Submitted Names in Mozambique

This is a list of submitted names in which the place is Mozambique.
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Ataúlfo m Spanish (Rare), Galician, Portuguese (Rare)
Spanish, Galician and Portuguese form of Athaulf.
Atenágoras m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Athenagoras.
Ateneu m Catalan, Portuguese
Catalan and Portuguese form of Athenaios via Athenaeus.
Átide f Portuguese (Rare)
Portuguese form of Atthis.
Átila m Portuguese (Rare)
Portuguese form of Attila.
Atreu m Catalan, Portuguese, Romanian
Catalan, Portuguese and Romanian form of Atreus.
Aturinda m & f Eastern African, Nkore
Means "He -God- protects us" in Nkole, spoken in Uganda.
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".
Auriol m & f French (African, Rare), English (British)
Transferred use of the surname Auriol. As a feminine name, it may be derived from Auriel.
Autólico m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Autolycus.
Auxília f Portuguese
Portuguese form of Auxilia.
Auxílio m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Auxilius.
Avito m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Avitus.
Ayaba f African American (Rare), Yoruba (Rare), Nigerian (Rare), African (Rare)
From the Yoruba ayaba meaning "queen".
Ayanleh m Eastern African
Means "lucky". This name spelling is most commonly used in Djibouti and is also used as a surname.
Ayelè f Ewe, African
Name of Ewa origin, meaning "happiness has come", "happiness is here".
Ayesu m & f African
Muslim African
Aynjel m & f African, African American, Jamaican Patois, Caribbean
A strongly phonetic spelling of the world "angel", especially used by those who speak Jamaican Patois and other English-based dialects of Caribbean Creole.
Azaleia f Portuguese (Modern)
Portuguese form of Azalea.
Azaleio m Portuguese (Modern, Rare)
Portuguese masculine form of Azalea.
Azland f African, English (American, Rare)
As an African name it means "powerful". As an English name, it is an alternate spelling of Azlan which is a variant of Aslan, a Turkish name meaning "lion"... [more]
f Portuguese
Diminutive of Bárbara.
Babá f Portuguese
Diminutive of Barbara and Sebastião.
Babi f Portuguese
Diminutive of Barbara.
Bábilas m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Babylas.
Bahaar f African
An African girl's name derived from "Bahar", meaning "Spring"
Bakaffa m Eastern African
Bakaffa (throne name Asma Sagad, later Masih Sagad Ge'ez መሲህ ሰገድ, "to whom the anointed bows") was nəgusä nägäst (May 18, 1721 – September 19, 1730) of Ethiopia, and a member of the Solomonic dynasty... [more]
Bakhta f African, Arabic, Berber
Means "starry" in Berber.
Baraquiel m Portuguese, Spanish
Spanish and Portuguese form of Barachiel.
Barreto m Portuguese (Rare)
Portuguese version of the english name Barett.Surname and first name used in Brazil and is derived from the name of several locations in Portugal(Ancient hamlets) .Used rarely on spanol language .... [more]
Barsanúfio m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Barsanuphius.
Bartimeu m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Bartimaeus.
Basambilu f Tsonga
From the Xitsonga basa meaning "clean, white, pure" and mbilu meaning "heart".
Basani f Tsonga
Means "be clean, be white" in Xitsonga.
Basílides m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Basileides (see Basilides).
Basílio m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Basil 1.
Bassey m & f African
(Efik and Ibibio) origin meaning little god
Batandwa m & f African
Batandwa was a used name reffering to followers in Christianity.
Bavão m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Bavo.
Beato m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Galician
Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, and Galician form of Beatus and masculine form of Beata.
Bebela f Portuguese
Diminutive of Isabela.
Bebeto m Portuguese
Alternative diminutive of Alberto, Adalberto, Roberto and names ending with "-berto". People with this name includes famous footballer José Roberto Gama de Oliveira, known as Bebeto and volleyball player Paulo Roberto de Freitas, known as Bebeto de Freitas.
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.
Bekunda m African
It is used by the people of the switzerlan of uganda.... [more]
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]
Belarmino m Spanish, Galician, Portuguese
Spanish, Galician and Portuguese form of Bellarmino, the original Italian surname of Saint Roberto Bellarmine (1542-1621), a cardinal who is regarded as a Doctor of the Church... [more]
Belayneh m Eastern African, Amharic
It is an Amharic expression, which means "the new child is above all others". From the Amharic elements በላይ (belay) meaning "above" and ነህ (Neh) means "you".... [more]
Belchior m Portuguese (Rare)
Portuguese form of Melchior.
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]
Belmiro m Portuguese
Meaning: handsome, good-looking... [more]
Belona f Lithuanian, Spanish, Portuguese
Lithuanian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Bellona.
Bendito m Portuguese (African)
Means "blessed" in Portuguese.
Bendo f African
This means is from a Liberian dialect. It means beautiful...
Benevolence f & m English (African)
From the English word, ultimately from Latin bene volent "well wishing".
Benilde f Italian (Rare), Spanish (Rare), Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Benilda.
Béranger m French (Rare), French (African)
French form of Berengar, now more common in French-speaking parts of Africa.
Bernas m Portuguese
Diminutive of Bernardo.
Bertilia f Dutch, German, English, Spanish, Portuguese
Form of Berthild. Bertilia was the name of a 7th-century saint from Mareuil (France).
Bertinho m Portuguese
Portuguese diminutive of names ending in -berto, such as Alberto and Roberto. Also compare Betinho.
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.
Betinho m Portuguese
Diminutive of Roberto.
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]
Beto m Portuguese
Diminutive of Alberto, Adalberto, Roberto and names ending with "-berto". People who use this form includes brazilian singer Roberto Pereira dos Santos, better known by his stage name Beto Jamaica and portuguese footballer António Alberto Bastos Pimparel, known as Beto.
Beza f & m Eastern African, Amharic
Means "payment, redemption" in Amharic.
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]
Bibo m Portuguese
Diminutive of Gabriel.
Biruk m Ethiopian, African
Transferred use of the surname Biruk, after the footballer Shai Biruk.
Bismack m Central African, English (African)
Possibly a variant of Bismarck. This is borne by Congolese basketball player Bismack Biyombo (1992-).
Bizas m Bosnian, Spanish (Rare), Portuguese (Rare)
Bosnian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Byzas.
Blessed f & m English (Puritan), African
From the English word "blessed" meaning "having divine aid, or protection, or other blessing; held in veneration; revered", ultimately from Old English blētsian, blēdsian "to consecrate (with blood)".
Blessings m & f English (African)
Plural form of Blessing. It is most used in Malawi.
Blessmore m English (African)
From the English words bless and more, chiefly used in Zimbabwe.
Boemundo m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Bohemond via Latinized form Boemundus.
Bomani m Yao
Means "warrior" in Yao.
Bóris m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Boris.
Branco m Portuguese (Rare, Archaic)
Portuguese masculine form of Branca.
Brandão m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Brendan.
Brandina f Portuguese
Portuguese form of Blandine.
Brandino m Portuguese (Rare)
Portuguese form of Blandinus.
Brando m Portuguese (Rare)
Portuguese form of Blandus
Bráulia f Portuguese (Rare)
Portuguese form of Braulia.
Bráulio m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Braulio. Known bearers of this name include former Brazilian soccer player Bráulio Barbosa de Lima (b. 1948) and Bráulio Tavares (b... [more]
Brilliance f English (African, Rare)
Taken from the English word brilliance.
Brilliant m English (African, Rare), African American (Modern, Rare)
Possibly from the English word brilliant meaning "(of light or color) very bright and radiant".
Briseu m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Briseus.
Bru m & f Portuguese
Diminutive of Bruno and Bruna.
Burcardo m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian Spanish and Portuguese form of Burchard.
Buseje f Yao
Means "ask me" in Yao.
Ca f Portuguese
Diminutive of Camila and Carla.
Cabdi m Eastern African, Somali
Somali form of Abdi.
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.
Caco m Portuguese
Diminutive of Marcos.
Cadinho m Portuguese
Diminutive of Ricardo.
Cado m Portuguese
Diminutive of Ricardo.
Cadu m Portuguese
Diminutive of Carlos Eduardo.
Caim m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Cain.
Cajó m Portuguese
Diminutive of Carlos Jorge.
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".
Calímaco m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Callimachus.
Calínico m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Callinicus.
Calipso f Catalan, Galician, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Catalan, Galician, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Calypso.
Calócero m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Calocaerus and Calocerus, which are both latinizations of the Greek given name Kalokairos.
Calpúrnio m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Calpurnius.
Calu m Portuguese
Diminutive of Carlos.
Calvine f English (African)
Feminine form of Calvin.
Camané m Portuguese
Short form of the compound name Carlos Manuel, composed of Ca- and Mané... [more]
Camilinha f Portuguese
Diminutive of Camila.
Candidiano m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Candidianus.
Caninio m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Caninius.
Canuto m Spanish, Portuguese, History (Ecclesiastical, Hispanicized)
Spanish and Portuguese form of Knut. There are two Catholic saints by this name.
Capaneu m Catalan, Portuguese
Catalan and Portuguese form of Capaneus.
Cariberto m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Charibert.
Caridade f Portuguese
Portuguese cognate of Charity.
Carilau m Catalan, Portuguese
Catalan and Portuguese form of Charilaos via Charilaus.
Carino m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Carinus.
Caritão m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Chariton.
Carlão m Portuguese
Diminutive form of Carlos.
Carlinha f Portuguese
Diminutive of Carla.
Carlino m Portuguese (Rare), Italian (Rare)
Variant of Carlinhos or an elaboration of Carlo/Carlos.
Carô f Portuguese
Diminutive of Carolina.
Carpo m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Carpus.
Cassandro m Italian, Portuguese
Italian and Portuguese form of Cassander.
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.
Cédrico m Portuguese
Portuguese from of Cedric
Céfalo m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Cephalus.
Cefeu m Catalan, Portuguese, Romanian
Catalan, Portuguese and Romanian form of Cepheus.
Celdom m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Sheldon
Celéstio m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Caelestius.
Celidônio m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Celedonius.
Celim m Portuguese
Diminutive of Marcelo.
Celo m Portuguese
Diminutive of Marcelo.
Cérbero m Galician, Portuguese
Galician and Portuguese form of Cerberus.
Céu f Portuguese
Means "sky, heaven" in Portuguese.
Chaltu f Eastern African, Oromo
Means "being the best of the best" in Oromo.
Champion m English (African)
From the English word champion.
Chamsia f Eastern African
Possibly a Comorian form of Shams. A notable bearer is Comorian singer Chamsia Sagaf (1955-).
Chanceline f French (African)
Perhaps from the French word chance meaning "luck".
Chandelle f English, French (African)
From French chandelle, "candle". It is a cognate of the Spanish name Candela.
Chandrel m & f French (African)
Unisex version of Chandrelle.
Chapansi f & m Nsenga
Child born after many miscarriages
Chawanzi m & f Nsenga
Meaning gift or freely given
Cheila f Portuguese
Portuguese form of Sheila.
Chelo m Portuguese
Diminutive of Marcelo.
Chengetai m & f African, Shona
To protect/to take care of
Cheyeza m & f Tsonga
Means "bright" in Xitsonga.
Chiedza f African
Meaning Light/Dawn... [more]
Chikatizyo f Nsenga
Means "helper" in Nsenga.
Chikhulupiliro m & f African
Chichewa, means faith.
Chikodinaka f African, Igbo
Means "in God's hands" in Igbo.
Chikomborero f & m African
Means"Blessings. comes from Zimbabwe
Chikwendu m Igbo, African
Means "God agrees to life", taken from the Igbo phrase o buru na chukwu kwe ndu ga-adi "if god agrees there will be life".
Chilperico m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Chilperic.
Chimène f French, French (African), Haitian Creole, Dutch (Modern, Rare), Theatre
French form of Ximena. It was used by Pierre Corneille in his play Le Cid (1636) for the wife of El Cid, known as Jimena Díaz in Spanish.
Chinangunga m & f African
Variety of vernacular language among people living along lake Nyasa in Tanzania.
Chindasvinto m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Chindaswinth.
Chinoza m African
Zezuru name for one who knows much but says less
Chinua m African, Nigerian, Igbo
meaning: god's own blessing... [more]
Chinue f African
Means "God's blessing".
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).
Chiquito m Portuguese
Diminutive of Francisco.
Chiwa f Yao
Means "death" in Yao.
Christophile f & m Late Greek, French (Archaic), French (African, Rare)
Late Greek feminine form of Christophilos as well as the French masculine and feminine form of Christophilus.
Chuchu m & f African
Chu meaning "Life" it can be used as both a girl or boy name. It also link to another name Chuchu or Chu-Chu meaning double life.... [more]
Chukwunonso m African
Igbo land Eastern Nigeria - Chukwu(Almighty God) no(is) nso(near). God is near
Chuva f Portuguese
From Portuguese chuva meaning "rain".
Ciça f Portuguese
Portuguese short form of Cecília.
Cilinha f Portuguese
Diminutive of Cecilia.
Cinha f Portuguese
Diminutive of Alice.
Ciokaraine f Eastern African
A famous bearer of the name was the Kenyan Meru human rights activist and female diviner Ciokaraine from Igembe, Kenya. She was a fierce supporter of women's rights and is known for having offered up her son's life in order to prevent a famine during the Mau Mau Uprising.
Cipião m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Scipio.
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).
Círia f Portuguese (Rare)
Portuguese form of Cyria.
Ciríaca f Portuguese (Rare)
Portuguese form of Cyriaca.
Cissa f Portuguese
Diminutive of Cecilia.
Clairina f French (African, Rare)
Elaboration of Claire, used in La Réunion.
Claro m Portuguese, Spanish (Rare), Filipino
Spanish and Portuguese form of Clarus.
Claudinha f Portuguese
Diminutive of Claudia.
Clemêncio m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Clementius.
Clever m English (African), Spanish (Latin American)
From the English word clever.
Clístenes m Galician, Spanish, Portuguese
Galician, Spanish and Portuguese form of Cleisthenes.
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]
Clodomiro m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Chlodomer.... [more]
Clóris f Portuguese (Rare)
Portuguese form of Chloris.
Cloro m Galician, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Galician, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Chlorus.
Cloves m History, Portuguese
Possibly a Portuguese variant of Clovis.
Cneu m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Gnaeus.
Codro m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Codrus.
Colete f Portuguese (Rare), English (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Portuguese form and English and Dutch variant of Colette.
Cómodo m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Commodus.
Cónon m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Konon via it's Latinized form Conon.
Consolação f Portuguese
Portuguese form of Consuelo.
Corália f Portuguese
Portuguese variant of Coralie.
Cornéline f French (Archaic), French (African, Rare)
Diminutive of Cornélie, as it contains the French feminine diminutive suffix -ine.
Corvo m Italian, Portuguese
Italian and Portuguese form of Corvus. Corvo Attano is the name of the lead protagonist in Bethesda studio's popular video game 'Dishonored'.
Cota f Portuguese
Diminutive of Maria.
Cotinha f Portuguese
Diminutive of Maria.