South American Submitted Names

South American names include those from Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, and Venezuela.
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Elisita f Spanish, Italian
Diminutive of Elisa.
Éliton m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Possibly a variant of Wellington.
Elivelton m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Allegedly a combination of Eli 1 and Welton.
Elivia f Brazilian (Modern, Rare)
Unknown meaning. Perhaps an elaboration of Olivia with the influence of names such as Elisa
Elixabeth f English (Modern, Rare), Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Elizabeth, with the Spanish name possibly influenced by Basque Elixabete.
Elizeth f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Portuguese (African, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Possibly a contraction of Elizabeth used in Latin America and Angola; also compare Lizeth. A famous bearer of this name was Elizeth Cardoso (1920-1990), a Brazilian singer and actress... [more]
Ellanova f Portuguese
Combination of Ella 2 and Nova.
Elo f Spanish
Diminutive of Eloisa.
Eloá f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Portuguese (Brazilian) form of Eloah.
Eloah m & f Theology, Portuguese (Brazilian)
A variant of Elah or a singular form of Elohim, typically occurring only in poetry and prose. This unusual singular form of Elohim is used in six places for heathen deities (cf... [more]
Elódia f Portuguese
Portuguese form of Elodia
Eloína f Spanish
Feminine form of Eloy.
Eloisy f Brazilian (Rare)
Brazilian variant of Eloise reflecting the Brazilian Portuguese pronunciation.
Elpidia f Greek, Spanish, Italian, Polish
Feminine form of Elpidius.
Elsita f Spanish (Rare)
Diminutive of Elsa. Also compare Elsy.
Eluara f Brazilian (Rare)
Elaborated form of Luara, which is an elaborated form of Laura.
Elva f Slovene, Spanish
Spanish short form and Slovene diminutive of Elvira.
Elvirinha f Portuguese
Diminutive of Elvira.
Elviro m Spanish (Rare), Asturian
Masculine form of Elvira.
Elzo m Portuguese (Brazilian)
The meaning of this name is unknown.... [more]
Emannuele f Brazilian (Rare)
Brazilian feminine variant of Emanuel.
Emanoel m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Brazilian variant of Emanuel.
Emélia f Portuguese
Portuguese form of Emmelia.
Emelix f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Perhaps a blend of Emely (itself a Hispanic variant of Emily, reflecting the English pronunciation) and Alix.
Emerencia f Hungarian, Spanish (Rare)
Hungarian and Spanish form of Emerentia.
Emerenciana f Spanish, Portuguese, Catalan, Medieval Flemish
Catalan, Spanish, Portuguese and medieval Flemish form of Emerentiana.
Emérico m Spanish (Rare)
Spelling variant of Américo.
Emérita f Spanish, Galician
Spanish and Galician form of Emerita.
Emiley f Brazilian (Rare), English
Elaborated form of Emily or just a variant for Emily.
Emilinha f Portuguese
Diminutive of Emilia.
Emilinho m Portuguese
Diminutive of Emilio.
Emita f Spanish
Spanish diminutive of Ema 1.
Empera f Spanish
Short form of Emperatriz.
Enar f Asturian, Spanish
Possibly a variant of Henar.
Enarê m Brazilian (Rare)
Indigenous name from Brazil, Enarê means "god of the rivers".
Encarnação f Portuguese
Portuguese form of Encarnación.
Endeide f Spanish (Rare), Italian (Rare)
Spanish and Italian form of Endeïs.
Eneas m Galician, Spanish
Galician and Spanish form of Aeneas.
Enecón m Spanish
Spanish form of Eneko via Enecus and variant of Íñigo.
Enedina f History (Ecclesiastical), Spanish, Portuguese (Brazilian), Sardinian (Rare), Medieval Basque
Possibly from Greek ἐνηδύνω (enedýno) meaning "to cheer, to gratify". This was the name of an early Christian saint from Sardinia, known as Henedina in Latin; she was martyred with Saints Justa and Justina in the year 130 AD... [more]
Eneias m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Aeneas.
Eneo m Spanish (Rare)
Spanish form of Oeneus.
Enesidemo m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Aenesidemus.
Engracia f Spanish, Galician
Spanish and Galician form of Engratia.
Enguerrando m Portuguese (Rare)
Portuguese form of Ingram.
Enilda f Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish (Latin American)
Feminine form of Enildo or else a variant of Anilda.
Enio m Spanish (Latin American), Friulian
Spanish and Friulian form of Ennio.
Enith f Spanish
This feminine name is predominantly found in Latin America. I am not entirely certain about the meaning and origin of this name, but it may possibly be a variant spelling of Enid.
Enoc m Biblical Spanish, Spanish
Spanish form of Enoch.
Enopião m Portuguese (Rare)
Portuguese form of Oenopion.
Enopión m Spanish (Rare)
Spanish form of Oenopion.
Enriquito m Spanish
Diminutive of Enrique.
Eolo m Italian (Rare), Spanish (Rare)
Italian and Spanish form of Aiolos.
Epafrodito m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Epaphroditus.
Epaminondas m Ancient Greek (Latinized), Greek, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Latinized form and modern Greek transcription of Epameinondas. This name was borne by a general and statesman of 4th-century BC Greece who transformed the ancient Greek city-state of Thebes, leading it out of Spartan subjugation into a preeminent position in Greek politics... [more]
Epicteto m Spanish (Rare)
Spanish form of Epiktetos via its latinized form Epictetus.
Epifanía f Spanish
Spanish form of Epiphania.
Epifania f Spanish (Rare), Galician (Rare), Italian (Rare), Corsican, Polish (Rare)
Spanish, Galician, Italian, Corsican and Polish feminine form of Epiphanius. A fictional bearer is Epifania Fitzfassenden, a central character in George Bernard Shaw's play 'The Millionairess' (1936).
Epímaco m Spanish
Spanish form of Epimachus.
Epimeteo m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Epimetheus.
Epimeteu m Catalan, Portuguese, Romanian
Catalan, Portuguese and Romanian form of Epimetheus.
Epístrofo m Spanish
Spanish form of Epistrophus.
Epitácio m Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Probably comes from Greek επιτακτες (epitaktes), which means "leader, commander".
Epiteto m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Epiktetos via its latinized form Epictetus.
Equión m Spanish (Rare)
Spanish form of Echion.
Equionte m Portuguese (Rare)
Portuguese form of Echion.
Erasto m Italian, Portuguese, Spanish
Italian Portuguese and Spanish forms of Erastos (see Erastus).
Eratóstenes m Galician, Spanish, Portuguese
Galician, Spanish and Portuguese form of Eratosthenes.
Erazmo m Croatian (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Croatian form of Erasmus and Hispanic variant of Erasmo.
Érebo m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Erebus.
Eremita f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Derived from Portuguese eremita "hermit".
Erenia f Spanish (Rare), Aragonese (Rare)
Variant of Herenia, also an Aragonese form.
Erenita f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Apparently a variant of Eremita.
Erice m & f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Presumably a Brazilian form of Eric.
Eridian m Albanian (Rare), Brazilian (Rare)
Origins uncertain. This coincides with a word meaning "of Eris", referring to the dwarf planet.
Erígio m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Erigyius.
Erigo m Italian (Rare), Spanish (Rare), Portuguese (Rare)
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Eric.
Érik m Spanish
Spanish form of Erik.
Erikon m Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Possibly a transferred use of the surname Erikon.
Erinalda f Brazilian
Feminine form of Erinaldo
Erinaldo m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Probably a variant of Rinaldo.
Erine f Portuguese (Brazilian, ?)
Unknown meaning. Perhaps a variant of Erin.
Erique m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Brazilian Portuguese form of Eric.
Erison m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Invented name, possibly inspired by similar names like Eric and Emerson.
Erivaldo m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Portuguese form of Hariwald and thus a variant of Haroldo.
Erivan m German (Modern, Rare), Brazilian
Of unknown origin and meaning.... [more]
Erivana f Brazilian
Feminine form of Erivan.
Erlindo m Portuguese (Rare), Spanish (Latin American)
Probably a Portuguese variant of Arlindo as well as the Spanish equivalent of Arlindo.
Ermenilde f Portuguese (Rare)
Portuguese form of Irmhild.
Ermeson m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Possibly a variant of Emerson.
Ermila f Spanish (Archaic)
Feminine form of Ermilo.
Ernandes m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Derived from the surname Hernandes.
Ernâni m Portuguese
Portuguese variant form of Hernâni.
Erne m Spanish
Short form of Ernesto.
Erni m Spanish
Short form of Ernesto.
Erondina f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Derived from Vulgar Latin *harundina, ultimately derived from Latin hirundo "swallow".
Erquinoaldo m Spanish
Spanish form of Erchinoald.
Erundina f Spanish (Rare), Galician
Spanish and Galician form of Erondina.
Erundino m Spanish (Rare)
Spanish masculine form of Erondina.
Esai m Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Indian
As a Spanish name, Esai is likely a short form of Esaias (and possibly influenced by Esau).
Esaú m Catalan (Rare), Spanish, Portuguese
Catalan, Spanish and Portuguese form of Esau.
Escamandro m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Skamandros via Scamander.
Escarlate f Portuguese (Rare)
Portuguese cognate of Scarlet.
Escarleth f Spanish
Spanish variant of Scarlet or Scarlett.
Escarlette f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant form of Escarlata, which is predominantly found in the Spanish-speaking countries in South America. This form of the name was probably influenced by its English counterpart Scarlett.
Escauro m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Scaurus.
Escipión m Spanish
Spanish form of Scipio.
Esciro m Spanish (Rare)
Spanish form of Sciron.
Esclavitud f Spanish
Means "slavery" in Spanish, taken from the Spanish (Galician) title of the Virgin Mary, Nuestra Señora de la Esclavitud (Nosa Señora da Escravitude), meaning "Our Lady of the Slavery," venerated at the church in Padrón in the Galician province of A Coruña... [more]
Escolástica f Spanish, Galician, Portuguese
Spanish, Galician and Portuguese form of Scholastica.
Escolástico m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Scholasticus (see Scholastica).
Escribónia f Portuguese
Portuguese form of Scribonia.
Escribonia f Spanish
Spanish form of Scribonia.
Escribônio m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Scribonius.
Escribonio m Spanish
Spanish form of Scribonius.
Esculápio m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Asklepios via Aesculapius.
Esie f Spanish, American
Diminutive of Esperanza.
Esiquio m Spanish
An Hispanicized form of Ezekiel.
Esmael m Filipino, Maguindanao, Persian, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Maguindanao form of Ismail, Persian alternate transcription of Esmail as well as a Brazilian Portuguese variant of Ismael.
Esmaragda f Spanish (Rare), Portuguese (Archaic)
Spanish and Portuguese form of Smaragda.
Esmaragdo m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Smaragdos via its latinized form Smaragdus.
Esmelda f English, Spanish
Diminutive of Esmeralda.
Esmeraldas f Spanish (Latin American)
From the name of a city and province in northwestern Ecuador, derived from Spanish esmeraldas, which is the plural form of esmeralda meaning "emerald".
Esmil m Spanish (Latin American)
Most commonly used in the Dominican Republic.
Esmirna f Portuguese (Rare)
Portuguese form of Myrrha.
Espártaco m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Spartacus.
Espartaco m Spanish
Spanish form of Spartacus.
Espe f Spanish
Diminutive of Esperanza.
Esper f Spanish
Short for popular name Esperanza
Esperanzo m Spanish (Rare)
Masculine form of Esperanza.
Esperidião m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Espiridião. This is borne by Brazilian politician Esperidião Amin (1947-).
Espeusipo m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Speusippos via its latinized form Speusippus.
Espiridião m Portuguese (Rare)
Portuguese form of Spyridon.... [more]
Espiridiona f Spanish
Feminine form of Espiridión. Espiridiona Bonifacio de Castro (1875–1956) was a Filipino revolutionary.
Espúrio m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Spurius.
Espurio m Spanish
Spanish form of Spurius.
Estácio m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Stachys.
Estacio m Spanish
Spanish form of Stachys.
Estanislado m Spanish (Latin American)
Latin American variant of Estanislao.
Estanislau m Catalan, Galician (Rare), Gascon, Provençal, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Catalan, Galician, Portuguese, Gascon and Provençal form of Stanislav.
Estasandro m Spanish
Spanish form of Stasander.
Estasanor m Spanish
Spanish form of Stasanor.
Estatília f Portuguese
Portuguese form of Statilia.
Estatilia f Spanish
Spanish form of Statilia.
Estatílio m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Statilius.
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