Brazilian Submitted Names

Brazilian names are used in the country of Brazil in South America.
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Heleno m Portuguese
Masculine form of Helena.
Heleno m Portuguese, Esperanto
Esperanto and Portuguese form of Helenos via Helenus and masculine form of Helena.
Heliodora f Spanish (Rare), Portuguese (Rare), Polish (Rare)
Spanish and Portuguese feminine form of Heliodoro and Polish feminine form of Heliodor.
Henriqueta f Portuguese (Rare), Galician
Portuguese and Galician feminine form of Henrique.
Henrrique m Portuguese (Brazilian), Medieval Spanish
Brazilian Portuguese variant of Henrique and medieval Spanish variant of Enrique.
Heráclides m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Heraclides (see Herakleides).
Heráclito m Spanish, Portuguese, Galician
Spanish, Galician and Portuguese form of Herakleitos via its latinized form Heraclitus.
Hercílio m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Hercílio Pedro da Luz was a Brazilian politician who was the Governor of Santa Catarina.
Herlis m & f Spanish (Latin American, Modern), Portuguese (Brazilian, Modern)
Invented name, maybe inspired by Herbert and the popular suffix -lis.
Hermágoras m Portuguese, Spanish
Portuguese and Spanish form of Hermagoras.
Hermano m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Herman.
Hermengarda f Portuguese
Portuguese form of Irmingard.
Hermerico m Galician, Spanish, Portuguese
Galician, Spanish and Portuguese form of Hermeric.
Hermíone f Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Hermione.
Hermito m Spanish, Portuguese
Probably a diminutive of given names containing -herm-, such as Hermenegildo, Hermínio and Guilherme.... [more]
Hermócrates m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Hermocrates (see Hermokrates).
Hermotimo m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Hermotimus.
Hernâni m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Presumably a Portuguese variant of Hernán.
Herodião m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Herodion.
Heródoto m Galician, Spanish, Portuguese
Galician, Spanish and Portuguese form of Herodotus.
Hesíquio m Portuguese (Archaic)
Portuguese form of Hesychios via its latinized form Hesychius.
Héstia f Portuguese
Portuguese form of Hestia.
Heva f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Brazilian variant of Eva.
Hierão m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Hieron (see Hiero).
Hilarião m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Hilarion.
Hilderaldo m Brazilian
Famous bearer of this name is footballer of Italian origin Hilderaldo Bellini.
Hipácio m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Hypatios via it's Latinized form Hypatius.
Hiparco m Galician, Spanish, Portuguese
Galician, Spanish and Portuguese form of Hipparchus.
Hipátia f Portuguese
Portuguese form of Hypatia.
Hiperião m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Hyperion.
Hipócrates m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Hippocrates.
Hipolita f Spanish, Portuguese, Polish
Spanish, Portuguese, and Polish form of Hippolyta.
Hipseu m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Hypseus.
Homembom m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Omobono via Latinized form Homobonus
Homero m Galician (Rare), Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Galician, Spanish and Portuguese form of Homer.
Hortência f Portuguese, Brazilian
Means "hydrangea" in Portuguese.
Hostiliano m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Hostilian.
Hostílio m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Hostilius.
Huberto m Portuguese, Spanish
Portuguese and Spanish form of Hubert.
Hugueta f Catalan, Galician (Rare), Occitan, Portuguese, Spanish (Rare)
Catalan, Galician, Occitan, Portuguese and Spanish form of Huguette.
Hulda f Brazilian (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Hilda. Also, compare the names Astrid and Astrud, which could be more examples of how an I can turn into a U.
Iana f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Allegedly a variant of Ana.
Iberê m Brazilian, Tupi
Originally a diminutive of Itiberê, which is said to be derived from Tupi y "water; river" and tiri'ri "to drag oneself" and is thus commonly interpreted as "creeping river".
Ícaro m Greek Mythology, Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish (Rare)
Spanish and Portuguese form of Ikaros (see Icarus).
Idalice f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Possibly a contraction of Ida and Alice.
Idalina f English (Rare), Portuguese (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian), Romanian (Rare)
Combination of Ida with the popular suffix -lina.
Idalma f Spanish (Latin American), Spanish (Caribbean), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Elaboration of Idalia, probably influenced by the word alma "soul".
Idília f Portuguese (Archaic)
Portuguese form of Idilia.
Ifigénia f Hungarian, Portuguese
Hungarian and Portuguese form of Iphigenia.
Ífito m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Iphitus.
Igo m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Possibly a variant of Igor.
Ilaide f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Probably a combination of any given name starting with I- (such as Ileana) with Adelaide.... [more]
Ilane f South African, Brazilian
Problably a feminine form to Ilan.
Ilca f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Portuguese borrowing of Ilka.
Ildeu m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Male variation of Hilda
Ildibaldo m Italian, Portuguese
Italian and Portuguese form of Ildibad.
Ilisabeth f Brazilian
Brazilian variant of the name Elizabeth.
Ilma f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Likely an invented name based on Vilma.
Ilza f Polish, Sorbian, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Polish and Sorbian form of Ilse and Brazilian Portuguese variant of Ilsa.
Imperatriz f Portuguese
Portuguese cognate of Emperatriz.
Inabela f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Probably a combination of Inês with Isabela.
Inácia f Portuguese
Portuguese feminine form of Ignatius.
Inaiê f Tupi
Means "solitary hawk" in Tupi.
Inara f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Combination of Ina and the popular element -nara (cf. Tainara, Yonara).
Indaiá f Brazilian, Tupi
Derived from Tupi ini'yá "thread fruit", itself derived from Tupi inĩ "hammock" and Old Tupi 'ybá "fruit", referring to the use of fruit fibers for the production of (sleeping) hammocks.
Indio m Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian), English (Modern)
Most likely a variant of Indigo or a Latinized masculine form of India.... [more]
Inesinha f Portuguese
Diminutive of Inês.
Ingride f Old Swedish, Swedish (Archaic), Portuguese
Old Swedish variant of Ingrid which was still occasionally recorded in the early 1900s, as well as the Portuguese form of Ingrid.
Inoca f Portuguese
Diminutive of Inês.
Inogena f Portuguese, Literature (Portuguese-style)
Portuguese form of Innogen. While Imogênia is the portuguese form of Imogen
Inuecas f Portuguese
Diminutive of Ines.
Ioná f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Portuguese borrowing of Yonah.
Ipê f Tupi
Derived from Tupi ï'pe "shell (of a seed)". This is the Portuguese name for several bignoniaceae trees known for the beauty of their flowers. Moreover, the ipê was elected as the Brazilian national tree.
Ique m Portuguese
Diminutive of Henrique.
Iraci f Tupi, Brazilian
Derived from Tupi eíra "honey; honey bee" and Old Tupi sy "mother; origin, source".
Iracy f Brazilian, Tupi
Variant of Iraci.
Iraides f Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish (Canarian), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Portuguese form of Iraida, as well as a Spanish variant.
Iran m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Derived from place name Iran.
Irani f Tupi, Brazilian
Of uncertain origin and meaning.
Irany f Brazilian, Tupi
Variant of Irani.
Irecê f Tupi
Means "Water Surface"
Ireneu m Catalan, Corsican, Sicilian, Portuguese, Portuguese (Brazilian), Portuguese (African), Galician
Catalan, Corsican, Sicilian, Galician and Portuguese form of Ireneus.
Irian m & f Indonesian, Brazilian (Rare), Spanish (Rare)
Historical name for the island of New Guinea in Indonesian, from Biak meaning "hot land". It is also a woman-dragon character in Ursula K. Le Guin's Earthsea novels.
Irineu m Portuguese (Brazilian), Catalan (Rare), Romanian
Romanian form and Brazilian Portuguese and Catalan variant of Ireneu.
Iriseo m Spanish, Italian, Portuguese
masculine form of Iris Means "rainbow" in Greek.
Irlene f Brazilian, English (Rare)
Possibly a feminine form of Irl.
Irmo m Dutch, Brazilian
Masculine form of Irma.
Ironaldo m Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Possibly a combination of a name starting with I- with Ronaldo.
Isabelinha f Portuguese
Diminutive of Isabel and Isabela.
Isabete f Brazilian
Truncated from of Elisabete
Isael m Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish (Mexican)
Invented name, likely inspired by similar names like Ismael, Israel and Misael... [more]
Isalina f Portuguese
The name of the wives of Józef Boruwłaski, Daniel Lambert, and Ignace Nau.
Isamar f Spanish, Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Short form of Isabel María and Isabel Maria. (Also see Isa 2, Mar, Marisa.) This name briefly spiked in popularity for American girls in 1990 after it was used for the character Isamar Medina on the Venezuelan telenovela La revancha (1989).
Iseli f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Probably a contraction of Isabeli or otherwise a variant of Isabela. Also see Isela, Isel.
Iseu m Catalan (?), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Catalan and Portuguese form of Isaios via Isaeus.
Isilda f Portuguese, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Of uncertain origin and meaning, this name is usually treated as a variant of Isolda (compare Ishild).
Islana f Brazilian (Rare), Medieval German (Rare)
As a medieval German name, some academics consider this name to be derived from a Latin dative form of Isla.
Ismara f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Either a feminine form of Ismar or a contraction of Isamara.
Isócrates m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Isocrates.
Isolinda f Portuguese
Portuguese variant of Isolde
Israelle f American (Modern, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Feminization of Israel using the French feminine diminutive suffix -elle modelled on Danielle and Gabrielle.
Ítala f Portuguese
Portuguese form of Itala.
Ítalo m Portuguese, Galician
Portuguese and Galician form of Italo.
Iuna f Tupi
"Iuna" is a term derived from the Tupi-Guarani language, meaning "black river", by combining the words' 'y' (water, river) and "un" (black).
Ivã m Portuguese (Rare)
Portuguese form of Ivan.
Ivani f & m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Ivan, mostly feminine but also used for men. It peaked in popularity in Brazil in the 1960's.
Ivanilson m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Combination of Ivanildo and the suffix -son.
Ivanir f & m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Feminine variant and masculine form of Ivani.
Ivanusa f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Meaning unknown. This is the given name of boxer Ivanusa "Nancy" Moreira.
Ivão m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Ivan.
Ivete f Portuguese
Portuguese form of Yvette.
Izecson m Brazilian
This is the second given name of Brazilian footballer Ricardo Izecson dos Santos Leite, commonly known as Kaká (born 1982-)
Izilda f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Isilda. This was borne by Maria Izilda de Castro Ribeiro (1897-1911), a Portuguese girl who died aged 13; she is known to Brazilian Catholics as "Menina Izildinha", and is venerated as a Brazilian folk saint.
Izmael m Hungarian (Rare), Eastern African (Rare), Judeo-Catalan, Biblical Hungarian, Biblical Polish, Biblical Czech, Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Hungarian, Polish, Czech, Judeo-Catalan and Somali form of Ishmael, as well as a Spanish and Portuguese variant of Ismael.
Izolina f Portuguese (Brazilian), Lithuanian (Rare)
Portuguese variant and Lithuanian form of Isolina.
Jacaré m Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Means "alligator" or "cayman" in Portuguese.
Jacia f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Either an elaboration of Jaci 2 or a contraction of Jaciara.
Jaciara f Brazilian, Tupi
Derived from Tupi îasy "moon" and Old Tupi ara "lady, lord; day; weather" or îara "lady, lord".
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