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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Thomaz m Portuguese
Variant of Thomas.
Ti m Portuguese
Diminutive of Tiago.
Tiaguinho m Portuguese
Diminutive of Thiago and Tiago.
Tião m Portuguese
Diminutive of Sebastião.
Tibério m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Tiberius.
Tiberio m Galician, Italian, Spanish
Galician, Italian and Spanish form of Tiberius.
Tibiriçá m Brazilian
Tibiriçá means "watchman of the land" in Tupi. He was the leader of the Tupiniquim prior to the Portuguese colonization of Brazil.
Tibisay f South American
According to the Venezuelan historian Tulio Febres Cordero, this was the name of a legendary Chibcha (or Muisca) woman at the time of the Spanish conquest, known as the Enchantress of Mérida (Spanish: La Hechicera de Mérida)... [more]
Tiburcia f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Feminine form of Tiburcio. Notable bearers include two Argentinian revolutionaries, Tiburcia Haedo (1767-1839) and María Tiburcia Rodríguez (1778-1845).
Tiça f Portuguese
Diminutive of Patrícia.
Ticha f Portuguese
Diminutive of Patrícia.
Ticia f Portuguese
Diminutive of Letícia.
Ticiana f Portuguese
Portuguese form of Titiana.
Ticiano m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Tiziano.
Tico m Spanish
Diminutive of Alberto.
Ticón m Spanish
Spanish form of Tychon.
Tideo m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Tydeus.
Tideu m Catalan, Portuguese
Catalan and Portuguese form of Tydeus.
Tieta f Portuguese (Brazilian)
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Tifani f Hungarian (Modern), Portuguese (Brazilian, Modern), English (Rare)
Hungarian and Portuguese borrowing of Tiffany, as well as an English variant.
T’ijuri m Aymara
Means "runner" in Aymara.
Timandro m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Timander.
Timbreo m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Thymbraeus.
Timeu m Catalan, Portuguese
Catalan and Portuguese form of Timaeus.
Timón m Spanish, Kashubian
Spanish and Kashubian form of Timon.
Timotea f Spanish, Italian, Galician
Feminine form of Timoteo.
Tinho m Portuguese
Diminutive of Roberto.
Tininha f Portuguese
Diminutive of Cristina.
Tinita f Spanish
Diminutive of Valentina.
Tinito m Spanish
Diminutive of Valentino.
Tintin m Spanish
Spanish diminutive of Agustin.
Tiradentes m Portuguese (Brazilian)
tira (strip) + dentes (teeth)
Tirone m Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Latin American Spanish borrowing of Tyrone. It was borne by the Venezuelan rapper Tirone González (1988-2015), who was best known by his stage name Canserbero.
Tirso m Spanish, Galician, Portuguese
Spanish, Galician and Portuguese form of Thyrsus. Known bearers of this name include the Spanish Baroque dramatist, poet and monk Tirso de Molina (1579-1648) and the Spanish prince Tirso Panagiurishtski of Bulgaria (b... [more]
Tirteo m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Tyrtaios via Tyrtaeus.
Tirteu m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Tyrtaios via Tyrtaeus.
Tisámeno m Spanish
Spanish form of Tisamenos via Tisamenus.
Tisâmeno m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Tisamenos via Tisamenus.
Tisbe f Literature, Italian (Rare), Spanish (Rare), Catalan (Rare)
Italian, Spanish and Catalan form of Thisbe, as well as an alternate Latin form. It occurs in the medieval French romance Floriant et Florete (c. 1250-75) belonging to a friend of Florete, the wife of Arthur's knight Floriant.
Tisbé f Portuguese
Portuguese form of Thisbe.
Tisífone f Spanish
Spanish form of Tisiphone.
Tisifone f Italian, Portuguese
Italian and Portuguese form of Tisiphone.
Titanita f Brazilian
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Titinio m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Titinius.
Tivi f Spanish
Diminutive of Natividad.
Tivo m Spanish
Diminutive of Primitivo.
Tixa f Portuguese
Diminutive of Patrícia.
Tiyuwilu m Quechua
Quechua form of Theophilos.
m Portuguese
Diminutive of António.
Toba m Spanish
Short form of Cristóbal.
Tofiño m Spanish
Surname of Vicente Tofiño (de San Miguel y Wanderiales), an 18th century Spanish navigator, cartographer, and cosmographer... [more]
Tói m Portuguese
Diminutive of António.
Tojó m Portuguese
Diminutive of the composed name António Jorge, formed by combining and .
Tolentino m Spanish (Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Tolentino.
Tóli m Portuguese
Diminutive of the composed name António Luís.
Tomané m Portuguese
Diminutive of the composed name António Manuel, formed by combining and Mané.
Tomásia f Portuguese
Portuguese feminine form of Thomas.
Tomasín m Spanish
Diminutive of Tomas.
Tomasita f Spanish
Diminutive of Tomasa.
Tomasito m Spanish
Diminutive of Tomas.
Tomázia f Portuguese (Brazilian), Portuguese (African), Hungarian
Portuguese feminine form of Tomás and Hungarian feminine form of Tamás.
Tomezinho m Portuguese
Diminutive of Tomé.
Tomi m Portuguese
Diminutive of the composed name António Maria, formed by combining and Mi.
Tona f Dutch, Scandinavian, Spanish, African American
Diminutive of Antonia. In Scandinavia it is also used as a variant of Tone (the Norwegian form of Þone).... [more]
Tóne m Portuguese
Diminutive of Antonio.
Tonecas m Portuguese
Diminutive of António.
Tonel m Portuguese
Diminutive of the double names António Manuel or António Leonel.
Tonhão m Portuguese
Diminutive of Antonio.
Tonho m Portuguese
Diminutive of Antonio.
Toñi f Spanish
Diminutive of Antonia.
Tonica f Portuguese
Diminutive of Antónia, a shortening of Antonica.
Tonico m Portuguese
Diminutive of Antonio.
Toñín m Spanish
Diminutive of Antonio.
Toninha f Portuguese
Diminutive of Antónia.
Topê m Portuguese
Diminutive of the composed name António Pedro.
Torcato m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Torquatus and variant of Torquato.
Toribia f Spanish
Feminine form of Toribio.
Torin m Spanish
Diminutive of Hector.
Toxeo m Spanish
Spanish form of Toxeus.
Toxeu m Catalan, Portuguese
Catalan and Portuguese form of Toxeus.
Tozé m Portuguese
Portuguese short form of the double first name António José.
Trajano m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Trajan 1.
Tranquilino m Spanish (Rare)
Spanish form of Tranquillinus. Notable bearers of this name include Tranquilino Luna, a 19th-century American politician, and Saint Tranquilino Ubiarco Robles (1899-1928), a Mexican priest who was martyred during the persecutions of the Mexican Revolution and canonized in 2000.
Tranquilo m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Tranquillus.
Trasamundo m Spanish
Spanish form of Thrasamund.
Trasíbulo m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Thrasybulus.
Trasideo m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Thrasydaeus.
Trasímaco m Galician, Spanish, Portuguese
Galician, Spanish and Portuguese form of Thrasymachus.
Trecén m Spanish
Spanish form of Troezen.
Treicy f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Latin American form of Tracy, reflecting the English pronunciation.
Tremedal f Spanish
Means "quagmire" in Spanish, taken from the Spanish titles of the Virgin Mary, La Virgen del Tremedal and Nuestra Señora del Tremedal, meaning "The Virgin of the Quagmire" and "Our Lady of the Quagmire." She is venerated at the sanctuary in Orihuela del Tremedal in the Aragonese municipality of Teruel.
Trezena m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Troezen.
Trífon m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Tryphon.
Trifón m Spanish, Galician
Spanish and Galician form of Tryphon.
Trina f Spanish, Asturian
Diminutive of Trinidad.
Trino m Spanish (Rare)
Strictly masculine diminutive of Trinidad.
Trófimo m Spanish (Rare), Portuguese (Archaic)
Spanish and Portuguese form of Trophimus.
Troian m & f Portuguese (Brazilian, Modern, Rare), English (American, Modern)
Possibly a transferred use of the surname.
Troiano m Italian, Portuguese
Italian and Portuguese form Trojanus.
Troyano m Spanish
Spanish form of Trojanus.
Trudberto m Spanish
Spanish form of Trudbert.
Tuana f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Possibly a combination of tu ("you") and Ana.
Tuco m Spanish
Diminutive of Alberto.
Tudinha f Portuguese
Portuguese diminutive form of Gertrudes.
T’ukri m Quechua
Means "sentinel" in Quechua.
T’ula m Aymara
Means "bush used for firewood" in Aymara.
Tula f Spanish
Diminutive of Gertrudis.
Tuli m & f Spanish
Short form of Tulio or Antulio.
Tulia f Spanish (Rare), Spanish (Latin American), Polish
Spanish feminine form of Tulio and Polish feminine form Tuliusz.
Tulipa f Portuguese
From Portuguese tulipa "tulip".
Tumas m Quechua
Quechua form of Thomas.
Tunu m & f Aymara
Means "offspring, lineage" in Aymara.
Tupã m Tupi
Known as the supreme god in Guarani mythology.
Tuqapu f Aymara
Means "very well made painting, fabric" in Aymara.
Tuqui f Spanish
Diminutive of Marta.
Turíbio m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Portuguese form of Turibius (see Toribio). A known bearer of this name is the Brazilian classical guitarist and composer Turíbio Santos (b. 1943).
Turismundo m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Thorismund.
Turito m Spanish
Diminutive of Arturo.
Turo m Spanish, Italian
Short form of Arturo
Turpiliano m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Turpilianus.
Turpilio m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Turpilius.
Tusnelda f Latvian (Rare), Spanish (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Latvian, Spanish and (Brazilian) Portuguese form of Thusnelda.
Tuto m Portuguese
Diminutive of Augusto.
Tutu m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Brazilian Portuguese short form of "Artur"
Tuwiyas m Quechua
Quechua form of Tobias.
Tuyuri f & m Aymara
Means "flying" in Aymara.
Tyago m Portuguese
Variant of Tiago.
Uaná f Tupi
Means "firefly" in Tupi.
Ubaldina f Spanish, Galician, Portuguese, Italian
Spanish, Galician, Portuguese, and Italian diminutive of Ubalda.
Ubaldo m Spanish, Galician, Portuguese, Italian
Spanish, Galician, Portuguese and Italian form of Hugbald.
Ubiratã m Tupi
Means "strong spear" in Tupi, from übü'ra á'tã.
Udelia f Spanish (Latin American)
Udelia is a feminine name of Hebrew origin, meaning: "song"; "praise God"; "fortunate or prosperous in battle".
Uladislao m Spanish (Latin American)
Apparently an Hispanicized form of Vladislav. Uladislao Augier (1826-1908) was an Argentine politician.
Ulpiano m Italian, Spanish, Spanish (Caribbean)
Italian and Spanish form of Ulpianus.
Ulrico m Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Galician
Spanish, Portuguese, Galician and Italian form of Ulrich.
Uma f Aymara
Means "water" in Aymara.
Umaq m Quechua
Means "betrayer, traitor" in Quechua.
Umbelina f Portuguese, Italian (Rare)
Portuguese and Italian form of Ombeline.
Umiña f Quechua
Means "emerald" in Quechua.
Unay m Spanish
Variant of Unai.
Universino m Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Derived from Portuguese universo meaning "universe". This name, along with its feminine form Universina, first appeared in the 19th century.
Unkalla f Aymara
Means "wild duck" in Aymara.
Unuratu m Sicilian, Quechua, Corsican (Archaic)
Corsican and Sicilian form of Onorato, Quechua form of Honorato.
Uri m Aymara
Means "untamed" in Aymara.
Urías m Spanish
Spanish form of 'Uriyah (see Uriah) via its latinized form Urias.
Urma f Quechua
Means "the one that drops good things in her path" in Quechua.
Urpicha f Quechua
Means "little pigeon" in Quechua.
Urpikusi f Quechua
Means "cheerful dove" in Quechua from the words urpi meaning "dove, pigeon" and kusiy meaning "cheerful, content".
Urpila f Aymara
Means "dove" in Aymara.
Urpu m & f Aymara
Means "fog" in Aymara.
Ursino m Galician, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Galician, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Ursinus.
Ursulina f German (Swiss, Rare), Romansh, Spanish (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), History (Ecclesiastical), Medieval Latin
Diminutive or extended form of Ursula, as -ina is an Italian feminine diminutive suffix (from Latin -īna meaning "belonging to"). This essentially makes the name a double diminutive of Ursa... [more]
Úrsulo m Spanish
Spanish masculine form of Ursula.
Urt’a f Aymara
Means "full moon" in Aymara.
Uruguay m South American
From place name Uruguay.
Uruguayo m South American (Rare)
Variant form of Uruguay, coinciding with the adjective referring to a Uruguayan.
Ururi m Aymara
Means "bright star, Venus" in Aymara.
Usqullu m Quechua
Means "mountain cat, wildcat" in Quechua.
Usqullwillka m Quechua
Means "sacred mountain cat, sacred wildcat" in Quechua.
Utjirini f & m Aymara
Means "abundance" in Aymara.
Uyara f Tupi, Brazilian
Variant of Uiara.
Uzias m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Uzziah.
Vadinho m Portuguese
Diminutive of Osvaldo.
Vadó m Catalan, Portuguese
Diminutive of Salvador and Osvaldo.
Vágner m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Brazilian Portuguese variant spelling of Vagner. Known Brazilian bearers of this name include the soccer player Vágner Love (b. 1984) and Vágner Benazzi (b... [more]
Vagner m Danish (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Transferred use of the surname Vagner.... [more]
Valdecir m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Valdemir, replaced by the suffix -cir, taken from names ending with that pattern, e.g. Moacir.
Valdelice f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Possibly a combination of Valda and Alice.
Valdemiro m Portuguese (Brazilian), Portuguese (African)
Portuguese form of Waldemar. Also compare Valdomiro. A known bearer of this name is the Brazilian evangelical pastor Valdemiro Santiago (b... [more]
Valdes m Spanish
Spanish
Valdice f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Likely an elaboration of Valda.
Valdinete f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Feminine form to names beginning in *Vald-* like Valdemar.
Valdinho m Portuguese
Diminutive of Osvaldo.
Valdir m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Means "son of Valdemar" or "little Valdemar". The -ir indicates that it's a diminutive form.
Valdisnei m Portuguese (Brazilian)
From the film producer Walt Disney (1901-1966)
Valdivino m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Equivalent to English Baldwin.
Valdo m Italian, Portuguese, Galician
Italian, Galician and Portuguese short form of masculine names that start with Vald- (such as Valdemaro and Valdemiro) or end in -valdo (such as Osvaldo)... [more]
Valdomiro m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Portuguese form of Waldomar. Also compare Valdemiro. Known bearers of this name include the Brazilian former soccer player Valdomiro Vaz Franco (b... [more]
Vale f & m Italian, Spanish
Diminutive of Valentino and Valentina.
Valen m & f Spanish
Diminutive of Valentino and Valentina.
Valentiniano m Galician, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Galician, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Valentinian.
Valentinita f Spanish
Diminutive of Valentina.
Valentinito m Spanish
Diminutive of Valentino.
Valerico m Italian (Rare), Spanish (Rare)
Italian and Spanish form of Valéry (via Valericus, a Latinized form of Walherich).
Valle f Spanish
Means "valley" in Spanish, taken from the titles of the Virgin Mary, La Virgen de la Valle and Nuestra Señora de la Valle, meaning "The Virgin of the Valley" and "Our Lady of the Valley" respectively.... [more]
Valmir m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Portuguese form of Walmir.
Valonia f Portuguese (Brazilian, Modern, Rare)
Possibly from Valônia, the Portuguese name for the Belgian region of Wallonia.
Valvanera f Spanish
From Latin Vallis Venaria meaning "valley of water veins". This is the name of a title of the Virgin Mary, Nuestra Señora de Valvanera, venerated in the monastery of Valvanera as the patron saint of La Rioja, Spain.
Vander m American, Brazilian
Probably a contraction of the two words van der "from the" occurring as part of Dutch surnames like Van Der Waal promoted to a given name.
Vanderley m Portuguese (Brazilian), English (American, Rare)
From a Brazilian surname, itself derived from the Dutch surname Van Der Leij. One bearer of this name is Brazilian professional footballer or soccer player Vanderley Dias Marinho (1987-), also known as Derley.... [more]
Vanesita f Spanish
Spanish diminutive of Vanesa.
Vaneska f Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Vanessa influenced by names having the pattern -ska, such as Dubraska or Ninoska.
Vani f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Possibly a diminutive of Giovana or Ivana.
Vânia f Portuguese
Portuguese form of Vanja.
Vanilia f Various, Portuguese (Brazilian, ?), Arabic (Maghrebi, Rare, ?)
Perhaps from Greek βανίλια (vanilia) meaning "vanilla" or Italian vaniglia meaning "vanilla".
Vanilson m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Possibly a truncated form of Ivanilson or Evanilson.
Vanine f Portuguese (Brazilian), Franco-Provençal (Rare)
The Brazilian version and the Franco-Provençal version of Vanina.
Vanusa f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Meaning uncertain, it could be derived from the Latin word vannus, which refers to a winnowing basket. Alternatively it may be a diminutive of Vânia.
Varínio m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Varinius.
Vário m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Varius.
Vario m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Varius.
Varrão m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Varro.
Varrón m Spanish
Spanish form of Varro.
Varroniano m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Varronianus.
Vasti f Biblical Portuguese, Portuguese (Brazilian), Biblical Dutch, Afrikaans, Biblical Spanish, Biblical Italian, Biblical Finnish
Finnish, Italian, Portuguese and Spanish form of Vashti and Dutch variant of Wasti.
Vavá m Portuguese
Diminutive of Osvaldo.
Vedasto m Italian (Archaic), Spanish (Archaic), Filipino
Italian and Spanish form of Vedastus. The name is also in use in the Philippines, which is a remnant of the influence that Spain has had over the country, what with the country having been part of the Spanish Empire for several centuries.
Venancia f Spanish, Galician, Portuguese
Spanish, Galician and Portuguese form of Venantia.
Veneranda f Latvian, Italian, Spanish (Philippines), Galician, English (African), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Albanian (Rare)
Feminine form of Venerando. It belonged to a semi-legendary saint of the early Christian era, also known as Venera... [more]