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This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is feminine; and the usage is Portuguese.
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Abadia f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Derived from Portuguese abadia "abbey", this name is usually used in reference to the title of the Virgin Mary Nossa Senhora da Abadia "Our Lady of the Abbey". The title itself goes back to a Marian apparition near the Abadia do Bouro in Braga, Portugal... [more]
Açucena f Portuguese, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Derived from Portuguese açucena "lily" (compare Azucena).
Adair m & f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Probably a combination of the elements ad- (like in Ademar) and -ir (like in Alair and Edir).
Adalgisa f Italian, Portuguese, Portuguese (Brazilian), Theatre
Feminine form of Adalgiso. Adalgisa is a character in Vincenzo Bellini's opera Norma (1831).
Adélia f Hungarian (Rare), Portuguese
Hungarian and Portuguese form of Adelia. Also compare Amélia versus Amelia.... [more]
Adenir m & f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Apparently a rhyming variant of Ademir.
Adília f Portuguese
Variant of Adélia, which is the Hungarian and Portuguese form of Adelia.... [more]
Adilma f Portuguese (Brazilian)
This name is probably a short form of Adilmara. But in other words, you could also say that this name is a (Brazilian) variant form of Adelma.
Adine f Norwegian, Swedish, Finnish, Portuguese (Brazilian), Haitian Creole
Variant of Adina 2. As a Norwegian name, also possibly a feminine form of Adrian.
Adri f & m Italian, English, Spanish, French, Danish, Portuguese
Diminutive of Adrian, Adriana, and other names beginning with Adri.
Adrianny f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Variant of Adrianne reflecting the Brazilian Portuguese pronunciation of the French variant of Adrianna.
Adrieli f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Brazilian feminine form of Adriel.
Afrania f Ancient Roman, Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish (Latin American)
Feminine form of Afranius. A bearer of this name was the ancient Roman woman Gaia Afrania, wife of the senator Licinius Buccio.
Ágatha f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Brazilian Portuguese variant of Ágata.
Ágda f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Contracted form of Ágata.
Aglauro f Portuguese (Rare)
Portuguese form of Aglaurus.
Agostinha f Portuguese
Portuguese form of Augustina.
Aidê f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Brazilian Portuguese form of Haydée.
Airam f & m Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese (Brazilian)
María (Spanish) or Maria (Portuguese) spelled backwards.
Alaíde f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Possibly an invented name based on Adelaide or Anaíde.
Alaídes f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Possibly a variant of Alaíde.
Alair m & f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Probably a combination of the elements al- (like in Alaíde) and -ir (like in Ademir, Edir and Lucelir).
Alania f Portuguese (Brazilian), English (Modern)
As a Brazilian Portuguese name, the origin and meaning are unknown. As an English name, it is likely a feminine form of Alan.... [more]
Alcínia f Portuguese (African)
Portuguese elaboration of Alcina.
Aldenora f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Aldenira influenced by Nora 1.
Alexsandra f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Portuguese/ Brazilian form of Alexandra.
Alicie f Medieval English, Portuguese (Brazilian, Modern, Rare)
Late medieval English variant of Alicia and Brazilian variant of Alícia.
Alicinha f Portuguese
Diminutive of Alice.
Alicita f Spanish, Portuguese
Diminutive of Alicia (Spanish) or Alícia (Portuguese).
Aliete f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Brazilian borrowing of Aliette.
Alíra f Portuguese
Portuguese form of Alira.
Altiva f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Possibly a diminutive of Alta.
Álvara f Spanish, Portuguese
Feminine form of Álvaro.
Alyne f Arthurian Cycle, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Aline. It appears in Thomas Malory's 15th-century compilation of Arthurian legends Le Morte d'Arthur, where it belongs to a daughter of Pellinore who commits suicide after her lover is killed.
Alysandra f English (American), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Alexandra, probably influenced by the name Alysa.
Alzira f Portuguese (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian), Theatre
Latinate form of Alzire. This name was used in Verdi's opera Alzira (1845). It coincides with the name of a Spanish town.
Amábile f Portuguese
Portuguese form of Amabel.
Amabile m & f Italian (Rare), French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), Dutch (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Italian form of Amabilis and also rare French form of Amabilis. The name is unisex in Italy and strictly feminine in the francophone world... [more]
Amadora f Italian (Rare), Spanish (Rare), Galician, Portuguese (Rare)
Feminine form of Amadore (Italian) and Amador (Spanish, Galician, Portuguese).
Amandina f Portuguese, Dutch, Flemish, Gascon, Corsican, Provençal, Lengadocian
Cognate of Amandine. Amandina of Schakkebroek is a saint in the Catholic Church. She was martyred during the Boxer Rebellion.
Amandinha f Portuguese
Diminutive of Amanda.
Amaura f English (American, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Variant of Amora, possibly influenced by Laura and similar names.
Amazilda f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Unknown meaning. Possibly a combination of Amanda and Zilda.
Ambrosina f English, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Elaboration of Ambrosia. May be an elaboration of French Ambrosine, a feminization of Ambrose.
Amelinha f Portuguese
Diminutive of Amelia.
Anadir f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Possibly a contraction of Ana and Nadir.
Anaíde f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Portuguese form of Anaïs. A famous bearer was Brazilian poet Anaíde Beiriz (1905-1930).
Anair f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Combination of Ana and Nair.
Analaura f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Name combination of Ana and Laura.
Ananda f Portuguese
Meaning unknown.
Anastásia f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Brazilian Portuguese variant of Anastácia.
Andreína f Portuguese, Spanish (Latin American)
Spanish and Portuguese form of Andreina.
Andresa f Spanish (Rare), Medieval Basque, Portuguese (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Spanish and medieval Basque feminine form of Andrés as well as a Portuguese variant of Andressa.
Andriella f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Andrea 2 influenced by the popular suffix -ella.
Angústia f Portuguese
Portuguese form of Angustias.
Aniele f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Apparently a variant of Aniela.
Anjos f Portuguese
Portuguese cognate of Ángeles.
Anoca f Portuguese
Diminutive of Ana.
Antígona f Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Antigone.
Antonica f Portuguese
A diminutive of Antónia.
Anunciação f Portuguese
Portuguese form of Anunciación.
Argentina f Spanish, Portuguese (Brazilian), Portuguese (African), Italian, Romanian (Rare), English (Rare), Medieval English
From Argentina, the name of a country in South America, itself derived from Latin argentum, meaning "silver" and combined with the feminine adjectival suffix -ina. The name of the country arose in reference to Spanish Río de la Plata, meaning "silver river", since first European explorers thought it looked like silver because of the reflection of sunlight... [more]
Ariadni f Greek, Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Modern Greek transcription of Ariadne.
Arieli f & m Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), American (Modern, Rare), Sicilian (Rare)
Creative phonetic variant of Arielle/Ariel or a Sicilian variant of Ariele.
Arielly f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Arielle/Ariel, reflecting the Brazilian Portuguese pronunciation of the French form of Ariella.
Arilda f Norwegian (Archaic), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Norwegian feminine form of Arild and Brazilian Portuguese feminine form of Arildo.
Arlete f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Portuguese borrowing of Arlette.
Arsénia f Portuguese
Portuguese feminine form of Arsenios.
Artémia f Portuguese (Rare)
Portuguese form of Artemia.
Assíria f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Portuguese form of the place name Assyria.
Astrud f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Filipino, Dutch (Rare), English (Rare)
A famous bearer is Brazilian vocalist Astrud Gilberto (1940-).
Átide f Portuguese (Rare)
Portuguese form of Atthis.
Aurelina f Spanish, Portuguese
Diminutive of Aurelia or variant of Aureliana.
Aurinda f Portuguese, French
Possibly a variant of the Spanish name Laurinda, meaning "laurel tree".
Auxília f Portuguese
Portuguese form of Auxilia.
Auxiliadora f Spanish, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Means "aider, first-aider" in Spanish and Portuguese, from Latin auxiliator (compare the related name Auxilius). It is taken from the Spanish title of the Virgin Mary María Auxiliadora meaning "Mary, the Helper", and from the Portuguese title Nossa Senhora Auxiliadora meaning "Our Lady, Help (of Christians)", both referring to the protection and help that the Virgin Mary offers to Christians... [more]
Aymê f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Ayme stressed on the last syllable.
Azaleia f Portuguese (Modern)
Portuguese form of Azalea.
Bá f Portuguese
Diminutive of Bárbara.
Babá f Portuguese
Diminutive of Barbara and Sebastião.
Babi f Portuguese
Diminutive of Barbara.
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.
Bebela f Portuguese
Diminutive of Isabela.
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).
Béia f Portuguese
Diminutive of Isabel and Isabela.
Bel f English, Portuguese
Diminutive of 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]
Belise f English (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian)
English and Brazilian Portuguese adoption of Bélise.
Belita f Portuguese
Diminutive of Anabela.
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]
Belona f Lithuanian, Spanish, Portuguese
Lithuanian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Bellona.
Benilde f Italian (Rare), Spanish (Rare), Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Benilda.
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]
Bernardete f Albanian, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Albanian and Brazilian form of Bernardette.
Bertilia f Dutch, German, English, Spanish, Portuguese
Form of Berthild. Bertilia was the name of a 7th-century saint from Mareuil (France).
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.
Betinha f Portuguese
Diminutive of Elisabete.
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]
Bettânia f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Variant of Betânia, the Portuguese form of Bethania.
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]
Brandina f Portuguese
Portuguese form of Blandine.
Brasília f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Feminine form of place name Brasil.
Bráulia f Portuguese (Rare)
Portuguese form of Braulia.
Bru m & f Portuguese
Diminutive of Bruno and Bruna.
Ca f Portuguese
Diminutive of Camila and Carla.
Caca f Portuguese
Diminutive of Camila and Carla.
Cacá m & f Portuguese
Diminutive of Carlos and Carolina.
Cacau f Portuguese
Diminutive of Claudia.
Cacilda f Portuguese
Portuguese form of Casilda.
Calhandra f Portuguese (Brazilian, Modern, Rare)
Portuguese cognate of Alondra, occasionally used in Brazil.
Caliandra f Portuguese
Caliandra is the name of a flower, whose scientific name is Calliandra harrisii, and its denomination derives from the combination of the Greek elements Kallio (beautiful) and Andros (man), probably meaning "beautiful and masculine" or "beautiful and manlike".
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