Brazilian Submitted Names

Brazilian names are used in the country of Brazil in South America.
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Nazaré f & m Portuguese, Asturian
Portuguese and Asturian form of Nazareth.
Nazareth f & m English (Puritan), English (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian), Indian (Christian), Filipino (Rare), Spanish, Armenian (Rare)
From the biblical place name, now an Arabic city in northern Israel. In the New Testament it is referred to as the home town of Jesus Christ, and is used as one of his titles: Jesus of Nazareth. The meaning is uncertain; it may be from Hebrew נֵצֶר (netzer) meaning "branch, shoot" or נָצַר (natzar) meaning "watch, guard"... [more]
Nê f Portuguese
Diminutive of Inês.
Nearco m Italian, Portuguese, Spanish
Italian, Portuguese and Spanish form of Nearchos via Nearchus.
Neci f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Meaning unknown, possibly a short form of Anésia.
Nectário m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Nektarios via Nectarius.
Nedina f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Allegedly a truncated form of Enedina.
Nefalió m Portuguese (Rare)
Portuguese form of Nephalion.
Nefele f Portuguese (Rare)
Portuguese form of Nephele.
Neida f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Truncated form of Eneida.
Neila f Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish (Latin American)
Invented name using the name sounds present in Neymar and Keila.
Nela f Galician, Portuguese
Short form of Manuela.
Nelito m Portuguese
Diminutive of Manuel and Nelson.
Nemesiano m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Nemesianus.
Nemésio m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Nemesius.
Nenê f Portuguese
Diminutive of Inês.
Nenoca f Portuguese
Diminutive of Inês.
Neoptólemo m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Neoptolemus.
Nepociano m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Nepotian.
Nepomuceno m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Nepomuk via its latinized form Nepomucenus.
Nereia f Portuguese
Portuguese femenine form of Nereu
Nereu m Catalan, Portuguese (Brazilian), Galician, Sicilian
Catalan, Portuguese, Galician and Sicilian form of Nereus.
Nês f Portuguese
Diminutive of Inês.
Nessa f Portuguese
Diminutive of Inês.
Nestório m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Nestorios (see Nestor).
Neyriane f Brazilian
Elaborated form of Neyri.
Nhàkpoti f Kayapo
Meaning ‘star girl’ in Kayapo.
Nhàktàt f Kayapo
Meaning unknown.
Nheengatu m Tupi
Popular name in ancient Guarani nations, it is now the name of a dialect of Guarani, and popular name for males of Tupi descent in Brazil, Colombia, Paraguay, Bolivia, Argentina and common among males of Tupi descent in Uruguay.
Nicandro m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Nicander.
Nicécio m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Nicetius.
Nicéforo m Galician, Spanish, Portuguese
Galician, Spanish and Portuguese form of Nikephoros.
Nickel m Medieval Dutch, Medieval German, Dutch (Rare), German (Rare), English (Rare), Hunsrik
In Germany and the Netherlands, this name is a medieval short form of respectively Nicolaus and Nicolaas. In the case of the latter, it is via the medieval short form Nicol 1, of which Nickel is a variant.... [more]
Nicolly f Brazilian
Brazilian variant of Nicole in the style of similar names such as Danielly (See also Nicoli/Nicholi).
Nicoly f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Brazilian Portuguese variant of Nicole, reflecting the local pronunciation of the name.
Nicteu m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Nycteus.
Niède f Brazilian
Not available.... [more]
Nildo m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Short form of names ending in -nildo.
Nilma f Portuguese (Brazilian), Filipino
Apparently a feminine form of Newman.
Ninfídia f Portuguese
Portuguese form of Nymphidia.
Ninfidiano m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Nymphidianus.
Ninfídio m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Nymphidius.
Ninha f Portuguese
Diminutive of Ana.
Niquita f Portuguese
Diminutive of Nicola.
Niquito m Portuguese
Diminutive of Nicholas.
Nireu m Portuguese (Rare)
Portuguese form of Nireus.
Nísia f Portuguese (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Truncated form of Anísia and Dionísia. Nísia Floresta, born Dionísia Gonçalves Pinto, (1810 - 1885) was a Brazilian educator, translator, writer, poet, philosopher, and feminist.
Nita f Portuguese
Diminutive of Ana.
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).
Nô f Portuguese
Diminutive of Leonor.
Nobel m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Transferred use of the surname Nobel.
Noeli f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Portuguese adoption of Noélie.
Noeme f Greek (Modern, Rare), Spanish, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Spanish and Brazilian Portuguese cognate and Modern Greek form of Noemin.
Nono m Spanish, Portuguese
Portuguese and Spanish form of Nonnos via it's Latinized form Nonnus.
Nonô f Portuguese
Diminutive of Leonor.
Noriel m Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Either a variant of Nuriel or a combination of names like Nora 1 and Norberto with a name that ends in -iel, such as Ariel and Gabriel.
Norka f Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Seemingly derived from Russian норка (norka), referring to mink (both the animal and fur).
Normando m Italian (Rare), Spanish (Rare), Portuguese (Rare)
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Norman. Masculine form of Normanda.
Numeriano m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Numerian.
Nuninho m Portuguese
Diminutive of Nuno.
Nycoly f Brazilian (Modern, Rare)
Brazilian form of Nicole reflecting it's pronunciation.
Obadias m Portuguese, Biblical Portuguese
Portuguese form of Obadiah and variant of Abdias
Oceana f English (Rare), Brazilian (Rare, ?), German (Rare, ?)
Feminine form of Oceanus. As an English name, this was coined in the early 19th century.
Oceano m Italian (Archaic), Portuguese (Archaic)
Italian and Portuguese form of Okeanos via its latinized form Oceanus. Also compare the Italian and Portuguese noun oceano meaning "ocean".
Odália f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Portuguese form of Odalia. Also compare Odélia and Odília.
Odálio m Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Portuguese form of Odalio. Also compare Odélio and Odílio.
Odélia f French (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian)
French variant of Odélie and Portuguese form of Odelia 1. Also compare Odília.
Odélio m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Portuguese form of Odelio. Also compare Odílio.
Odilão m Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Portuguese form of Odilo and/or Odilon.
Odília f Portuguese, Provençal, Hungarian
Portuguese, Provençal and Hungarian form of Odilia. Also compare Odélia.
Odiliano m Italian (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Probably a combination of Odilon (Portuguese) or Odilone (Italian) with a given name that ends in -iano, such as Adriano and Luciano.
Odílio m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Portuguese form of Odilio. Also compare Odélio.... [more]
Odisseu m Catalan, Portuguese
Catalan and Portuguese form of Odysseus.
Odylia f Polish (Archaic), Dutch (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Polish variant of Otylia as well as a Dutch and Latin American variant spelling of Odilia.
Odylon m Polish (Rare), French (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Polish form of Odilon as well as a French and Brazilian Portuguese variant spelling of Odilon.
Ofíon m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Ophion.
Ofiúco m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Ophiouchos via its latinized form Ophiuchus.
Oldorelino m Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Most likely an invented name, which was possibly created by combining a name that ends in -oldo (such as Haroldo or Leopoldo) with Aurelino.... [more]
Olidia f Brazilian (Rare)
Elaboration of Lidia, probably influenced by names such as Olivia.
Olímpia f Gascon, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Gascon and Portuguese form of Olympias.
Olimpo m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Olympos.
Olivério m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Brazilian Portuguese form of Oliver.
Olivio m Portuguese (Brazilian), Galician (Rare), Italian (Rare)
Masculine form of Olivia and thus a masculine form of the saint's name Oliva.
Oneide f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Portuguese form of Oneida.
Opélio m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Opellius.
Optaciano m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Optatian.
Optato m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Optatus.
Ordália f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Derived from Portuguese ordália "ordeal".
Orfeu m Catalan, Corsican, Portuguese, Romanian
Catalan, Corsican, Portuguese and Romanian form of Orpheus.
Orione m Italian, Brazilian
Italian form of Orion.
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.
Orneu m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Orneus.
Osana f Medieval Italian, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Medieval Italian variant of Osanna and Portuguese variant of Hosana.
Osmar m Portuguese, Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish, Spanish (Latin American)
Combination of Os-, from names beginning in this pattern like Oscar and Osvaldo, and -mar, from names beginning in that pattern, e.g. María (Spanish)/Maria (Portuguese).
Osvalda f Spanish, Italian, Portuguese
Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese form of Oswalda.
Ósvi m Portuguese
Diminutive of Osvaldo.
Otacília f Portuguese (Brazilian), Literature
Portuguese form of Otacilia. Otacília is the love interest of the main character in João Guimarães Rosa's 1956 novel Grande Sertão: Veredas (The Devil to Pay in the Backlands in English), an adaptation of the faustian motif to the sertão.
Otelo m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Othello.
Óxilo m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Oxylos via its latinized form Oxylus.
Paciano m Portuguese, Spanish (Rare), Galician
Spanish, Galician and Portuguese form of Pacianus. This name was borne by the Filipino general and revolutionary Paciano Rizal (1851-1930), the brother of physician and writer Dr... [more]
Pacífico m Spanish (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Masculine version of Pacífica meaning "peaceful", from the Latin name Pacificus.
Pamáquio m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Pammachius.
Pânfilo m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Pamphilus.
Panopeu m Catalan, Portuguese
Catalan and Portuguese form of Panopeus.
Papoila f Portuguese
Portuguese form of Poppy.
Partênio m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Parthenios via Parthenius.
Partenopeu m Catalan, Portuguese
Catalan and Portuguese form of Parthenopaeus.
Pascário m Portuguese (Archaic)
Portuguese form of Pascarius, which is a variant of Pascharius.
Pascásia f Portuguese (Rare)
Portuguese form of Pascasia, which is a variant of Paschasia.
Pascásio m Portuguese (Rare)
Portuguese form of Pascasius, which is a variant of Paschasius.
Pasitea f Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Pasithea.
Paterno m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese form of Paternus.
Páti f Portuguese
Diminutive of Patricia.
Patie f Portuguese
Diminutive of Patricia.
Patrique m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Patrick.
Pátroclo m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Patroklos (see Patroclus).
Paty f Portuguese
Diminutive of Patricia.
Paulete f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Brazilian Portuguese form of Paulette.
Pedrita f Brazilian (Rare)
Feminine diminutive form of Pedro.
Pedrito m Spanish, Portuguese
Diminutive of Pedro.
Pégaso m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Pegasus.
Pelé m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Famous bearer of this name is Pelé (Born as Edson Arantes do Nascimento) and is widely regarded as the greatest player of all time. ... [more]
Peleu m Catalan, Portuguese
Catalan and Portuguese form of Peleus.
Penha f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Derived from Portuguese penha "cliff, rock", usually used in reference to the title of the Virgin Mary Nossa Senhora da Penha.
Penteu m Catalan, Portuguese
Catalan and Portuguese form of Pentheus.
Pepê m Portuguese
Diminutive of Pedro.
Pepino m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Peppino.
Percília f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Portuguese form of Percilia, the name of a genus of perch-like fish native to Chile. It is a diminutive of Latin perca, from Ancient Greek πέρκη (perke) "perch", cognate with περκνός (perknos) "dark-spotted".
Peregrino m Spanish (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Galician
Spanish, Galician and Portuguese form of Peregrinus.
Peri m Portuguese (Brazilian), Tupi (?)
Possibly derived from Tupi piripiri, which refers to a type of reed. This is the name of the hero of José de Alencar's novel The Guarani (1857), a fictional member of the Goitacá people of Brazil... [more]
Periandro m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Periander.
Pêro m Medieval Portuguese, Portuguese (Archaic)
Medieval Portuguese form of Peter and variant of Pero.
Pérola f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Derived from Portuguese pérola "pearl".
Perséfone f Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Persephone.
Perseu m Catalan, Portuguese, Romanian
Catalan, Portuguese and Romanian form of Perseus.
Petala f Brazilian
Are constituent parts of the flower, located at its most protective whorl. They are normally membranous structures, broad, colorful and have many functions, among them the attraction of pollinators.
Petrónio m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Petronius.
Peu m Portuguese
Diminutive of Pedro.
Piatã m New World Mythology, Tupi
Means "strong" in Tupi.
Piedade f Portuguese, Galician
Derived from Portuguese and Galician piedade "piety; pity, compassion".
Piedro m Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Possibly a combination of Pietro and Pedro.
Piério m Portuguese
Portuguese form of PIERIUS.
Pipa f Portuguese
Diminutive of Filipa and Felipa.
Pipia f Portuguese
Diminutive of Sofia.
Pipo m Portuguese
Diminutive of Filipe and Felipe.
Pirro m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Albanian
Italian, Spanish, Portuguese and Albanian form of Pyrrhos.
Piteu m Catalan, Portuguese
Catalan and Portuguese form of Pittheus.
Platão m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Plato.
Plutão m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Pluto.
Plutarco m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Plutarch.
Poliana f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Brazilian Portuguese adoption of Pollyanna. The name features prominently in the telenovela As Aventuras de Poliana (2018 - 2020), which is based on Eleanor H. Porter's classic children's novel Pollyanna (1913).
Políbio m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Polybius.
Policarpo m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Polycarp.
Polidoro m Spanish, Portuguese, Italian
Spanish, Italian and Portuguese form of Polydorus.
Polieucto m Italian, Portuguese, Spanish
Italian Portuguese and Spanish form of Polyeuctus (see Polyeuktos).
Pólux m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Pollux.
Pompéia f Portuguese
Portuguese feminine form of Pompeius.
Ponciano m Galician, Spanish, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Galician, Spanish and Portuguese form of Pontian.
Pórcio m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Porcius.
Porco m Portuguese
Meaning "pig" or "filthy" in Portuguese. Attack on Titan's Porco Galliard is a bearer of this name.
Porfírio m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Porphyrios (see Porfirio).
Posídon m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Poseidon.
Potenciana f Spanish (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Archaic), Filipino
Spanish and Portuguese form of Potentiana. This was the name of a Spanish saint from the late 16th century.
Potenciano m Spanish (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Archaic), Filipino
Spanish and Portuguese form of Potentianus. A notable bearer of this name was the Filipino musician Potenciano Gregorio (1880-1939).
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