wallonia.
Valvanera f Spanish
From Latin Vallis Venaria meaning "valley of water veins". This is the name of a title of the Virgin Mary, Nuestra Señora de Valvanera, venerated in the monastery of Valvanera as the patron saint of La Rioja, Spain.
Vander m American, Brazilian
Probably a contraction of the two words van der "from the" occurring as part of Dutch surnames like Van Der Waal promoted to a given name.
Vanderley m Portuguese (Brazilian), English (American, Rare)
From a Brazilian surname, itself derived from the Dutch surname Van Der Leij. One bearer of this name is Brazilian professional footballer or soccer player Vanderley Dias Marinho (1987-), also known as Derley.... [more]
Vanesita f Spanish
Spanish diminutive of Vanesa.
Vani f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Possibly a diminutive of Giovana or Ivana.
Vânia f Portuguese
Portuguese form of Vanja.
Vanilia f Various, Portuguese (Brazilian, ?), Arabic (Maghrebi, Rare, ?)
Perhaps from Greek βανίλια (vanilia) meaning "vanilla" or Italian vaniglia meaning "vanilla".
Vanilson m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Possibly a truncated form of Ivanilson or Evanilson.
Vanine f Portuguese (Brazilian), Franco-Provençal (Rare)
The Brazilian version and the Franco-Provençal version of Vanina.
Vanusa f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Meaning uncertain, it could be derived from the Latin word vannus, which refers to a winnowing basket. Alternatively it may be a diminutive of Vânia.
Varínio m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Varinius.
Vário m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Varius.
Vario m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Varius.
Varrão m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Varro.
Varrón m Spanish
Spanish form of Varro.
Varroniano m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Varronianus.
Vasti f Biblical Portuguese, Portuguese (Brazilian), Biblical Dutch, Afrikaans, Biblical Spanish, Biblical Italian, Biblical Finnish
Finnish, Italian, Portuguese and Spanish form of Vashti and Dutch variant of Wasti.
Vavá m Portuguese
Diminutive of Osvaldo.
Vedasto m Italian (Archaic), Spanish (Archaic), Filipino
Italian and Spanish form of Vedastus. The name is also in use in the Philippines, which is a remnant of the influence that Spain has had over the country, what with the country having been part of the Spanish Empire for several centuries.
Venancia f Spanish, Galician, Portuguese
Spanish, Galician and Portuguese form of Venantia.
Veneranda f Latvian, Italian, Spanish (Philippines), Galician, English (African), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Albanian (Rare)
Feminine form of Venerando. It belonged to a semi-legendary saint of the early Christian era, also known as Venera... [more]
Ventu m Spanish
Diminutive of Buenaventura.
Ventura m & f Spanish
Truncated form of Buenaventura.
Venturi m Spanish
Diminutive of Buenaventura.
Veralicia f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Possibly a contraction of Vera 1 and Alicia. It is mainly used in El Salvador.