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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Pupe f Spanish
Diminutive of Guadalupe.
Pupillo m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Pupillus.
Pureza f Portuguese
It means "purity". Originally used as "Maria da Pureza", in honour of Nossa Senhora da Pureza (Our Lady of Purity).
Puruma f Aymara
Means "uncultivated land" in Aymara.
Pytuna m & f Tupi, Guarani
Means "night" in Tupi-Guarani.
Qamiri m & f Aymara
Means "rich" in Aymara.
Qamya m & f Quechua
Means "pale" in Quechua.
Qantuta f Aymara
Means "cantuta flower" in Aymara.
Q’apha m & f Aymara
Means "active, agile" in Aymara.
Qarawi m & f Quechua
Means "song" in Quechua.
Qarqa m Aymara
Means "rock, rocky" in Aymara.
Qawari f & m Quechua
Means "song" in Quechua.
Qawaya m Aymara
Means "edge, margin" in Aymara.
Qhana f & m Aymara
Means "light" in Aymara.
Qhana Aru f Aymara
From the Aymara qhana meaning "clear; light, clarity" and aru meaning "word, language, voice".
Qhana Chuyma f Aymara
From the Aymara qhana meaning "clear; light, clarity" and chuyma meaning "lung" in Aymara, conceptually seen as the 'heart' of a person or seat of sentiment and emotion in Aymara culture.
Qhana Kankana f Aymara
Means "be clear" in Aymara.
Qhana Nayra f Aymara
Means "clear eyes" in Aymara.
Qhana Qinaya f Aymara
From the Aymara qhana meaning "clear; light, clarity" and qinaya meaning "cloud".
Qhawa m Aymara
Means "breastplate, armor" in Aymara.
Qhawa f Quechua
Means "one who watches, one who monitors" in Quechua.
Qhiphüru m Aymara
Means "next day" in Aymara.
Qhispe f Quechua
Variant of Qhispi.
Qhisphi m Aymara
Means "glass, transparent" in Aymara.
Qhispi f Quechua
From Quechua qhispikay meaning "freedom, free".
Qhispiyaña f & m Aymara
Means "save, rescue, liberate" in Aymara.
Qhispiyiri f & m Aymara
Means "saviour, rescuer" in Aymara.
Qhora f Quechua
Variant of Qura.
Qhulliri m Aymara
Means "one who ploughs the land" in Aymara.
Qhuyani m Aymara
Means "deposit of minerals, crystals or fossils" in Aymara.
Qillaya m Aymara
Means "iron" in Aymara.
Qinaya f & m Aymara
Means "cloud" in Aymara.
Qintuni f & m Aymara
Possibly from the Aymara qintu meaning "sarsaparilla".
Qora f Quechua
Variant of Qura.
Qori f Quechua
Variant of Quri.
Q'orianka f Quechua
Quechua feminine name derived from the words qori meaning "gold" and anka which means "eagle".
Quadrado m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Quadratus.
Quelly f Brazilian (Rare)
Brazilian variant of Kelly.
Quena f Spanish (Latin American)
Its usage in Mexico and South America is likely due to the quena, or qina in Quechua, the traditional flute of the Andes.
Querubín m Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
From Spanish querubín meaning "cherub", thus a cognate of Cherubino.
Quetilo m Spanish (Rare)
Spanish form of Kjeld.
Quévin m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Kevin.
Quiara f Portuguese (Rare)
Portuguese form (phonetic rendering) of Chiara.
Quieto m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Quietus.
Quiliano m Spanish (Archaic)
Spanish form of Cillian, referring to the saint.
Quilina f Spanish (Latin American, Modern, Rare)
Spanish form of Chilina or Kilina (finally going back to Aquilina).
Quillasisa f Quechua
Means "moon flower" in Quechua.
Quillasumaq f Quechua
Means "beautiful moon" in Quechua.
Quincas m Portuguese
Diminutive of Joaquim.
Quincho m Spanish
Diminutive of Joaquin.
Quincia f Spanish (Rare), English (American, Rare)
Spanish form of Quintia and (American) English feminization of Quincy.
Quinciano m Spanish
Spanish form of Quintianus.
Quíncio m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Quintius.
Quincio m Spanish
Spanish form of Quintius.
Quino m Spanish
Diminutive of Joaquín.
Quintara f Spanish (Latin American)
Meaning unknown, but a street in San Francisco bears the name.
Quintiano m Portuguese (Rare), Spanish (Rare)
Portuguese form of Quintianus and Spanish variant of Quinciano.
Quintila f Spanish (Rare), Portuguese (Rare)
Spanish and Portuguese form of Quintilla. Also compare the masculine counterpart Quintilo.
Quintília f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Portuguese form of Quintilia. Also compare the masculine counterpart Quintílio.
Quintiliano m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Galician
Italian, Spanish, Galician and Portuguese form of Quintilianus (see Quintilian).
Quintílio m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Quintilius.
Quintilio m Italian, Spanish (Rare)
Italian and Spanish form of Quintilius.
Quintilla f Ancient Roman, Afrikaans (Rare), Dutch (Rare), English (Rare), Italian (Archaic), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Latin diminutive of Quinta, which thus makes this name the feminine equivalent of Quintillus.
Quintilo m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Quintillus.
Quintiniano m Italian (Archaic), Spanish (Archaic)
Italian and Spanish form of Quintinianus (see also Quintinian).
Quinzinho m Portuguese
Diminutive of Joaquim.
Quiônia f Portuguese
Portuguese form of Chionia.
Quionia f Spanish (Rare)
Spanish form of Chionia.
Quirce m Spanish
Spanish variant of Cyriacus.
Quli f Aymara
Means "gentle" in Aymara.
Qulla f & m Aymara
Means "remedy, medicine" in Aymara.
Qullana f & m Aymara
Means "divine" in Aymara.
Qulla Nayra f Aymara
From the Aymara qulla meaning "medicine, remedy" and nayra meaning "eyes".
Qulla Panqara f Aymara
From the Aymara qulla meaning "medicine, remedy" and panqara meaning "flower".
Qulla Uma f Aymara
From the Aymara qulla meaning "medicine, remedy" and uma meaning "water".
Qullqi f Quechua
Means "silver" in Quechua.
Qullqi Nayra f Aymara
Means "silver eyes" in Aymara.
Qullqi Titi f Aymara
From the Aymara qullqi meaning "silver, money" and titi meaning "wildcat".
Qura f Quechua
Means "grass" in Quechua.
Quri f Quechua
Derived from Quechua quri meaning "gold".
Qurichumpi f Quechua
Means "golden girdle" in Quechua.
Quri Jatha f Aymara
Means "gold pollen" in Aymara.
Qurini m Aymara
Means "having a lot of gold" in Aymara.
Quri Panqara f Aymara
Means "gold flower" in Aymara.
Quri Pilpintu f Aymara
Means "gold butterfly" in Aymara.
Quriquyllur f Quechua
Derived from Quechua quri "gold" and quyllur "star".
Qurit'ika f Quechua
Derived from Quechua quri meaning "gold" and t'ika meaning "flower".
Quri T’ikha f Aymara
Means "gold tendril" in Aymara.
Quta Warawara f Aymara
From the Aymara quta meaning "lake" and wara wara meaning "star".
Quya f Quechua
Means "queen" in Quechua.
Quyakusi f Quechua
Means "happy queen" in Quechua, from quya "queen" and kusi "happy, joyful".
Quyllur m & f Quechua
Means "star" in Quechua.
Quyllurit’i f Quechua
Derived from Quechua quyllur meaning "star" and rit'i meaning "snow". This is a famous Peruvian religious festival.
Rábano m Galician, Portuguese
Galician and Portuguese form of Raban via it's Latinized form Rabanus.
Rabano m Italian, Spanish, Sardinian, Esperanto
Italian, Spanish, Sardinian, and Esperanto form of Raban via it's Latinized form Rabanus.
Radamanto m Italian, Portuguese
Italian and Portuguese form of Rhadamanthos.
Radamel m Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Best known for being the name of Colombian soccer striker Radamel Falcao (b. 1986). The meaning of the name is unknown. It may come from the surname Radamel or even be a hispanicized form of Radomil (via Slavic immigrants).
Radamés m Spanish (Rare)
Spanish form of Radames.
Radolfo m Italian, Portuguese, Spanish
Italian, Portuguese and Spanish form of Ráðúlfr.
Raela f American (Modern, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Combination of Rae and the popular name suffix -la or else a variant of Rayla.
Rafaella f Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish (Latin American), Hungarian
Hungarian feminine form of Rafael and Latin American and Brazilian Portuguese variant of Rafaela.
Rafe m Portuguese
Diminutive of Rafael.
Rafi m Various, Jewish, Spanish
Diminutive of Raphael.
Rafita m Spanish
Spanish diminutive of Rafael, via its short form Rafa.
Rafo m Spanish
Diminutive of Rafael.
Rai m Spanish
Diminutive of Israel.
Raí m Portuguese (Brazilian)
A famous bearer is Raí Souza Vieira de Oliveira, commonly known as just Raí, is a Brazilian retired footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.
Raica f Portuguese (Brazilian), English (Rare)
Meaning unknown, possibly a variant of Raissa influenced by Jessica.... [more]
Raimón m Spanish (Rare)
Variant of Ramón, influenced by Raimundo, the Spanish variant of Raymond.
Raíra f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Meaning uncertain, perhaps a feminine form of Raí.
Ral m Spanish
Diminutive of Raul.
Rali m Spanish
Diminutive of Raul.
Ramessés m Portuguese (Rare)
Portuguese form of Rameses.
Ramira f Spanish
Feminine form of Ramiro.
Ramires m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Ramirus (see Ramiro).
Ramoncito m Spanish
Diminutive of Ramon.
Ramone f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Brazilian variant of Ramona (Also, compare names like Adriene and Marciane).
Ramoni f & m Brazilian
Form of Ramon/Ramone and Ramona. More often used as a feminine name.
Ramonita f Spanish
Diminutive of Ramona.
Ramos m & f Spanish, Portuguese
From Spanish and Portuguese ramos meaning "branches", in reference to the Christian festivity Domingo de Ramos ("Palm Sunday").
Randolfo m Portuguese, Italian, Spanish
Portuguese, Italian, and Spanish form of Randolf.
Raniel m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Rhyming variant of Haniel.
Ranilda f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Portuguese form of Ragnhild (compare Raginhild) and variant of Renilda.
Ransisku m Quechua
Quechua form of Francis.
Raoni m Brazilian (Rare, Archaic)
Indigenous name from Brazil. Raoni means "master, great warrior". It was the name of a Brazilian native leader.
Raphi f Quechua (?), Incan Mythology (?)
Means "petal" in Quechua.
Raqueli f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Brazilian variant of Raquel.
Raquelo m Spanish, Portuguese
Masculine form of Raquel.
Rauli m Spanish
Diminutive of Raul.
Raulito m Spanish
Diminutive of Raul.
Ravel m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Transferred use of the surname Ravel.
Rayla f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Meaning unknown, possibly a rhyming variant of Layla.
Raysa f Ukrainian, Russian, Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish (Latin American)
Ukrainian form, Russian variant transcription and Portuguese and Spanish variant of Raisa 1.
Rayson m English (American, Modern, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
An invented name. A combination of the name element ray and Jason/Cason. Also concedes with the surname Rayson.
Recesvinto m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Recceswinth.
Recuerdo f Spanish (Rare)
Means "remembrance, memory" in Spanish, taken from the titles of the Virgin Mary, La Virgen del Recuerdo and Nuestra Señora del Recuerdo, meaning "The Virgin of the Remembrance" and "Our Lady of the Remembrance" respectively.
Regalada f Spanish (Rare)
Feminine form of Regalado.
Regiane f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Brazilian Portuguese form of Regina.
Reginita f Spanish (Rare)
Spanish diminutive of Regina.
Regino m Spanish, Italian
Masculine form of Regina.
Regis m Provençal, Niçard, English (American), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Niçard form of Régis as well as an English and Brazilian Portuguese borrowing of Régis in its Anglicized form... [more]
Reinalda f Dutch (Rare), Spanish, Portuguese
Dutch feminine form of Reinald as well as the Spanish and Portuguese feminine form of Reinaldo. Also compare Reynalda.
Reinerio m Spanish (Rare)
Spanish form of Reiner.
Reis m & f Portuguese, Catalan
Portuguese and Catalan cognate of Reyes.
Relia f Romanian (Rare), Portuguese
Romanian short form of Aurelia and Portuguese diminutive of Aurélia.
Relva f Portuguese
Relva is a literal name in Portuguese. It refers to the grassy grass; Set of creeping herbs that gather a piece of land; Place covered by these herbs;
Reme f Spanish
Short form of Remedios.
Remedio f & m Spanish
Singular form of Remedios.
Remi m & f Spanish
Short form of Remigio and Remigia.
Remismunda f Spanish
Feminine form of Remismundo
Remismundo m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Remismund.
Renan m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Possibly a Brazilian Portuguese form of Ronan.
Renatinha f Portuguese
Diminutive of Renata.
Renatinho m Portuguese
Diminutive of Renato.
Renê m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Brazilian Portuguese form of René.
Rennya f Indonesian (Rare), Indian (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Possibly an extremely rare variant transcription of Ranya.
Reno m & f Italian, Popular Culture, Spanish
Short form of Moreno and other names ending in -reno.
Reo f Italian, Catalan, Spanish, Portuguese
Catalan, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish form of Rhoeo.
Requiário m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Rechiar.
Requiario m Galician, Spanish
Galician and Spanish form of Rechiar.
Requimundo m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Richimund.
Resa f English, German, Spanish, Literature
Short form of Theresa or Teresa.... [more]
Resendo m Spanish
Spanish form of a German name comprised of the element reths, a variant of rad or ragin "advice, counsel" and sinþs "path"
Restituta f Late Roman, Italian, Spanish (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Archaic), Filipino, Galician (Rare)
Feminine form of Restitutus. This was the name of a 4th-century Christian martyr from Roman Africa.
Restituto m Italian (Archaic), Spanish (Rare), Galician (Archaic), Portuguese (Brazilian, Archaic), Filipino
Italian, Spanish, Galician and Portuguese form of Restitutus. Known bearers of this name include the Argentine soccer player Restituto Brito (born c. 1929) and Restituto del Valle (1865-1930), a Spanish poet and Augustinian cleric.
Réver m Portuguese (Brazilian)
This is the name of Brazilian footballer Réver Humberto Alves Araújo. He is simply known as Réver.
Reveriano m Spanish, Galician
Spanish and Galician form of Reverianus. A known bearer was the Spanish componist Reveriano Soutullo Otero (1880-1932).
Reyla f Portuguese (Brazilian), Filipino (Rare), English (Rare)
Combination of Rey and the suffix la.
Reymar m & f Filipino, Spanish (Latin American)
Combination of Rey-, from names beginning with this pattern, e.g. Reynaldo, and -mar, from names beginning in that pattern such as María or Maribel.
Reynalda f Spanish (Rare)
Feminine form of Reynaldo.
Reyniel m Spanish
Maybe a blend of Reynaldo and Daniel. It is very common in Cuba.
Rhuan m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Ruan, wich is a variant of Juan 1.
Riana f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Brazilian Portuguese form of Rihanna.
Rianny f Brazilian
Feminine form of Rian or a phonetic variant of Rianne.
Riánsares f Spanish
From the Spanish title of the Virgin Mary, La Virgen de Riánsares, meaning "The Virgin of Riánsares," the name being a contraction of río Ánsares, the name of a river (now referred to in English as the Riánsares River) which is the main tributary of the Gigüela river... [more]
Ribamar m Brazilian
Brazilian name that means "sea bank" as it results from the Portuguese words: "riba" meaning "bank" or "margin"; and "mar", which means "sea".
Rica m Spanish
Diminutive of Ricardo.
Rícar m Spanish
Diminutive of Ricardo.
Ricardina f Spanish
Feminine form of Ricardo.
Ricardinho m Portuguese
Diminutive of Ricardo.
Richardo m Portuguese (?)
Possibly an elaboration of Richard.
Richi m Spanish
Diminutive of Ricardo.
Ricimero m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Ricimer.
Rielly m & f English (Rare), Brazilian (Rare)
Variant of Reilly. In Brazil, it's used as a short form of names ending in -rielly, especially Gabrielly.
Rigoberta f Spanish (Rare), Italian (Rare)
Feminine form of Rigoberto. A famous bearer is the Guatemalan human rights activist Rigoberta Menchú (1959-).
Rigoberto m Spanish
Spanish form of Rigobert.
Rihuryu m Quechua
Quechua form of Gregory.
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