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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Felismina f Portuguese
Possibly a diminutive of Felicissima.
Feliza f Spanish, Filipino
Variant of Felicia. It could be an elaborated form of the Spanish adjective feliz meaning "happy" or also a diminutive of Felizitas.
Feña f & m Spanish
Diminutive of Fernanda and Fernando.
Fer m Dutch, Limburgish, Spanish
Short form of Ferdinand (Dutch and Limburgish) as well as Fernando (Spanish).... [more]
Fercho m Spanish
Diminutive of Fernando.
Ferécides m Galician, Spanish, Portuguese
Galician, Spanish and Portuguese form of Pherecydes.
Ferécrates m Spanish
Spanish form of Pherecrates.
Fermino m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Brazilian Portuguese variant of Firmino.
Fermo m Spanish
Diminutive of Fermin.
Fernã m Brazilian
Shortened form of Fernão.
Fernado m Portuguese (Brazilian), Medieval Spanish
Brazilian Portuguese and medieval Spanish variant of Fernando.
Fernán m Galician (Rare), Spanish, Medieval Spanish
Galician form of Fernando, as well as a Spanish variant.
Ferni m Spanish
Diminutive of Fernando.
Fernita f Brazilian
Brazilian form of Fern.
Festo m Italian, Portuguese, Spanish
Italian, Portuguese and Spanish form of Festus.
Fez m Spanish
Diminutive of Fernando.
Fezinha f Portuguese
Portuguese diminutive form of Fernanda.
Fíalo f Spanish (Rare)
Spanish form of Phialo.
Fico m Spanish
Diminutive of Federico.
Fidelio m Italian, Spanish, Literature, Theatre
Italian and Spanish form of Fidelius.... [more]
Fidelito m Spanish (Latin American)
Diminutive form of Fidel.... [more]
Fidencio m Spanish (Latin American)
From the Latin word fidentius, meaning "to have confidence" or "to be daring".
Fifi f Portuguese
Diminutive of Filipa.
Filadelfia f Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese form of Philadelphia.
Filandro m Italian, Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Philander.
Filareto m Spanish
Spanish form of Philaretus.
Fileo m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Phyleus.
Fili m Portuguese
Diminutive of Filipe.
Filico m Spanish, Italian
Spanish form of Philiscus and Philicus and Italian form of Philicus
Filipinha f Portuguese
Diminutive of Filipa.
Fílis f Portuguese
Portuguese form of Phyllis.
Filis f Spanish
Spanish form of Phyllis.
Fillep m Hunsrik
Hunsrik form of Philip.
Fillipe m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Brazilian Portuguese variant of Filipe.
Fillippe m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Brazilian Portuguese variant of Filipe.
Filó f Portuguese
Diminutive of Filomena.
Filolao m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Philolaus.
Filolau m Catalan, Portuguese
Catalan and Portuguese form of Philolaus.
Filólogo m Spanish
Spanish form of Philologos via Philologus.
Filomela f Serbian, Macedonian, Russian, Ukrainian, Polish, Finnish, Indonesian, Turkish, Portuguese, Breton, Italian, Catalan, Basque, Galician, Spanish
Serbian, Macedonian, Russian, Ukrainian, Polish, Finnish, Indonesian, Turkish, Portuguese, Breton, Italian, Catalan, Basque, Galician, and Spanish form of Philomel.
Filomeno m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Philomenus.
Filón m Spanish
Spanish form of Philon.
Filonila f Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Philonilla.
Filopón m Spanish
Spanish form of Philoponus.
Filósofo m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Philosophos via Philosophus it is also the word for philosopher in Spanish and Portuguese.
Filostorgio m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Philostorgius.
Filóstrato m Spanish
Spanish form of Philostratus.
Filoteu m Catalan, Portuguese
Catalan and Portuguese form of Philotheos via its latinized form Philotheus.
Fina f Catalan, Spanish, Galician, Romansh
Romansh, Catalan and Spanish short form of Josefina and Galician short form of Xosefina.
Fineo m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Phineus.
Fineu m Catalan, Portuguese
Catalan and Portuguese form of Phineus.
Fini f Spanish
Diminutive of Josefa.
Finita f Spanish
Diminutive of Josefa.
Finita f Spanish
Diminutive of Fina.
Firmo m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Portuguese and Spanish form of Firmus and Italian variant of Fermo.
Fita f Spanish
Diminutive of Adelfa
Flamínia f Portuguese
Portuguese form of Flaminia.
Flégon m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Phlegon.
Flegón m Spanish
Spanish form of Phlegon.
Floralia f English, Spanish (Latin American)
Allegedly a rare elaboration of Flora, perhaps inspired by names like Rosalia.
Florazinha f Portuguese
Portuguese diminutive of Flora
Florchi f Spanish
Diminutive of Florencia.
Florchu f Spanish
Diminutive of Florencia.
Florci f Spanish
Diminutive of Florencia.
Florcita f Spanish
Diminutive of Florencia.
Flordelis f Spanish (Philippines), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Derived from Spanish flor de lis, meaning "fleur de lis".
Floreal m Spanish (Rare)
Spanish form of Floréal. This name was brought to public attention by the novel 'Sembrando Flores' (1906) by Catalan anarchist Juan Montseny Carret, whose main characters are named Floreal and Armonía, and thus it came to be used by anarchist parents who were eager to reject traditional names during the Second Spanish Republic (1931-1939).
Floreana f Spanish
Originally the name of one of the Galapagos Islands. ... [more]
Floreanita f Spanish
Diminutive of Floreana.
Florença f Portuguese (Brazilian), Lengadocian, Provençal, Gascon
Occitan and obsolescent Portuguese form of Florentia.
Florenta f Spanish (Rare)
Feminine form of Florente as well as a variant form of Florencia, which is the main Spanish form of Florentia.... [more]
Florente m Spanish (Rare)
Spanish form of Florens as well as a variant form of Florencio, which is the main Spanish form of Florentius.
Florenza f Italian, Spanish (Archaic)
Italian variant of Fiorenza and Spanish variant of Florencia and/or Florenta.
Florenzo m Italian (Rare), Spanish (Archaic)
Italian variant of Fiorenzo and Spanish variant of Florencio and/or Florente.
Floresta f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Spanish (Philippines, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Floresta. It may also occasionally be given in reference to Dionísia Gonçalves Pinto (1810-1885), better known as Nísia Floresta Brasileira Augusta or simply Nísia Floresta, a Brazilian educator, translator, writer, poet, philosopher, and feminist.
Floriberto m Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Floribert.
Flórida f Portuguese (Rare)
Portuguese form of Florida.
Florida f Late Roman, Albanian, Italian (Rare), English (American), Spanish (Latin American), Louisiana Creole
Feminine form of Floridus. This is also the name of a state in the United States of America, which was originally named La Florida by the Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León (1474-1521)... [more]
Floridalma f Spanish (Latin American), Central American
Either a combination of the names Florida and Alma 1 or a combination of the related Spanish words florida meaning "flourishing, blooming, florid" and alma meaning "soul"... [more]
Flórido m Portuguese (Rare)
Portuguese form of Floridus.
Florido m Italian (Rare), Spanish (Rare)
Italian and Spanish form of Floridus. This was the name of an Italian saint from the 6th century AD.
Florimundo m Portuguese (Rare)
Portuguese form of Florimund. Also compare Florimond.
Florio m Italian (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Romansh (Archaic)
Italian and Spanish form of Florius. A known bearer of this name was the Uruguayan architect and art critic Florio Parpagnoli (1909-1978).
Floripes f Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish (Philippines, Rare), Folklore
Derived from Portuguese and Spanish flor "flower".
Florisbela f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Combination of Portuguese flor "flower" and bela "pretty, beautiful".
Focas m Catalan, Spanish, Portuguese
Catalan Spanish and Portuguese form of Phokas (see Phocas).
Fócio m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Photios via Photius.
Focio m Spanish (Rare)
Spanish form of Photios.
Foco m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Phokos via its latinized form Phocus.
Fofo m Spanish
Diminutive of Rodolfo.
Folcuino m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Folcwin.
Fon m Spanish
Diminutive of Alfonso.
Fonsi m Spanish
Diminutive of Alfonso.
Fonsie m Italian, Spanish
Diminutive of Alfonso.
Fonso m Spanish, Galician
Diminutive of Alfonso or Ildefonso.
Formiga m & f Brazilian
A Portuguese word meaning "ant". ... [more]
Formoso m Galician, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Galician, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Formosus.
Foroneo m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Phoroneus.
Foroneu m Catalan, Portuguese
Catalan and Portuguese form of Phoroneus.
Fortuno m Filipino (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Masculine form of Fortuna or a shortened form of Fortunato.
Fósforo m Spanish
Spanish form of Phosphoros.
Fotino m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Φωτεινός (Photeinos) and Φωτίνος (Photinos) via their latinized form Photinus.
Francescoli m Spanish (Latin American, Modern, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Francescoli, named in honour of former Uruguayan football player Enzo Francescoli (1961-).
Franchesca f English (Rare), Spanish (Rare)
Spanish and English variant of Francesca, reflecting the Italian pronunciation.
Francia f Spanish, South American, French
From Latin Francia meaning "France" (see Francia). Also compare France 1.
Francielo m Brazilian (Rare)
Form of Franciel, which probably comes from Francis.
Francinara f Portuguese (Brazilian, Modern, Rare)
Combination of Francisca and the popular suffix -nara (like in Tainara and Edinara).
Franclim m Portuguese (Rare)
Portuguese form of Franklin.
Franklene f Brazilian (Modern, Rare)
Brazilian feminine variant of Franklin.
Frankllyn m English (American), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Franklin, most often used in Brazil.
Fransuá m Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Spanish form of François reflecting the French pronunciation.
Frasco m Spanish
Diminutive of Francisco.
Frascuelo m Spanish
Diminutive of Francisco.
Frasquita f Spanish
Diminutive of Francisca.
Fré m & f Dutch, Portuguese
Portuguese diminutive of Frederico as well as a Dutch variant spelling of Free. It is also used as a short form of Frédéric and Frédérique in both the Netherlands and Flanders (the Dutch-speaking part of Belgium).
Freddi m & f English (Modern, Rare), German, Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of English Freddy, also a variant of German and Latin American Fredy.
Fredegunda f Spanish
Spanish form of Fredegund.
Fredi m & f English (Rare), Spanish (Latin American), German
Variant of English Freddy, also a variant of Latin American and German Fredy.
Fredinho m Portuguese
Portuguese diminutive of names containing -fred-, such as Frederico, Alfredo and Godofredo.
Fredson m English (American, Rare), Brazilian
Transferred use of the surname Fredson.
Fredy m Spanish (Latin American), German
Latin American and German variant of Freddy.
Fridolina f German (Rare), Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare), Italian (Rare), Romanian (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Romansh
Feminine form of Fridolin. This name is borne by Swedish soccer player Fridolina Rolfö (b. 1993).
Frínico m Spanish
Spanish form of Phrynichus.
Fritigerno m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Fritigern.
Frixo m Galician, Spanish
Galician and Spanish form of Phrixos (see Phrixus).
Frodoberto m Italian, Portuguese, Spanish
Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish form of Frodobert.
Froilán m Spanish, Galician
Spanish derivative of Froila, a Visigothic name probably derived from Germanic *frau "lord" (Gothic frauja "lord"; compare Freyr) and the Gothic name suffix *ila... [more]
Frontão m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Fronto.
Frontino m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Frontinus.
Frontón m Spanish
Spanish form of Fronto.
Froy m Spanish (Latin American), English (American, Rare)
Short form of Froylán (Spanish) and contraction of Fitzroy (English). In the United States, it is possible that there are also cases where this name is derived from the rare surname Froy.... [more]
Fructuosa f Spanish
Feminine form of Fructuoso.
Frumário m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Frumar.
Frumario m Spanish
Spanish form of Frumar.
Frutos m Spanish (Rare), History (Ecclesiastical, Hispanicized)
Spanish form of Fructus. It also coincides with the related Spanish word frutos meaning "fruits". Notable bearers of this name include Frutos Baeza (1861-1918), a Spanish poet and writer of the Murcian dialect, and Frutos Feo Pérez (1972-), a retired Spanish sprinter.
Frutuoso m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Fructuosus.
Fufu m Portuguese
Portuguese diminutive of Fulgéncio
Fujimori m Japanese (Rare), South American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Fuji and 盛 (mori) meaning "heap, pile," 森 (mori) meaning "forest" or 守 (mori) meaning "protection." It is rarely used in Japan and is more often found as a surname.... [more]
Fulberto m Italian, Portuguese, Spanish
Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish form of Fulbert.
Fulcrán m Spanish
Spanish form of Folcram.
Fulgencia f Spanish
Feminine form of Fulgencio.
Fulgéncio m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Fulgentius (see Fulgencio).
Furián m Spanish
Spanish form of Furian.
Furiano m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Furianus.
Furseo m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Fursey via it's Latinized form Furseus.
Fusciano m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Fuscianus.
Fusco m Italian (Archaic), Spanish
Spanish and archaic Italian forms of Fuscus.
Gaba f Spanish
Diminutive of Gabriella.
Gabo m Spanish
Diminutive of Gabriel.
Gabri m Spanish
Diminutive of Gabriel.
Gabrielita f Spanish
Diminutive of Gabriela.
Gabrielito m Spanish
Spanish diminutive of Gabriel.
Gabrielys f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Combination of Gabriela and the popular Spanish suffix -lys used in names such as Odalys (compare Danielys and Gabriely).
Gabryeli f Brazilian (Rare)
Creative version of Gabriela (See also Danyeli).
Gabs m & f Brazilian
Short form of Gabriel or Gabriela.
Gal f Portuguese
Diminutive of Maria da Graça. This was borne by the Brazilian singer Gal Costa (1945-2022), whose birth name was Maria da Graça Costa Penna Burgos.
Galactorio m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Galactorius.
Galán m Spanish (Rare)
Masculine form of Gala 2.
Galeno m Spanish, Italian
Spanish and Italian form of Galen.
Galicia f Galician, Spanish (Latin American)
From the land of Galicia in analogy to other toponymic names like América or África. It is associated to Galician emigration, so this name can be found now in Latin American countries.
Galileu m Portuguese (Rare)
Portuguese form of Galileo.
Galván m Spanish, Galician
Spanish and Galician form of Gawain.
Gandulfo m Spanish
Spanish form of Gandulf via it's Latinized form Gandulfus.
Gangulfo m Spanish
Spanish form of Gangulf via it's Latinized form Gangulphus.
Ganímedes m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Ganymede.
García f Spanish (Rare, ?)
Transferred use of the surname García.
García m Spanish, Medieval Spanish
Spanish form of Garsea, possibly related to the Basque word hartz meaning "bear". It was widely used as a first name in Spain since the Middle Ages until the 17th century... [more]
Garcia m Portuguese (Brazilian), Medieval Spanish
Portuguese form of Garsea, as well as a medieval Spanish variant.
Garcilaso m Medieval Spanish, Spanish (Rare)
Combination of Garci or García and the surname Laso. It is the name of a famous Spanish poet and soldier from the 16th century.
Garrincha m Portuguese (Brazilian)
An invented name, derived from Portuguese carriça meaning "wren", referring to the small brown songbird. It was borne by the Brazilian soccer player Manuel Francisco dos Santos (1933-1983), who was better known as Mané Garrincha or simply Garrincha; he was given this nickname by his sister because of his small appearance.
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