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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Andretti m Caribbean (Rare), South American (Rare)
Likely a transferred use of the surname Andretti. This is borne by Bahamian sprinter Andretti Bain (1985-).
Andriella f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Andrea 2 influenced by the popular suffix -ella.
Andrisco m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Andriscus.
Androgeo m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Androgeus.
Androgeu m Catalan, Portuguese
Catalan and Portuguese form of Androgeus.
Andrómeda f Galician, Spanish
Galician and Spanish form of Andromeda.
Andrónico m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Andronikos.
Anel f Spanish (Latin American), Spanish (Mexican)
Short form of Ana Elena. A known bearer of this name is Ana Elena "Anel" Noreña Grass (1944-), a Mexican actress, vedette and former model.
Aneyda f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Eneida, altered due to the influence of Aleyda.
Anfíloco m Spanish
Spanish form of Amphilochus.
Anfímaco m Spanish
Spanish form of Amphimachus.
Ángel de Jesús m Spanish
Means "angel of Jesus" in Spanish, a compound of Ángel and Jesús.
Ángel Gabriel m Spanish
Combination of Ángel and Gabriel.
Angélico m Spanish, Portuguese
Masculine form of Angélica.
Angelines f Spanish
Diminutive of Ángeles.
Angeliño m Spanish
Spanish variant of Angelino.
Angelio m Brazilian
Elaborated form of Angelo.
Angelito m Spanish (Rare), Filipino
Diminutive of Ángel used particularly in the Philippines.
Angelmiro m Spanish (Latin American)
Combination of Ángel and -miro, taken from names ending with this pattern, e.g. Clodomiro. It is mainly used in Colombia.
Ángelo m Spanish
Variant of Ángel, perhaps inspired by Italian Angelo.
Angely f Spanish (Latin American), American (Hispanic)
Variant of Angelie or other names beginning with this sound, such as Angelia, Angélica, Angelina or Angelise.
Angilberto m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian Spanish and Portuguese form of Angilbert.
Angra f Tupi
The name given to the goddess of fire in Tupi-Guarani mythology.
Angústia f Portuguese
Portuguese form of Angustias.
Angustia f Spanish (Rare)
Singular form of Angustias.
Ania f Spanish, Welsh (Rare)
Spanish and Welsh borrowing of Anya, also considered a Spanish form of Annia 1. In Spain, this name has sometimes been conflated with Ania 2 and Ania 3.
Aniana f Spanish (Rare)
Feminine form of Aniano.
Aniano m Galician, Spanish
Spanish and Galician form of Anianus.
Anicia f Ancient Roman, Spanish (Latin American, Rare), English (Rare), French (Rare)
Feminine form of Anicius. The most well-known bearer of this name was Anicia Juliana, the daughter of Western Roman Emperor Olybrius.
Aniel m Biblical Greek, Dutch (Rare), Dutch (Surinamese, Rare), English (Rare), French (Modern), Spanish (Latin American)
Greek form of Hanniel and its variant Haniel, as it first appeared in the Septuagint.
Aniele f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Apparently a variant of Aniela.
Anifer f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Combination of Ani 1 and Fer (a short form of Fernanda)... [more]
Ânio m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Annius.
Anísio m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Anysius.
Anisio m Galician, Spanish, Italian
Galician form of Anysius.
Anitza f Spanish (Latin American)
Latin American diminutive of Ana, using the popular -itza suffix found in Maritza.
Anivia f Brazilian (Rare), Obscure
Possibly an invented name based on the Latin word nix, nivis meaning "snow".
Anjo m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Angel.
Anjos f Portuguese
Portuguese cognate of Ángeles.
Annelys f Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Anneliese using the suffix -lys found in Adelys, Coralys, Marlys and similar names.
Annia f French (Modern, Rare), Spanish (Latin American), Catalan (Rare)
Variant of Anya or Ania, possibly influenced in its orthography by the name Anna.
Annio m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Annius.
Anoca f Portuguese
Diminutive of Ana.
Ansano m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Ansanus.
Ansberto m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Ansbert.
Ansfrido m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Ansfrid via Latinized form Ansfridus.
Ansilmu m Quechua
Quechua form of Anselm.
Ansilta f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Allegedly taken from the name of a mountain in the Argentinian Andes.
Anta m Aymara
Means "copper" in Aymara.
Antandro m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Antander.
Antawara f & m Aymara
Means "colour of the clouds at sunset" in Aymara.
Anteo m Italian, Spanish, Galician
Italian, Galician and Spanish form of both Antaeus and Antheus.
Anteros m Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology, Croatian (Rare), Polish (Rare), Portuguese (Rare), Spanish (Rare)
Derived from the Greek noun ἀντέρως (anteros) meaning "counter-love". It consists of Greek ἀντί (anti) meaning "against, compared to, like" combined with the Greek noun ἔρως (eros) meaning "love" (see Eros).... [more]
Anteu m Catalan, Portuguese
Catalan and Portuguese form of both Antaeus and Antheus.
Antifonte m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Antiphon.
Antígona f Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Antigone.
Antígono m Portuguese, Spanish, Galician
Portuguese, Spanish, and Galician form of Antigonos via it's Latinized form Antigonus.
Antigua f Spanish (Rare)
From a title of Virgin Mary, which came to be in Seville Cathedral's Virgen de la Antigua chapel. The word antigua "old, ancient" referred to a fresco depicting Virgin Mary, which was sculpted on the wall of an ancient mosque which served as the basis for the new cathedral... [more]
Antímaco m Spanish
Spanish form of Antimachus.
Antimo m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Anthimos via Anthimus. This was the name of a 9th-century duke of Naples.
Antinea f Italian, Spanish
Spanish and Italian form of Antinéa.
Antíoco m Spanish (Rare), Portuguese (Rare), Galician (Archaic)
Spanish, Galician and Portuguese form of Antiochus.
Antípatro m Spanish
Spanish form of Antipater.
Antolina f Italian (Rare), Spanish (Rare)
Diminutive of Antonia. Perhaps most famously borne by author Anaïs Nin, whose full birth name was Angela Anaïs Juana Antolina Rosa Edelmira Nin y Culmell.
Antolino m Italian (Rare), Spanish (Rare)
Diminutive of Antonio. In other words, this is the masculine form of Antolina.
Antonica f Portuguese
A diminutive of Antónia.
Antoniel m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Possibly an elaboration of Antônio.
Antoñito m Spanish
Diminutive of Antonio.
Antuán m Spanish (Modern, Rare)
Spanish version of Antoine reflecting French pronunciation.
Antuco m Spanish
Diminutive of Antonio.
Antulio m Spanish
Possibly extended form of Tulio.
Antunyu m Quechua
Quechua form of Anthony.
Antuquito m Spanish
Diminutive of Antonio.
Anuar m Malay, Indonesian, Kazakh, Bashkir, Spanish
Form of Anwar used in various languages.
Anunciação f Portuguese
Portuguese form of Anunciación.
Ányelo m Spanish
Spanish phonetic form of Angelo.
Apia f Spanish
Spanish Feminine form of Appius.
Ápio m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Appius.
Apio m Spanish
Spanish form of Appius.
Apolinaria f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Polish (Rare), Moldovan (Rare), Ancient Greek, History (Ecclesiastical)
Spanish and Polish feminine form of Apollinaris and Romanian form of Apollinaria. This is also attested as an ancient Greek name.
Apolodoro m Spanish, Galician (Archaic)
Spanish and Galician form of Apollodorus.
Apolodoto m Spanish
Spanish form of Apollodotus.
Apolônio m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Brazilian Portuguese form of Apolónio.
Apsandro m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Apsander.
Apuleyo m Spanish (Rare)
Spanish form of Apuleius. This is borne by Colombian writer Plinio Apuleyo Mendoza (1932-).
Aqarapi m Aymara
Means "snowstorm" in Aymara.
Aquáriano m Brazilian (Rare)
Extended Brazilian form of Aquarius.
Aqueo m Spanish
Spanish form of Achaios via Achaeus.
Aqueu m Catalan, Portuguese
Catalan and Portuguese form of Achaios via Achaeus.
Aquileo m Spanish (Latin American, Rare), History (Ecclesiastical, Hispanicized)
Spanish form of Achilleus, the name of two early Christian saints, as well as a usurper of the Roman Empire (Aurelius Achilleus).... [more]
Aquiles m Spanish, Portuguese, Galician, Greek Mythology (Hispanicized)
Spanish, Portuguese and Galician form of Achilles.
Aquilio m Spanish
Spanish form of Aquillius.
Aquino m American (Hispanic, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Spanish (Philippines), South American (Rare), Portuguese (African, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Aquino. Likely in some cases it has been used as a given name in honour of the 13th-century saint Thomas Aquinas.
Aracelita f Spanish
Diminutive of Araceli.
Araci f Tupi, Brazilian
Derived from either Tupi arasy "mother of day", itself derived from ara "day" and sy "mother; origin, source", and thus referring to the sun, or from Tupi aracê "sunrise, daybreak, morning"... [more]
Aracy f Tupi, Brazilian
Variant of Araci. A known bearer of this name was Aracy de Almeida (1914-1988), a Brazilian singer.
Aramita f English, Spanish, Indian
Possibly derived from the Latin aramen, from aerāmen meaning "copper, bronze". As used in India, it's likely a variant of Paramita.
Arán m & f Spanish
Spanish form of Aran 3.
Aranza f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Galician (Rare)
Spanish and Galician form of Basque Arantza.
Arawi f Aymara
Means "song" in Aymara.
Arawiq f Quechua
Means "poetess" in Quechua.
Arcádio m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Arkadios.
Arcadio m Galician, Italian (Rare), Spanish
Galician, Italian and Spanish form of Arkadios.
Arcángel m & f Spanish (Rare)
Spanish form of Arcangelo.
Arcângelo m Portuguese
Portuguese cognitive of Arcangelo.
Arcanjo m Portuguese (Rare)
Portuguese cognate of Arcangelo.
Arcely f American (Hispanic, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant of Araceli with the spelling more or less phonetical in English nature.
Archibaldo m Spanish
Spanish form of Archibald.
Archival m Spanish
Short version of "Archivaldo".
Arcilia f Spanish (Rare, Archaic), American (South, Archaic), French (Acadian), French (Quebec)
Hispanic variant of Arcelia, Southern variant of Arcelia and Acadian and Québécois variant of Arcélia.
Arctino m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Arctinus.
Ardarico m Spanish
Spanish form of Ardaric.
Arelis f Spanish (Latin American), American (Hispanic)
Variant of Arely; perhaps a short form or contraction of Aracelis.
Arely f Spanish (Latin American), Spanish (Mexican), American (Hispanic, Modern)
Possibly a Hispanic feminine variant of Areli (which is a masculine name in the Old Testament) or a contracted form of Araceli... [more]
Arena f Spanish (Modern, Rare), Catalan (Modern, Rare)
Means "sand" in Spanish and Catalan. The word is derived from Latin arēna, harēna, from the earlier form *hasēna, which may be Etruscan in origin.
Areo m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Areios via Areus.
Areteo m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Aretaeus.
Areteu m Catalan, Portuguese
Catalan and Portuguese form of Aretaeus.
Argelia f Spanish
Derived from Argelia, which is the Spanish name for the North African country Algeria. The country's name is in turn derived from the name of its capital city, namely Algiers (which is known as Argel in Spanish)... [more]
Argélio m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Argelio.
Argelio m Spanish (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Masculine form of Argelia. Famous bearers of this name include the Cuban comedian Argelio García Rodríguez (1925–1992) and the retired Honduran soccer referee Argelio Sabillón (b... [more]
Argeme f Spanish
From the Spanish title of the Virgin Mary, La Virgen de Argeme, meaning "The Virgin of Argeme."... [more]
Argenis m & f Spanish (Latin American), Spanish (Caribbean)
Likely a derivation of a family of words/names stemming from Latin argentum meaning "silver" with the -is suffix (coinciding with the word argén, referring to the argent herald).
Argentina f Spanish, Portuguese (Brazilian), Portuguese (African), Italian, Romanian (Rare), English (Rare), Medieval English, Medieval Italian
Derived from Latin argentum meaning "silver" combined with the feminine adjectival suffix -ina.... [more]
Argeo m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Argeus.
Argimira f Spanish
Feminine form of Argimiro.
Argimiro m Spanish
Spanish form of Argimirus, which was a variant latinized form of either Ercanmar or Harimar.
Ariadni f Greek, Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Modern Greek transcription of Ariadne.
Arianeth f Spanish (Latin American)
A woman destined to leave a mark on every heart she touches, with the strength of a brilliant mind and the promise of greatness that transforms everything in her path.
Ariani f Brazilian, English (American, Rare)
Brazilian phonetic variant of Ariane or a variant of Arianny.
Aridio m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Aridius. However, in these languages, the name can also be a variant form of Arildo.... [more]
Arieli f & m Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), American (Modern, Rare), Sicilian (Rare)
Creative phonetic variant of Arielle/Ariel or a Sicilian variant of Ariele.
Arielly f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Arielle/Ariel, reflecting the Brazilian Portuguese pronunciation of the French form of Ariella.
Arilda f Norwegian (Archaic), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Norwegian feminine form of Arild and Brazilian Portuguese feminine form of Arildo.
Arildo m Portuguese (Brazilian)
This given name is predominantly in use in Brazil. It is probably the (Brazilian) Portuguese form of Arild. Also compare Araldo and Aroldo.... [more]
Arimateia m Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Biblical Portuguese
Portuguese form of the biblical place name Arimathea, given in reference to Joseph of Arimathea (José de Arimateia in Portuguese), a disciple of Jesus.
Aris m Italian, Spanish
Diminutive of Aristeo.
Arismendi m Spanish (Latin American), Spanish (Caribbean)
Transferred use of the surname Arismendi, meaning "mountain of oaks" from aris "oak" and mendi "mountain".
Aristarco m Galician, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Galician, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Aristarchus.
Aristeo m Italian (Archaic), Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Aristaeus.
Aristeu m Catalan, Portuguese
Catalan and Portuguese form of Aristaeus.
Arístipo m Spanish
Spanish form of Aristippos via its latinized form Aristippus.
Aristipo m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Aristippos via its latinized form Aristippus.
Aristóbulo m Spanish, Portuguese, Galician
Spanish, Galician and Portuguese form of Aristobulus.
Aristodemo m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Aristodemos.
Aristófanes m Galician, Spanish, Portuguese
Galician, Spanish and Portuguese form of Aristophanes.
Aristofanto m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Aristophantus.
Aristónico m Spanish
Spanish form of Aristonicus.
Aristóteles m Spanish
Spanish form of Aristotle.
Aristoxeno m Spanish
Spanish form of Aristoxenus.
Ariza f Spanish, Hebrew
Either transferred use of the surname Ariza or from a Hebrew word meaning "cedar panels".
Arkaryu m Quechua
Quechua form of Arcadio.
Arlete f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Portuguese borrowing of Arlette.
Arley m & f English (American), Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Arlie. It has become specially popular in Colombia and Brazil, where it is considered a strictly masculine name.
Arleys m & f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant of Arley. As a feminine name, it can also influenced by the name Arelys.
Arlindinho m Portuguese
Diminutive of Arlindo.
Arlindo m Portuguese, Galician (Rare)
Possibly either the Portuguese and Galician form of the Old Norse name Erlendr (see Erland) or the Portuguese masculine form of a feminine Germanic name, such as Herlinde (which has also been found spelled as Harlinde) and Erminlinda.... [more]
Arminio m Italian (Rare), Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Arminius. Also compare Erminio.
Armonía f Spanish (Rare)
Means "harmony" in Spanish. 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).
Arquelao m Spanish
Spanish form of Archelaos (see Archelaus)
Arquelau m Catalan, Portuguese
Catalan and Portuguese form of Archelaos (see Archelaus).
Arquibaldo m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Archibald.
Arquídamo m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Archidamus.
Arquímedes m Spanish
Spanish form of Archimedes.
Arquimedes m Catalan, Galician, Portuguese
Catalan, Galician and Portuguese form of Archimedes.
Arquipo m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Archippos via its latinized form Archippus.
Arrabeo m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Arrhabaeus.
Arrabeu m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Arrhabaeus.
Arrideo m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Arrhidaeus.
Arrideu m Catalan, Portuguese
Catalan and Portuguese form of Arrhidaeus.
Arroyo m Spanish
Transferred from the surname "Arroyo".
Arrudye m Spanish (Rare)
Spanish form of Urooj.
Arruncio m Spanish
Spanish form of Arruntius.
Arsénia f Portuguese
Portuguese feminine form of Arsenios.
Arsuri f Aymara
Means "talkative" in Aymara.
Ártemas m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Artemas.
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