Brazilian Submitted Names

Brazilian names are used in the country of Brazil in South America.
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Betinho m Portuguese
Diminutive of Roberto.
Betino m Brazilian (Rare)
Masculine form of Betina.
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.
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]
Bibi m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Brazilian Portuguese diminutive of Fábio or Fabiano.
Bibo m Portuguese
Diminutive of Gabriel.
Bishnud m Tupi
A popular name among Tupi communities in Formosa (Argentina), this name may also be a Guarani mythological god.
Bizas m Bosnian, Spanish (Rare), Portuguese (Rare)
Bosnian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Byzas.
Boemundo m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Bohemond via Latinized form Boemundus.
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
Brasília f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Feminine form of place name Brasil.
Brasílio m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Masculine form of Brasília. A notable bearer was Brazilian composer Brasílio Itiberê da Cunha (1846-1911).
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]
Brendo m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Meaning uncertain, could be a masculine form of Brenda, a variant of Brendan or a variant of Breno.
Brício m Brazilian
Brazilian form of Brice.
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.
Ca f Portuguese
Diminutive of Camila and Carla.
Caamanha f Tupi, New World Mythology
Derived from caamania meaning “forest mother” in the Classical Tupi and Nheengatu languages.
Caca f Portuguese
Diminutive of Camila and Carla.
Cacá m & f Portuguese
Diminutive of Carlos and Carolina.
Caçapava f Tupi
Derived from Tupi ka'a asapaba meaning "stroll through the forest".
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.
Cafu m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Famous bearer of this name is Cafu (Born as Marcos Evangelista de Morais).
Caim m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Cain.
Caique m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Folk etymology likes to consider this name to be of Tupi origin and assigns it the meaning "water bird". Since no etymology or evidence of use by the Tupi people has ever been provided, it is likely that this is a faux-indigenous name... [more]
Cajó m Portuguese
Diminutive of Carlos Jorge.
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".
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.
Calline f English (Modern, Rare), Brazilian (Modern, Rare)
Feminized variant of Callen or a variant of Calleen or Coline (See also Colline and Callyn).
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.
Camané m Portuguese
Short form of the compound name Carlos Manuel, composed of Ca- and Mané... [more]
Cambuci f Tupi, Guarani
Derived from Tupi-Guarani cambucy meaning "pot; vase".
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.
Camocim f Tupi, Guarani
Means "pot; vase" in Tupi and Guarani.
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, Italian, Portuguese, History (Ecclesiastical, Hispanicized)
Spanish, Italian 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.
Cario m English (Modern, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Spanish (Philippines, Rare)
Rhyming variant of Mario/Dario influenced by Cairo and the English word car.
Caritão m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Chariton.
Carlão m Portuguese
Diminutive form of Carlos.
Carlean m & f Brazilian (Rare), American (Rare)
In Brazil, this name could possibly be an elaboration of Carl.... [more]
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.
Carlini f Brazilian (Rare)
Brazilian phonetic variant of Carline.
Carlino m Portuguese (Rare), Italian (Rare)
Variant of Carlinhos or an elaboration of Carlo/Carlos.
Carlis m & f English (American, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Meaning unknown. Most likely an elaboration of Carl or a variant of Carlisle, Carlise or Carlisa.
Carlise f American (Rare), Brazilian (Rare)
Variant of Carlisa in the style of Annelise and Elise (See also Charlize).
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.
Carpo m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Carpus.
Cassandro m Italian, Portuguese
Italian and Portuguese form of Cassander.
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.
Catiana f Brazilian
Variant of Katiana and elaboration of Catia.
Cau f Portuguese
Diminutive of Claudia and Claudio.
Ceci f Brazilian
Name invented by José de Alencar for his novel "O Guarani". It is thought both as a short form of Cecilia and as a pun on the Guarani wordf sasy ("to hurt").
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
Celéstia f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Portuguese form of Caelestia. Also compare the masculine counterpart Celéstio.
Celéstio m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Caelestius.
Celidônio m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Celedonius.
Celim m Portuguese
Diminutive of Marcelo.
Celita f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Possibly a diminutive of Célia.
Celo m Portuguese
Diminutive of Marcelo.
Cemira f Brazilian
Variant of Semira.
Cenira f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Possibly a variant of Zenir.
Cérbero m Galician, Portuguese
Galician and Portuguese form of Cerberus.
Césaro m Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), History (Portuguese-style)
Portuguese form of Caesarus. He was a chieftain of the Lusitanians, a proto-Celtic tribe during the Roman conquest of Hispania.
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.
Chelo m Portuguese
Diminutive of Marcelo.
Childerico m Italian (Rare), Spanish, Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Childeric.
Chilperico m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Chilperic.
Chindasvinto m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Chindaswinth.
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.
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.
Cícero m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Portuguese form of Cicero. It became popular because of Padre Cícero, a Brazilian priest who became a spiritual leader to the people of the Northeast Region of Brazil.
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".
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).
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.
Claudemir m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Either a Brazilian Portuguese variant of Clodomiro or a combination of Cláudio (or even Claude) with a Portuguese given name that ends in -mir, such as Ademir and Almir 1.... [more]
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.
Claudir m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Contracted form of Claudemir. Also compare the somewhat similar-looking name Clotário.
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.
Cléber m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Portuguese adoption of the surname Kleber.
Cleberson m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Combination of Cléber and a name ending in -son, such as Anderson, Edson or Robson.
Clemêncio m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Clementius.
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