OtacíliafPortuguese (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.
PacianomPortuguese, 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]
PáscoafPortuguese (African, Rare) Derived from Portuguese Páscoa "Easter", ultimately derived from Vulgar Latin pascua via Old Galician-Portuguese Pascoa (compare Italian Pasqua).
PelémPortuguese (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]
PenhafPortuguese (Brazilian) Derived from Portuguese penha "cliff, rock", usually used in reference to the title of the Virgin Mary Nossa Senhora da Penha.
PercíliafPortuguese (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".
PerimPortuguese (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]
PolianafPortuguese (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).
PrazeresfPortuguese (Brazilian, Rare) Derived from Portuguese prazeres, the plural form of prazer "pleasure", this name is used in reference to the title of the Virgin Mary Nossa Senhora dos Prazeres ("Our Lady of Pleasures")... [more]
PretafPortuguese (Brazilian, Rare) Means "black" in portuguese. This name is borne by the Brazilian actress and singer Preta Maria Gadelha Gil Moreira, mostly known as Preta Gil.
ProtásiomPortuguese Portuguese form of Protasius. Known bearers of this name include the Brazilian physician and politician Protásio Antônio Alves (1859-1933) and Protásio Garcia Leal (1858-1943), who was one of the three founders of the Brazilian city of Três Lagoas.