This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is feminine; and the usage is Portuguese.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Lu f & m English, Spanish, Portuguese (Brazilian), VariousShort form of names beginning with
Lu, such as
Lucy,
Luis or
Luisa. Known bearers include Luciana 'Lu' Andrade (1978-), a Brazilian singer; Luzerne 'Lu' Blue (1897-1958), an American baseball player; Maria Luisa 'Lu' Colombo (1952-), an Italian singer; Lucien 'Lu' Gambino (1923-2003), an American football player; Lucy 'Lu' Rees (1901-1983), an Australian book collector and children's literature advocate; and Luis 'Lu' Senarens (1863-1939), an American science fiction writer.
Marieta f Spanish (Rare), Romanian (Rare), Bulgarian, Armenian, Afrikaans, Polish (Rare), Latvian (Rare), Slovene, Croatian, Lengadocian, Provençal, Gascon, Portuguese, Greek, AlbanianCognate of
Marietta.
Marília f Portuguese (Brazilian), LiteraturePoetic variant form of
Maria. It was introduced by the Lusitan-Brazilian poet Tomás Antônio Gonzaga (1744-1810), who invented the name for his lyric poem "Marília de Dirceu", which he wrote under the pseudonym of Dirceu... [
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Marinha f PortuguesePortuguese medieval form of
Marina, the name of a 2nd century saint. In moderate use as a given name until the 19th century.... [
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Maysa f Portuguese (Brazilian)Variant of
Maísa. Maysa Matarazzo (1936 – 1977) was a Brazilian singer-songwriter, performer and actress. She is also associated with Bossa nova music but is widely known as a torch song (fossa) interpreter.
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.
Mumadona f Portuguese (Archaic)Portuguese form of the compound name
Muniadomna, which is likely not genuinely Latin but instead a latinization of a name that was probably of either Basque or Germanic origin. Even so, compare the Latin words
munia meaning "duties, functions" and
domna meaning "lady, mistress".... [
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Naira f Portuguese (Brazilian)Meaning uncertain, possibly derived from Greek Ναϊάς
(Naias), a type of water nymph in Greek mythology (plural Ναϊάδες).