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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Orinoco m & f English, Spanish (Latin American), American (Hispanic), English (Modern)
The name of one of the longest rivers in South America. Irish musician Enya used the name of the river in her song 1988 song "Orinoco Flow," which many people know as "Sail Away." A famous bearer is male swimmer from New Zealand Orinoco Faamausili-Banse-Prince.
Orione m Italian, Brazilian
Italian form of Orion.
Oritía f Spanish
Spanish form of Orithyia.
Orival m Portuguese (Brazilian)
There are several possibilities for the meaning and origin of this name. One is that it is derived from Ariovaldo via its variant form Orivaldo... [more]
Orivaldo m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant form of Ariovaldo via Oriovaldo.
Orlana f French (Modern, Rare), Spanish (Latin American), English
French variant of Orlane and Spanish variant of Orlanda.
Orneo m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Orneus.
Orneu m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Orneus.
Oroncio m Spanish
Spanish form of Orontius.
Osana f Medieval Italian, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Medieval Italian variant of Osanna and Portuguese variant of Hosana.
Osbaldo m Spanish
Variant of Osvaldo. It might also be the Spanish form of Osbald.
Osmar m Portuguese, Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish, Spanish (Latin American)
Combination of Os-, from names beginning in this pattern like Oscar and Osvaldo, and -mar, from names beginning in that pattern, e.g. María (Spanish)/Maria (Portuguese).
Osmariel f & m Spanish (Latin American)
Combination of Oswaldo and Mariela. It became popular after Venezuelan TV host and model Osmariel Villalobos.
Osmin m Theatre, Spanish (Latin American), Gascon
Osmin is a figure in the Mozart opera Die Entführung aus dem Serail.... [more]
Osmundo m Spanish, Italian
Spanish form of Osmund and Italian variant of Osmondo
Ostorio m Spanish
Spanish form of Ostorius.
Osvalda f Spanish, Italian, Portuguese
Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese form of Oswalda.
Ósvi m Portuguese
Diminutive of Osvaldo.
Otacília f Portuguese (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.
Otelo m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Othello.
Otilio m Spanish (Archaic)
Masculine form of Otilia.
Otón m Spanish (Archaic), Galician (Archaic)
Spanish and Galician form of Otto.
Otoniel m Spanish
A Spanish form of Othoniel; and used as a nickname for Antonio.
Otrioneo m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Othryoneus.
Ottón m Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Spanish variant of Otón influenced in its orthography by Otto.
Ovila m English, Spanish, French (Quebec)
Meaning unknown, possibly from Latin ovile, meaning "sheepfold."
Óxilo m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Oxylos via its latinized form Oxylus.
Oyuki f Japanese (Archaic), Spanish (Latin American), American (Hispanic)
From Yuki prefixed with the honorific 御/お- (o), used with regards to female names from around the Kamakura and Muromachi periods to around the 20th century.... [more]
Pabla f Spanish (Rare)
Feminine form of Pablo.
Pablito m Spanish
Diminutive of Pablo.
Pacha Lliju f Aymara
From the Aymara pacha meaning "epoch, time and space, cosmos" and possibly lliju lliju meaning "flash of lightning, vivid light".
Pacha Qhana f Aymara
From the Aymara pacha meaning "epoch, time and space, cosmos" and qhana meaning "clear, evident".
Pacha Qura f Aymara
From the Aymara pacha meaning "epoch, time and space, cosmos" and qura meaning "herb, medicinal plant".
Pacha Warawara f Aymara
From the Aymara pacha meaning "epoch, time and space, cosmos" and wara wara meaning "star".
Pacho m Spanish
Diminutive of Francisco.
Paciana f Spanish (Rare)
Feminine form of Paciano.
Paciano m Portuguese, 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]
Paciente m Spanish
Spanish form of Patiens.
Pacificación f & m Spanish, Filipino
Means "pacification, creating peace" in Spanish.
Pacífico m Spanish (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Masculine version of Pacífica meaning "peaceful", from the Latin name Pacificus.
Pacomio m Italian, Spanish, Galician
Italian, Galician and Spanish form of Pachomius.
Padua m Spanish (Rare)
From name of the Italian city of Padua, after saint Anthony of Padua. This name is always given as the compound names Antonio de Padua and Francisco de Padua (after Francis of Paola), but never Padua alone.
Pafnucio m Spanish
Spanish form of Paphnutius.
Paine f & m Spanish (Latin American), Mapuche
Spanish form of Payne (compare Painé).
Painé f & m Spanish (Latin American), Mapuche
Spanish form of Payne (compare Paine).
Paka Wara f Aymara
From the Aymara paka meaning "eagle" and wara wara meaning "star".
Paladio m Spanish
Spanish form of Palladius.
Palemón m Spanish (Latin American)
Spanish form of Palaimon via its latinized form Palaemon.
Palma f Spanish, Croatian (Rare), Italian, Medieval Italian, Catalan, Norwegian (Rare)
Spanish, Catalan, Italian and Croatian word for "palm". This name typically referred to Palm Sunday, the Sunday before Easter, and was historically given to girls born on this day.
Palmita f Spanish (Rare)
Diminutive of Palma, as it contains the Spanish feminine diminutive suffix -ita.
Palo f Spanish
Diminutive of Paloma.
Pamáquio m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Pammachius.
Pamaquio m Spanish
Spanish form of Pammachius.
Pampa m South American (Modern, Rare)
Probably derived from the Spanish word pampa "steppe, prairie".
Pancha f Spanish
Diminutive of Francisca and Esperanza.
Panchi f Spanish
Diminutive of Francisca.
Panchita f Spanish
Diminutive of Francisca.
Panchito m Spanish
Diminutive of Francisco.
Pancracia f Spanish, Galician (Archaic)
Spanish and Galician feminine form of Pancratius.
Pandroso f Italian (Rare), Spanish (Rare)
Spanish and Italian form of Pandrosus.
Panfila f Italian, Spanish
Feminine form of Panfilo.
Pânfilo m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Pamphilus.
P’anka f Quechua
Means "reflection of water" in Quechua.
Panopeo m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Panopeus.
Panopeu m Catalan, Portuguese
Catalan and Portuguese form of Panopeus.
Panqara f Aymara
Means "flower" in Aymara.
Panqara Wara f Aymara
From the Aymara panqara meaning "flower" and wara wara meaning "star".
Pantagato m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Pantagathos via Latinized form Pantagathus.
Pantaleón m Spanish (Rare), Galician (Rare)
Spanish and Galician form of Pantaleon.
Pantipanti f Aymara
Means "dalia" in Aymara.
Pao f Spanish
Diminutive of Paola.
Paolita f Spanish
Diminutive of Paola.
Papoila f Portuguese
Portuguese form of Poppy.
Paqaña m Aymara
Means "shining of stars" in Aymara.
Paqari m & f Quechua
Means "dawn" in Quechua.
P'aqu m Aymara
Means "blond, yellow" in Aymara.
Paqu f Aymara
Means "russet, reddish" in Aymara.
Paqui f Spanish
Diminutive of Francisca.
Parina f & m Aymara
Means "flamingo" in Aymara.
Pariwana f Quechua, Aymara
Means "flamingo" in Quechua and Aymara.
Partaón m Spanish (Rare)
Spanish form of Parthaon.
Partênio m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Parthenios via Parthenius.
Partenio m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Parthenios via Parthenius.
Partenopeo m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Parthenopaeus.
Partenopeu m Catalan, Portuguese
Catalan and Portuguese form of Parthenopaeus.
Parwa f Quechua
Means "maize flower" in Quechua.
Pascário m Portuguese (Archaic)
Portuguese form of Pascarius, which is a variant of Pascharius.
Pascario m Italian (Archaic), Spanish (Archaic)
Italian and Spanish form of Pascarius, which is a variant of Pascharius.
Pascásia f Portuguese (Rare)
Portuguese form of Pascasia, which is a variant of Paschasia.
Pascásio m Portuguese (Rare)
Portuguese form of Pascasius, which is a variant of Paschasius.
Pascasio m Italian (Archaic), Galician (Rare), Spanish
Italian, Galician and Spanish form of Pascasius, which is a variant of Paschasius.
Pascu m & f Spanish
Short form of Pascual and Pascuala.
Pascua f Spanish (Rare)
Directly taken from Spanish Pascua, meaning "Easter".
Pasión f & m Spanish
Means "passion" in Spanish, referring to the Passion of Jesus Christ.... [more]
Pasitea f Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Pasithea.
Pastoria f & m Spanish (Archaic, ?), Jamaican Patois (Rare), Literature
Probably a variant of Pastora. It was used by American author L. Frank Baum for a male character (King Pastoria of Oz, father of Princess Ozma) in his Oz series of fantasy books.
Patana f Spanish (Latin American)
Combination of Patricia and Ana. Patana, also known as her alter-ego La Sombra (The Shadow), a character in the Chilean puppet show 31 Minutos, bears this name.
Paterniano m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Paternianus.
Paterno m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese form of Paternus.
Páti f Portuguese
Diminutive of Patricia.
Patie f Portuguese
Diminutive of Patricia.
Pato m & f Spanish
Diminutive of Patricia and Patricio.
Patria f Spanish (Latin American), Spanish (Philippines)
Derived from Spanish patria, meaning "homeland".
Patrique m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Patrick.
Pátroclo m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Patroklos (see Patroclus).
Paty f Portuguese
Diminutive of Patricia.
Pau f Spanish
Spanish short form of Paula and Paulina.
Paulete f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Brazilian Portuguese form of Paulette.
Pauli f Spanish
Diminutive of Paulina.
Pauliniano m Spanish
Spanish form of Paulinianus.
Pawlu m Quechua
Quechua form of Paul.
Pawqara Qantu f Aymara
Means "carnation" in Aymara.
Payïri m & f Aymara
Means "second" in Aymara.
Payoya f Spanish
Diminutive of Paola.
Paywaru f Quechua
Means "cornflower" in Quechua.
Pedraria f Spanish (Rare)
Feminine form of Pedrarias.
Pedrarias m Spanish
Contraction of Pedro and the surname Arias. A famous bearer was the conquistador Pedro Arias de Ávila "Pedrarias", who founded Panama, framed Vasco Nuñez de Balboa, and had him beheaded.
Pedrita f Brazilian (Rare)
Feminine diminutive form of Pedro.
Pedrito m Spanish, Portuguese
Diminutive of Pedro.
Pégaso m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Pegasus.
Pegaso m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Pegasus.
Pelagio m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Pelagios via Pelagius.
Pelé m Portuguese (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]
Peleo m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Peleus.
Peleu m Catalan, Portuguese
Catalan and Portuguese form of Peleus.
Peligros f Spanish (Rare)
Means "hazards, perils, dangers" in Spanish, taken from the title of the Virgin Mary, La Virgen de los Peligros, meaning "The Virgin of the Hazards."... [more]
Peñarroya f Spanish (Rare)
Taken from the title of the Virgin Mary, Nuestra Señora de Peñarroya, meaning "Our Lady of Peñarroya."... [more]
Peneo m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Peneus.
Penha f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Derived from Portuguese penha "cliff, rock", usually used in reference to the title of the Virgin Mary Nossa Senhora da Penha.
Penteo m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Pentheus.
Penteu m Catalan, Portuguese
Catalan and Portuguese form of Pentheus.
Pepa f & m Spanish, Catalan, Czech
Spanish and Catalan diminutive of Josefa (or María José) and Josepa respectively (feminine), as well as a Czech diminutive of Josef (masculine).
Pepê m Portuguese
Diminutive of Pedro.
Peperramón m Spanish
Combination of Pepe and Ramón, used as a diminutive of the compound name José Ramón.
Pepi f Spanish
Diminutive of Josefa and Maria Jose.
Pepín m Spanish
Diminutive of Jose.
Pepino m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Peppino.
Pepitito m Spanish (Latin American)
Spanish double diminutive of Joseph. Nickname of Argentinian actor José Maronne (1915-1990).
Pepo m Spanish, Catalan
Diminutive of José (Spanish) or Josep (Catalan). Known bearers include the retired Spanish tennis player José 'Pepo' Clavet (1965-) and Spanish soccer player Josep 'Pepo' Campanera (2000-; born in Catalonia).... [more]
Pepu m Spanish
Diminutive of Jose.
Pera f Spanish
Diminutive of Esperanza.
Percília f Portuguese (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".
Peregrina f Spanish, Galician, Slovene (Rare), Hungarian (Rare)
Spanish and Galician feminine form of either Peregrino and Slovene feminine form of Peregrin.
Peregrino m Spanish (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Galician
Spanish, Galician and Portuguese form of Peregrinus.
Peret m Spanish
Diminutive of Pedro.
Perfecto m Spanish, Filipino
Spanish form of Perfectus. A known bearer of this name is the Filipino musician Perfecto 'Perf' de Castro (1974-).
Peri m Portuguese (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]
Peri f Spanish
Diminutive of Esperanza.
Periandro m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Periander.
Peribea f Italian (Rare), Catalan (Rare), Spanish (Rare)
Italian, Spanish and Catalan form of Periboea.
Perlina f Italian (Rare), Spanish (Rare), English (American, Rare)
Diminutive of Perla. In other words: you could say that this name is the Italian and Spanish cognate of Perline... [more]
Pêro m Medieval Portuguese, Portuguese (Archaic)
Medieval Portuguese form of Peter and variant of Pero.
Pérola f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Derived from Portuguese pérola "pearl".
Perséfone f Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Persephone.
Perseo m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Perseus.
Perseu m Catalan, Portuguese, Romanian
Catalan, Portuguese and Romanian form of Perseus.
Perseveranda f History (Ecclesiastical), Spanish (Rare, Archaic)
From Latin persevērāns meaning "enduring, persevering". This is the name of a Spanish 8th century saint who journeyed to Poitiers (France) to found a convent, dying of exhaustation along the way while escaping from pirates.
Petala f Brazilian
Are constituent parts of the flower, located at its most protective whorl. They are normally membranous structures, broad, colorful and have many functions, among them the attraction of pollinators.
Petita f Spanish
Diminutive of Pilar and Maria del Pilar.
Petronilo m Spanish
Masculine form of Petronila.
Petrónio m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Petronius.
Peu m Portuguese
Diminutive of Pedro.
Peyuco m Spanish
Diminutive of Pedro.
Phajsa m Aymara
Means "day without rain" in Aymara.
Phaqcha f Quechua
Means "waterfall" in Quechua.
Phaxchha f Aymara
Means "waterfall" in Aymara.
Phaxsi f Aymara
Means "moon" in Aymara.
Phaxsi Jalsu f Aymara
From the Aymara phaxsi meaning "moon" and jalsu meaning "east; sunrise" or "spring".
Phaxsi Jiwaki f Aymara
From the Aymara phaxsi meaning "moon" and jiwaki meaning "nice, pretty".
Phaxsi Nayra f Aymara
From the Aymara phaxsi meaning "moon" and nayra meaning "eyes".
Phisnaya m & f Aymara
Means "light, agile" in Aymara.
Phuna m Aymara
Means "reed instrument" in Aymara.
Phuyu f Aymara
Means "feather" in Aymara.
Piatã m New World Mythology, Tupi
Means "strong" in Tupi.
Pico m Spanish
Spanish form of Picus.
Pidru m Quechua
Quechua form of Peter.
Piedade f Portuguese, Galician
Derived from Portuguese and Galician piedade "piety; pity, compassion".
Piedras Albas f Spanish (Rare)
Means "white stones" in Spanish (the second word only used as a Latinism or in a poetic/literary sense, in place of blanca), taken from the titles of the Virgin Mary, La Virgen de Piedras Albas and Nuestra Señora de Piedras Albas, meaning "The Virgin of White Stones" and "Our Lady of White Stones" respectively.... [more]
Piedrasanta f Spanish (Rare)
Singular (slightly more common) form of Piedrasantas.
Piedrasantas f Spanish (Rare)
Means "holy stones" in Spanish, taken from the titles of the Virgin Mary, La Virgen de Piedrasantas and Nuestra Señora de Piedrasantas, meaning "The Virgin of Holy Stones" and "Our Lady of Holy Stones" respectively.... [more]
Piedro m Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Possibly a combination of Pietro and Pedro.
Piério m Portuguese
Portuguese form of PIERIUS.
Pilarín f Spanish
Diminutive of Pilar.
Pileo m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Pylaeus.
Pilpintu f Quechua, Aymara
Means "butterfly" in Quechua and Aymara.
Pilpintu Ajayu f Aymara
From the Aymara pilpintu meaning "butterfly" and ajayu meaning "spirit".
Piluca f Spanish
Diminutive of Pilar.
Piluchi f Spanish
Diminutive of Pilar.
Piñi f Quechua
Means "jewel" in Quechua.
Pioquinta f Spanish
Feminine version of Pioquinto.
Pioquinto m Spanish (Mexican), American (Hispanic), Spanish (Latin American), Spanish (Philippines)
A name given in honor of Pope Pius V, a saint of the Catholic Church.
Pipa f Portuguese
Diminutive of Filipa and Felipa.
Pipe m Spanish
Diminutive of Felipe and Juan Felipe.
Pipia f Portuguese
Diminutive of Sofia.
Pipino m Spanish, Italian
Spanish and Italian form of Pépin via Latinized form Pippinus.
Pipo m Portuguese
Diminutive of Filipe and Felipe.
Pirro m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Albanian
Italian, Spanish, Portuguese and Albanian form of Pyrrhos.
Pisandro m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Peisander.
P’isaqa f Aymara
Means "partridge" in Aymara.
Pita f Spanish
Diminutive of Guadalupe. A notable bearer was the Mexican poet Pita Amor (1918-2000), born Guadalupe Teresa Amor Schmidtlein.
Piteo m Spanish
Spanish form of Pittheus.
Piteu m Catalan, Portuguese
Catalan and Portuguese form of Pittheus.
Pito m Spanish
Short form of Pepito; in other words, this is a diminutive of José.
Pivo m Spanish
Diminutive of Primitivo.
Plasinda f Spanish
Plácida (Spanish) in English means placid (calm). Plácida and Plasinda.
Plata f Spanish (Rare)
means “silver” in Spanish.
Platão m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Plato.
Platón m Galician, Spanish
Galician and Spanish form of Plato.
Plistarco m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Pleistarchus.
Plistoanacte m Spanish
Spanish form of Pleistoanax.
Plutão m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Pluto.
Plutarco m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Plutarch.
Plutón m Spanish
Spanish form of Pluto.
Pobena f Spanish
Named for the human settlement in Muskiz, Greater Bilbao, Biscay, Northern coastal Spain. Primarily Basque/Spanish. Pobeña. localidad de España. The word translated to English means "Poor" as in destitute.
Poliana f Portuguese (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).
Políbio m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Polybius.
Polibio m Galician, Italian, Spanish
Galician, Italian and Spanish form of Polybius.
Policarpa f Spanish (Rare)
Spanish feminine form of Polycarp. This was borne by Colombian revolutionary Policarpa Salavarrieta (1795-1817), known as "La Pola".
Policarpo m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Polycarp.
Polícrates m Spanish
Spanish form of Polykrates.
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