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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Illán m Asturian, Medieval Spanish, Spanish
Asturian and Medieval Spanish form of Julian. It was borne by the son of saint Isidro, and it has seen some revival in Asturias and Castille in modern times.
Illapa f & m Inca Mythology, Aymara
Means "lightning" in Aymara.
Illari f Quechua
Quechua feminine given name derived from ilariy meaning "resplendent, radiant, aglow/alight, glittering" or, as a noun, "dawn".
Illasisa f Quechua
Means "flower amulet" in Quechua.
Ilma f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Likely an invented name based on Vilma.
Iluminado m Spanish
Spanish form of Illuminatus via Illuminata.
Ilza f Polish, Sorbian, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Polish and Sorbian form of Ilse and Brazilian Portuguese variant of Ilsa.
Imaña f & m Aymara
Means "keep safe" in Aymara.
Imaray f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Spanish (Caribbean, Rare)
This is borne by Cuban social media personality Imaray Ulloa (1990-).
Imasiri m & f Aymara
Means "thrifty" in Aymara.
Imasumaq f Quechua
Means "how beautiful!" in Quechua.
Imeria f Italian (Rare), Spanish (Rare)
Feminine form of Imerio, ultimately from Greek Himerios.
Imogena f Spanish, Polish, Czech, Slovak
Spanish, Polish, Czech and Slovak form of Imogen.
Imperatriz f Portuguese
Portuguese cognate of Emperatriz.
Ina f Spanish
Diminutive of Ignacia.
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 English, Portuguese (Brazilian), Popular Culture
The name of a leading female character from the TV show Firefly and Serenity movie created by Joss Whedon.... [more]
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.
Indiano m Spanish (Modern, Rare), Italian (Modern, Rare)
Spanish and Italian masculine form of Indiana.
Índigo m & f Spanish (Modern, Rare)
Spanish form of Indigo, the purplish-blue colour.
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.
Ineso m Spanish (Rare)
Masculine form of Inés.
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.
Inis f Quechua
Quechua form of Ines.
Inkasisa f Quechua
Means "royal flower" in Quechua from inka meaning "royal, king", and sisa meaning "flower".
Inkillu m Aymara
Means "witness" in Aymara.
Inkini f & m Aymara
Means "lucky" in Aymara.
Inmaculado m Spanish
Masculine form of Inmaculada.
Inoca f Portuguese
Diminutive of Inês.
Inocente m Spanish, Galician
Derived from Spanish and Galician inocente, meaning "innocent, blameless; naïve". It is used in reference to the Christian festival Día de los (Santos) Inocentes (Childermas) celebrated on December 28.
Inogena f Portuguese, Literature (Portuguese-style)
Portuguese form of Innogen. While Imogênia is the portuguese form of Imogen
Inriki m Quechua
Quechua form of Henry.
Inti Qhana f Aymara
From the Aymara inti meaning "sun" and qhana meaning "clear, evident".
Inuecas f Portuguese
Diminutive of Ines.
Ioná f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Portuguese borrowing of Yonah.
Iovanny m Spanish (Italianized, Rare)
Variant of Giovanni using an English-flavored spelling.
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.
Irache f Spanish (Rare)
Spanish form of Iratxe. Likely taken from the Santa María la Real de Irache monastery.
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.
Iraide f Spanish
Variant of Iraida.
Iraides f Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish (Canarian), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Portuguese form of Iraida, as well as a Spanish variant.
Irama m Aymara
Means "hillside" in Aymara.
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"
Irenea f Italian, Corsican, Catalan, Spanish
Italian and Spanish feminine form of Ireneo and Catalan and Corsican feminine form of Ireneu.
Ireneu m Catalan, Corsican, Sicilian, Portuguese, Portuguese (Brazilian), Portuguese (African), Galician
Catalan, Corsican, Sicilian, Galician and Portuguese form of Ireneus.
Irián m Spanish (Rare)
Alternative spelling of Irian with the stress on the last syllable, also coinciding with the town of Irián in northern Spain.
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.
Irnistu m Quechua
Quechua form of Ernesto.
Ironaldo m Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Possibly a combination of a name starting with I- with Ronaldo.
Irpa m Aymara
Means "fledgling" in Aymara.
Irpaña m Aymara
Means "guide" in Aymara.
Irpiri f & m Aymara
Means "leader, guide" in Aymara.
Irra m Spanish
Diminutive of Israel.
Irupé f Guarani, Spanish (Latin American)
Name of Guaraní origin, used in Paraguay and Argentina.... [more]
Isabelia f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Elaboration of Isabel and Isabela. In some cases, the name is apparently also inspired by the name of the mountain range in Nicaragua, Cordillera Isabelia.
Isabelinha f Portuguese
Diminutive of Isabel and Isabela.
Isabelita f Spanish
Spanish diminutive of Isabel.
Isabelo m Spanish (Rare)
Spanish masculine form of Isabel.
Isabete f Brazilian
Truncated from of Elisabete
Isabeth f English (American, Rare), Dutch (Rare), Spanish (Latin American)
Likely a truncated form of Elisabeth. As an English name, however, it might also be a transferred use of the French surname, which is ultimately a matronym derived from the given name.
Isacc m Spanish
Variant of Isaac.
Isael m Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish (Mexican)
Invented name, likely inspired by similar names like Ismael, Israel and Misael... [more]
Isaí m Spanish
Spanish form of Jesse.
Isaida f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Possibly an invented name inspired by names like Isaura and Zoraida.
Isairis f Spanish (Latin American)
Possibly a cognate of Isaire.
Isalia f Spanish (Mexican), Spanish (Latin American), French (Modern, Rare), Flemish (Archaic)
Spanish diminutive of Isabel and French and Flemish variant of Isalie.
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).
Isawil f Quechua
Quechua form of Isabel.
Isco m Spanish
Shortening of Francisco. A famous bearer is Spanish footballer Isco who is born as Francisco Román Alarcón Suárez.
Isela f Spanish (Latin American), American (Hispanic)
Elaborated form of Isel as well as a truncated form of Marisela and Gisela... [more]
Iseli f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Probably a contraction of Isabeli or otherwise a variant of Isabela. Also see Isela, Isel.
Isella f Italian (Rare), Spanish (Latin American), American (Hispanic)
Italian diminutive of Isa 2 as well as a Latin American variant of Isela.
Iseo m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Isaios via Isaeus.
Iseu m Catalan (?), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Catalan and Portuguese form of Isaios via Isaeus.
Isfrido m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Isfrid.
Isi m & f Spanish
Diminutive of Isidro, Isadora, Isabel and similar names.
Isilda f Portuguese, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Of uncertain origin and meaning, this name is usually treated as a variant of Isolda (compare Ishild).
Isita f Spanish
Diminutive of Isabel or Isidora or similar names.
Iska m Aymara
Means "torch" in Aymara.
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.
Isma m Spanish, Finnish
Diminutive of Ismael.
Ismara f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Either a feminine form of Ismar or a contraction of Isamara.
Ismary f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), American (Hispanic, Rare), Medieval English, English (Archaic)
Spanish variant of Ismaria as well as a Medieval English vernacular form and Early Modern English variant of Ismeria.
Ismeria f Medieval English, Medieval German, Spanish
Quasi-Marian name connected to the devotion of Notre Dame de Liesse in Picardy. According to the legend, Ismeria ("the Black Madonna") was a Moorish girl who converted to Christianity and released the crusaders captivated by her father because of the apparitions of the Virgin Mary.... [more]
Isócrates m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Isocrates.
Isolinda f Portuguese
Portuguese variant of Isolde
Isora f Spanish (Latin American), Spanish (Rare)
Variant of Isaura as well as a contracted form of Isidora.
Ispinku f Aymara
Means "clover" or any treble-leafed herb in Aymara.
Israelle f American (Modern, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Feminization of Israel using the French feminine diminutive suffix -elle modelled on Danielle and Gabrielle.
Istaban m Spanish
Variant of Esteban and Spanish version of the name Stephen. Mostly used in spanish speaking countries
Isthar f Spanish (Rare)
Variant spelling of Ishtar.
Istir f Quechua, Assyrian
Quechua and Assyrian form of Esther.
Ítala f Portuguese
Portuguese form of Itala.
Ítalo m Portuguese, Galician
Portuguese and Galician form of Italo.
Itatí f South American, Spanish (Latin American)
From the name of a town in Argentina that contains a famous statue and shrine to the Virgin Mary, possibly meaning "white stone" in Guaraní.
Itza f Spanish (Latin American)
Some sources suggest it is a rare variant of Itzel.... [more]
Itzabel f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Combination of Isabel with the phonetic element itza (see Maritza).
Itzamar f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Isamar, influenced by the spelling of names such as Itzel and Itzayana... [more]
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.
Ivalú f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Combination of Ivanna (which is used as a feminine form of Iván) or another name beginning with the same sound (such as Ivelisse) with Lourdes (compare Lulú), Luisa or Lucía.
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.
Ivelys f Spanish (Latin American), American (Hispanic)
Variant of Ivelise using the suffix -lys, found in Marlys, Coralys and similar names.
Ivete f Portuguese
Portuguese form of Yvette.
Iveth f Spanish (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Yvette.
Ivi m Spanish
Spanish diminutive of Iván. This is borne by Spanish soccer players Iván 'Ivi' López (1994-) and Iván 'Ivi' Alejo (1995-).
Ivian f Spanish (Latin American)
Ivian Sarcos (born 1989) is a Venezuelan model and beauty queen who won Miss World 2011.
Ivón m Spanish
Spanish variant of Ivo 1
Iwa f Quechua
Quechua form of Eva.
Iwayu f & m Aymara
Means "dear" in Aymara.
Ixe m & f Spanish (Latin American)
Possibly a diminutive or variant of Ixel or Ixchel
Ixel f & m Spanish (Latin American)
Possible form or spelling of the name Ixchel.
Iyawa f & m Aymara
Means "acceptance" in Aymara.
Izabeth f South American (Rare)
Variant of Isabeth and a truncated form of Elizabeth.
Izara f Basque (Rare), French (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
In the Basque country and French-speaking areas, this name is now generally considered a variant of Izar and Izarra... [more]
Izascun f Spanish (Rare)
Spanish form of Izaskun.
Izecson m Brazilian
This is the second given name of Brazilian footballer Ricardo Izecson dos Santos Leite, commonly known as Kaká (born 1982-)
Izhi f Quechua
Means "fog, mist" in Quechua.
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.
Jacaranda f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
A species of tree from south america and grown throughout the world, known for its vibrant purple foliage, it is the national tree of Mexico and its blooming is hailed as a sign of spring.
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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