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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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Calipso f Catalan, Galician, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Catalan, Galician, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Calypso.
Camile f & m Picard, Gascon, Provençal, Walloon, French (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Picard and Walloon masculine and feminine form, Gascon and Provençal masculine form and French masculine variant of Camille as well as a Brazilian Portuguese variant of Camila.
Camilinha f Portuguese
Diminutive of Camila.
Caridade f Portuguese
Portuguese cognate of Charity.
Carliana f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), American (Modern, Rare)
Either an elaborated form of Carlia (a double elaboration of Carly) or a combination of Carly/Carla and Liana.
Carlinda f Portuguese (Brazilian), English (Rare)
Meaning uncertain, possibly a contraction of Carla and Linda.
Carlinha f Portuguese
Diminutive of Carla.
Carmosina f Portuguese (Brazilian), Theatre
Diminutive of Carmosa. This is the name of a comedy play written by Alfred de Musset and premiered in 1865 in Paris.
Carô f Portuguese
Diminutive of Carolina.
Carolini f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Variant of Caroline, reflecting the Brazilian Portuguese pronunciation of the French form of Carolina.
Carolinne f Jèrriais, Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Jèrriais form and Brazilian Portuguese variant of Caroline.
Caroliny f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Form of Caroline, refletcting their pronunciation.
Cassiele f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Brazilian feminine form of Cassiel.
Cassilda f Portuguese (Rare), American (Archaic)
Variant of Casilda. It appears in 'The King in Yellow' (1895), a book of short stories by American writer Robert W. Chambers.
Cau f Portuguese
Diminutive of Claudia and Claudio.
Celéstia f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Portuguese form of Caelestia. Also compare the masculine counterpart Celéstio.
Celita f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Possibly a diminutive of Célia.
Cenira f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Possibly a variant of Zenir.
Céu f Portuguese
Means "sky, heaven" in Portuguese.
Charliana f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), American (Rare, ?)
Elaboration of Charlia (a double elaboration of Charla) or a blend of Charline and Juliana.
Chayanne m & f American (Hispanic, Modern), Spanish (Latin American, Modern), Portuguese (Brazilian, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Cheyenne. This name was popularized by Puerto Rican singer Chayanne (1968-) (real name Elmer Figueroa Arce).
Cheiane f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Variant form of Cheiene. Also compare Cheyanne.
Cheiene f & m Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Derived from Portuguese cheiene meaning "Cheyenne" (singular). So, in other words, you could say that this name is the Portuguese cognate of Cheyenne.... [more]
Cheila f Portuguese
Portuguese form of Sheila.
Chiquinha f Portuguese
Diminutive of Francisca. This name was borne by Brazilian composer Chiquinha Gonzaga (1847-1935), whose given name was Francisca.
Chiquita f Portuguese
Diminutive of Francisca (See Chiquito).
Christiney m & f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), English (Rare)
Elaborated form of Christine ending with the suffix -ey.
Chuva f Portuguese
From Portuguese chuva meaning "rain".
Ciça f Portuguese
Portuguese short form of Cecília.
Cilinha f Portuguese
Diminutive of Cecilia.
Cinara f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Derived from Cynara, the name of the genus of thistle-like perennial plants, native to the Mediterranean region, the Middle East, northwestern Africa and the Canary Islands. ... [more]
Cinha f Portuguese
Diminutive of Alice.
Cinira f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Derived from Italian cinira "kinnor".
Cipriana f Italian, Portuguese, Galician, Spanish, Romanian, Greek (Rare), Gascon, Provençal
Italian, Romanian, Portuguese, Galician, Spanish, Gascon and Provençal feminine form of Cyprianus (compare Cypriana).
Cira f Italian, Spanish (Rare), Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese (Brazilian), Galician (Rare)
Italian, Spanish, Galician and Portuguese feminine form of Cyrus.
Cirene f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Portuguese form of Cyrene.
Círia f Portuguese (Rare)
Portuguese form of Cyria.
Ciríaca f Portuguese (Rare)
Portuguese form of Cyriaca.
Cissa f Portuguese
Diminutive of Cecilia.
Claudenia f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Portuguese elaborated from Claudia.
Claudiana f Late Roman, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Late Roman feminine form of Claudianus. Claudiana was one of the Vestal Virgins.
Claudinha f Portuguese
Diminutive of Claudia.
Clea f English (Rare), German (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian), Literature
Latinate form of Cleo apparently coined by British novelist Lawrence Durrell for a character in his Alexandria Quartet. A known bearer is American actress Clea DuVall (1977-).
Cleane f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Possibly a Brazilian Portuguese feminine form of Cleanor.
Clitemnestra f Catalan, Spanish, Portuguese
Catalan, Spanish and Portuguese form of Clytemnestra.
Clodomira f Italian (Rare), Spanish, Portuguese
Feminine form of Clodomiro, which is the Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of the ancient Germanic name Chlodomer.... [more]
Clóris f Portuguese (Rare)
Portuguese form of Chloris.
Colete f Portuguese (Rare), English (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Portuguese form and English and Dutch variant of Colette.
Consolação f Portuguese
Portuguese form of Consuelo.
Corália f Portuguese
Portuguese variant of Coralie.
Cota f Portuguese
Diminutive of Maria.
Cotinha f Portuguese
Diminutive of Maria.
Cremilda f Portuguese
Portuguese form of Kriemhild.
Cremilde f Portuguese
Portuguese form of Kriemhilde.
Creúsa f Spanish, Galician, Portuguese
Spanish, Galician and Portuguese form of Creusa.
Creusa f Greek Mythology (Latinized), Roman Mythology, Portuguese (Brazilian), Portuguese (African), Italian (Rare)
Latinized form of Greek Κρέουσα (Kreousa) meaning "princess", from κρέων (kreon) "king, royal" (compare Kreon). This was the name of the first wife of Aeneas, who was killed in the sack of Troy and then appeared to her husband as a ghost, encouraging him to move on without her and seek a new city.
Crimilda f Portuguese, Spanish, English (American)
Portuguese and Spanish form of Kriemhild.
Crisálida f Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese (Rare)
Spanish and Portuguese form of Chrysalis. In Spanish-speaking Latin America, it is mainly used in Venezuela.
Crísley f & m Portuguese (Brazilian, Modern, Rare)
Brazilian Portuguese borrowing of Christley.
Crispina f Ancient Roman, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Sicilian, Medieval Latin
Feminine form of Crispinus. A notable bearer was the 2nd-century Roman empress Bruttia Crispina, the wife of Emperor Commodus. This name was also borne by a 4th-century Christian martyr from North Africa.
Cristiane f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Brazilian Portuguese variant of Cristiana via French Christiane.
Cristiani f & m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Combination of the name Cristiano and the popular suffix -i (present in other names such as Ivani) or possibly a transferred use of the Italian surname Cristiani.
Cristiele f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Possibly a combination of Cristiane with a name that ends in -ele, such as Luciele or Mariele.
Cristiney m & f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Brazilian elaborated form of Christine.
Dada f Portuguese
Diminutive of Daiana and Eduarda.
Dai f Portuguese
Diminutive of Daiana.
Dalva f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Derived from Portuguese estrela d'alva, "morning star, Venus".
Dânae f Portuguese
Portuguese form of Danaë.
Dandan m & f Portuguese
Diminutive of Daniel and Daniela.
Dandinha f Portuguese
Diminutive of Daiana and Daniela.
Danizinha f Portuguese
Diminutive of Daniela.
Darli f & m Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Meaning unknown, possibly derived as a variant Darling (Compare Darlene).
Dativa f Late Roman, History (Ecclesiastical), Eastern African, Portuguese (Rare), Spanish (Rare), Filipino (Rare)
Feminine form of Dativus. This was the name of a 5th-century Christian martyr from North Africa. It is mostly used in Eastern Africa (mainly in Tanzania, Rwanda and Uganda).
Dávila f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Transferred use of the surname Davila.
Déa f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Derived from Latin dea "goddess". This is also a diminutive of Andréa and Dorotéia.
Debinha f Portuguese (Brazilian)
A hypocoristic form of Debora.... [more]
Dedéia f Portuguese
Portuguese hypocoristic form of Andréia.
Deise f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Brazilian Portuguese form of Daisy.
Dejanira f Greek Mythology (Latinized), Polish, Portuguese
Variant transcription of Deianira. This was the form used for the main belt asteroid 157 Dejanira (discovered in 1875 by French astronomer Alphonse Borrelly).
Delcy f & m Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Possibly a form of Delsie. This name became specially popular in the late 1960's and early 1970's.
Delícia f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Derived from Portuguese delícia "delight, pleasure".
Deolinda f Portuguese, Spanish (Rare), Galician (Rare), English (American, Archaic)
Variant of Teolinda. This name was especially popular in Portugal and Brazil, having started rising in popularity in Brazil in the 1810s and Portugal in the 1880s... [more]
Dercy f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Possibly a variant of Darcy or a diminutive of Dolores. A famous bearer was Brazilian actress Dercy Gonçalves (1907-2008), whose given name was Dolores.
Deusana f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Derived from Latin deus meaning "god, deity". Latin deus and dīvus "divine" are descended from Proto-Indo-European deiwos, from the same root as Dyēus, the reconstructed chief god of the Proto-Indo-European pantheon... [more]
Diani f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Brazilian variant of Diane or a variant of Diany.
Dianie f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Diane or Diany.
Diany f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Brazilian variant of Diane, reflecting their pronunciation.
Dida f Portuguese
Diminutive of Lídia.
Didica f Portuguese
Diminutive of Adriana.
Digna f Dutch, German (Archaic), Latvian (Rare), Lithuanian (Rare), Polish, Portuguese, Spanish, Galician
Derived from the Latin adjective dignus meaning "dignified, worthy."
Dilce f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Allegedly a variant of Dilza.
Dileta f Lithuanian, Portuguese
Lithuanian and Portuguese form of the Italian Diletta
Dilma f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Possibly a form of Delma. This name is borne by Brazilian president-elect Dilma Rousseff.
Dinair f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Possibly an elaboration of Dina 2.
Dinha f Portuguese
Diminutive of Claudia.
Dinisia f Portuguese
Feminine form of Dinis.
Dinorá f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Variant of Dinora, mostly found in Brazil.
Dinorah f English, Spanish (Latin American), Spanish (Mexican), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Theatre
Possibly derived from Aramaic dinur (also denur) meaning "of fire", derived from di "of" and nur "fire, light". Because of the similarity with the Hebrew word din "trial, judgement", this name is sometimes seen as a more elaborate form of the name Dinah... [more]
Diomar m & f Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish (Latin American), Spanish (Philippines, Rare)
Combination of dio (from Dionisio and Dionisia) and the suffix -mar, present in names such as Leomar and Gladimar... [more]
Dirce f Greek Mythology (Latinized), Portuguese, Portuguese (Brazilian), Portuguese (African)
Latinized form of Greek Δίρκη (Dirkê), which is of uncertain meaning, possibly derived from Greek δι- (di-) "two, twofold, in two" and ῥήγνυμι (rhêgnumi) "to break asunder, rend, shatter"... [more]
Disney f & m Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), English (American, Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Disney, given after American filmmaker Walt Disney (1901-1966) and his company.
Disnomia f Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Dysnomia.
Domênica f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Portuguese form of Domenica reflecting the Italian pronunciation.
Domingas f Portuguese
Feminine form of Domingos.
Donatilia f Louisiana Creole, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Louisiana Spanish form of Donatilla as well as a Brazilian Portuguese elaborated form.
Doraci f & m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Combination of Dora and Juraci.
Doralice f Carolingian Cycle, Literature, Theatre, Italian (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Name used by the Italian poets Matteo Maria Boiardo and Ludovico Ariosto in their epic poems Orlando innamorato (1483-1495) and Orlando furioso (1516-1532), where it belongs to a Saracen princess.... [more]
Doraline f English (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Elaboration of Dora combining it with the productive name suffix -line or else a combination of Dora and Line.
Dorvina f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Possibly a contracted form of Dorvalina.
Drica f Portuguese, Galician
Hypocoristic of Adriana.
Dulcinia f Portuguese (Rare)
Most likely an elaborated form of Dulce
Durvalina f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Feminine form of Durvalino, mainly used in Brazil and the Azores.
Edel m & f Galician, Spanish, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Short form of names starting with Edel-, such as Edelmiro (for males) and Edelmira (for females).... [more]
Edela f East Frisian (Archaic), Old Danish, Old Swedish, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Short form of names containing the East Frisian name element ethel-, a cognate of Old High German adal-.
Edeltrudes f & m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Portuguese form of Edeltrudis, which is the latinized form of Edeltrud, a variant form of the feminine Germanic name Adaltrud. Also compare the Anglo-Saxon name Æðelþryð, which is a cognate of Adaltrud.... [more]
Edi f & m Portuguese (Brazilian)
From the popular element edi, present in names such as Edilma, Edimar, Edivaldo and Edir.
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