Portuguese Submitted Names

Portuguese names are used in Portugal, Brazil and other Portuguese-speaking areas. See also about Portuguese names.
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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.
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]
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
Claro m Portuguese, Spanish (Rare), Filipino
Spanish and Portuguese form of Clarus.
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.
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.
Corbiniano m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Portuguese form of Corbinianus (see Korbinian).
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.
Crasso m Italian, Portuguese
Italian and Portuguese form of Crassus.
Crátilo m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Cratylus.
Crátipo m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Kratippos via its latinized form Cratippus.
Crato m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Kraft. It also coincides with the name of a Portuguese village.
Cremilda f Portuguese
Portuguese form of Kriemhild.
Cremilde f Portuguese
Portuguese form of Kriemhilde.
Cretão m Portuguese (Rare)
Portuguese form of Creton.
Creúsa f Spanish, Galician, Portuguese
Spanish, Galician and Portuguese form of Creusa.
Creusa f Greek Mythology (Latinized), Roman Mythology, Portuguese (Brazilian), Portuguese (African), Italian (Rare)
Latinized form of Greek Κρέουσα (Kreousa) meaning "princess", from κρέων (kreon) "king, royal" (compare Kreon). This was the name of the first wife of Aeneas, who was killed in the sack of Troy and then appeared to her husband as a ghost, encouraging him to move on without her and seek a new city.
Crimilda f Portuguese, Spanish, English (American)
Portuguese and Spanish form of Kriemhild.
Crio m Italian, Portuguese
Italian and Portuguese form of Crius (see Kreios).
Crisálida f Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese (Rare)
Spanish and Portuguese form of Chrysalis. In Spanish-speaking Latin America, it is mainly used in Venezuela.
Crises m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Chryses.
Crisipo m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Chrysippos via its latinized form Chrysippus.
Crísley f & m Portuguese (Brazilian, Modern, Rare)
Brazilian Portuguese borrowing of Christley.
Crispiano m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Crispian.
Crispim m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Crispin.
Crispina f Ancient Roman, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Sicilian, Medieval Latin
Feminine form of Crispinus. A notable bearer was the 2nd-century Roman empress Bruttia Crispina, the wife of Emperor Commodus. This name was also borne by a 4th-century Christian martyr from North Africa.
Crispiniano m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Crispinian.
Crispino m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Crispin.
Crispo m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Crispus.
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