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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Dai f Portuguese
Diminutive of Daiana.
Daira f Greek Mythology, Spanish (Latin American)
The name of an Okeanid Nymph of the town in Eleusis in Attika, Greece. It is derived from the element δαο (dao), meaning "the knowing one, teacher".
Daka m & f Madí
Meaning unknown. Jamamadí language is spoken in Acre and Amazonas State in Brazil.
Dali f Spanish, English
Diminutive of Dalia 1 and variant of Dolly.
Dalmacio m Spanish, Galician, Cebuano
Spanish and Galician form of Dalmatius.
Dalva f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Derived from Portuguese estrela d'alva, "morning star, Venus".
Dalvino m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Brazilian Portuguese form of Dalvin. Borrowed from English.
Damasceno m Italian, Portuguese, Spanish
Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish form of Damaskenos via it's Latinized form Damascenus.
Damásio m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Damasos.
Dámaso m Galician, Spanish
Galician and Spanish form of Damasus.
Dánae f Spanish
Spanish form of Danaë.
Dânae f Portuguese
Portuguese form of Danaë.
Danay f English (Modern, Rare), Spanish (Latin American)
English variant of Danaë and Spanish variant of Dánae.
Dandan m & f Portuguese
Diminutive of Daniel and Daniela.
Dandara f Brazilian, History
Dandara was an Afro-Brazilian warrior of the colonial period of Brazil and was part of the Quilombo dos Palmares, a settlement of Afro-Brazilian people who freed themselves from enslavement, in the present-day state of Alagoas... [more]
Dandeny m Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Invented name, possibly inspired by Daniel.
Dandinha f Portuguese
Diminutive of Daiana and Daniela.
Danela f Brazilian
Variant of Daniela.
Danelia f Spanish (Latin American), English (Rare), Filipino (Rare)
Probably a shift from Daniela. Regarding Latin American usage, it is mainly used in Nicaragua and neighbouring Honduras.
Danet f American (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant of Danette (The spelling is influenced by that of the rhyming name, Janet).
Danitza f Spanish (Latin American)
Latin American diminutive of Daniela, using the popular -itza ending found in Maritza. Coincides with the Serbian and Croatian pronunciation of Danica.
Dániza f Spanish (Modern, Rare)
Spanish form of Danica meaning "morning star, Venus".
Danizinha f Portuguese
Diminutive of Daniela.
Dankler m Brazilian
Dankler Luis de Jesus Pereira is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a central defender.
Dannilo m Brazilian
Variant of Danilo.
Danúbio m Portuguese (Brazilian, Modern)
Transferred use of the name of Rio Danúbio.
Dárdano m Spanish
Spanish form of Dardanos.
Dardano m Italian, Portuguese
Italian and Portuguese form of Dardanos.
Daría f Spanish
Spanish form of Daria. The name coincides with the first-person singular conditional form and third-person singular conditional form of dar, meaning "I would give" or "he / she would give".
Dariela f Spanish (Latin American)
Possibly a feminine form of Dariel or an elaborated form of Daria.
Dariellis f & m Spanish (Latin American)
the origins and meaning of this name isn't exact but pretty sure it's of Puerto Rican origins and means "passionate" and/or "faithful"
Darlan m Brazilian, English
Unknown meaning.
Darlén f Spanish (Modern)
Spanish variant of Darlene in the same fashion as Marlén.
Darli f & m Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Meaning unknown, possibly derived as a variant Darling (Compare Darlene).
Darling f & m English, Spanish (Latin American), Filipino
Transferred use of the surname Darling, or else derived directly from the word.
Darwuin m Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Darwin chiefly used in Venezuela.
Dasio m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Dasius.
Dativa f Late Roman, History (Ecclesiastical), Eastern African, Portuguese (Rare), Spanish (Rare), Filipino (Rare)
Feminine form of Dativus. This was the name of a 5th-century Christian martyr from North Africa. It is mostly used in Eastern Africa (mainly in Tanzania, Rwanda and Uganda).
Dativo m Portuguese, Spanish, Filipino
Masculine form of Dativa.
Dávila f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Transferred use of the surname Davila.
Davilo m Spanish
Diminutive of David.
Davimar m & f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Possibly a combination of David an the popular suffix -mar (cf. Leomar, Gladimar).
Davo m Spanish
Diminutive of David.
Dayán m & f Spanish (Caribbean), Spanish (Latin American)
Perhaps intended to be the masculine form of Dayana or a femenine variant of Diane reflecting the English pronunciation.
Dayanara f Spanish (Latin American), American (Hispanic)
Possibly an elaboration of Dayana or a variant of Deyanira. This is borne by Dayanara Torres (1974-), a Puerto Rican actress, singer, model, writer and former Miss Universe.
Déa f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Derived from Latin dea "goddess". This is also a diminutive of Andréa and Dorotéia.
Debinha f Portuguese (Brazilian)
A hypocoristic form of Debora.... [more]
Decencio m Spanish
Spanish form of Decentius.
Décimo m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Decimus.
Décio m Portuguese, Italian, Spanish
Corrupted form of Décimo, variant of Decimus.
Dédalo m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Daedalus.
Dedé m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Portuguese (Brazilian) diminutive of Anderson. A famous bearer is Brazilian footballer Anderson Vital da Silva who is known as Dedé. He plays as a centre back or sweeper for Cruzeiro and the Brazilian national football team.
Dedéia f Portuguese
Portuguese hypocoristic form of Andréia.
Dederica f Italian (Archaic), Spanish (Archaic), English (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Feminine form of Dederico (Italian and Spanish), English variant of Dedericka and Dutch variant of Diederika.
Dederico m Italian (Archaic), Spanish (Archaic)
Italian and Spanish form of Dederick. Also see Teodorico.
Dedicación m & f Spanish (Latin American)
Means "dedication" in Spanish.
Deidad f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Means "deity" in Spanish, a word derived from Latin deitās (which in turn was coined by Augustine of Hippo, who derived it from Latin deus meaning "god").
Deina f Basque (Hispanicized, ?), Spanish (?)
Allegedly a Hispanicized form of Deiñe.
Deise f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Brazilian Portuguese form of Daisy.
Deivi m Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Spanish form of Davy reflecting the English pronunciation.
Déivid m Spanish (Modern, Rare)
Spanish variant of David, reflecting the English pronunciation.
Deivid m Portuguese (Brazilian, Modern)
Portuguese variant of David reflecting the English pronunciation.
Deivis m Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Spanish form of Davis reflecting the English pronunciation.
Deivison m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Portuguese borrowing of the surname Davison.
Dejanira f Greek Mythology (Latinized), Polish, Portuguese
Variant transcription of Deianira. This was the form used for the main belt asteroid 157 Dejanira (discovered in 1875 by French astronomer Alphonse Borrelly).
Delcy f & m Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Possibly a form of Delsie. This name became specially popular in the late 1960's and early 1970's.
Delfim m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Delphinus.
Delfín m Spanish, Galician
Spanish and Galician form of Delphinus.
Deli f Spanish
Diminutive of Adelina.
Delícia f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Derived from Portuguese delícia "delight, pleasure".
Delina f English (Rare), Sicilian, Spanish (Rare), Spanish (Latin American), Romani
English truncated form of Adeline and Sicilian truncated form of Adelina. This name was borne by Delina Filkins, the first person verified to reach the age of 113, in 1928.
Delmara f English (Rare), Spanish (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Delmira influenced by Spanish del mar "of the sea". As an American given name it may be thought of as a feminine form of Delmar.
Delmira f Spanish
Short form or variant form of Edelmira. A bearer of this name is Delmira Agustini (1886-1914), an Uruguayan poetess.
Delmy f & m Spanish (Latin American), Central American
Shortened form of Delmira and (sometimes) Delmiro. It is mostly used in the Central American countries of Honduras, El Salvador and Guatemala, where usage is almost always feminine.
Delphino m Brazilian
Masculine form of Delphina.
Deluvina f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), American (Hispanic, Rare)
Perhaps a combination of Della and Lavina. This was borne by Deluvina Maxwell (died 1927), a Native American slave and the girlfriend of American outlaw Billy the Kid at the time of his death.
Demarato m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Demaratus.
Demócrito m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Democritus.
Demófilo m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Demophilos via Demophilus.
Demofonte m Spanish
Spanish form of Demophon.
Dener m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Probably a contracted form of Denver.
Denicia f American (Modern, Rare), Brazilian (Rare)
Elaboration of Denice in the style of Alicia or else a variant of Denisha.
Denílson m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Transferred use of the surname Denilson.... [more]
Denís m & f Galician, Gascon, Spanish
Galician, Spanish and Gascon form of Denis. In Spanish it is sometimes used for women too as variant of Denise, reflecting the French pronunciation.
Deodoro m Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Teodoro influenced by deus, Portuguese word for "god".
Deogracias m & f Spanish, Galician
Spanish and Galician form of Deogratias.
Deolinda f Portuguese, Spanish (Rare), Galician (Rare), English (American, Archaic)
Variant of Teolinda. This name was especially popular in Portugal and Brazil, having started rising in popularity in Brazil in the 1810s and Portugal in the 1880s... [more]
Deraldo m Portuguese (Brazilian)
The meaning of this name is not wholly certain; it may be a combination of two existing, separate names. What name the first part of Deraldo could have come from, I don't know - but the second part could be either from the name Aldo or it could come from a Germanic name with the element wald "rule"... [more]
Dercy f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Possibly a variant of Darcy or a diminutive of Dolores. A famous bearer was Brazilian actress Dercy Gonçalves (1907-2008), whose given name was Dolores.
Derico m Brazilian (Rare), American (Rare)
Variant of Derek perhaps blending it with Jericho.
Derlis m & f Spanish (Latin American)
Invented name, possibly derived from the word dearly and the element -lis present in names such as Odalis and Herlis... [more]
Deseado m Spanish (Archaic)
Means "desired" in Spanish.
Desiré f Swedish, Italian (Modern), Spanish (Modern)
Swedish, Italian and Spanish variant form of Désirée.
Desirée f Spanish, Swedish, Dutch, German
Spanish and Swedish form of Désirée as well as a Dutch and German variant.
Deusana f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Derived from Latin deus meaning "god, deity". Latin deus and dīvus "divine" are descended from Proto-Indo-European deiwos, from the same root as Dyēus, the reconstructed chief god of the Proto-Indo-European pantheon... [more]
Deusemar m Brazilian
An invented name, a combination of Deus and Mar, essentially giving it the meaning of "sea god".
Deva f Asturian (Modern), Galician (Modern), Spanish (Modern)
From the name of several rivers in northern Spain, chiefly river Deva in Cantabria and Asturias and two tributaries of river Minho in Galicia. The name ultimately comes from Proto-Celtic *dēiwā meaning "goddess".
Déxipo m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Dexippos via its latinized form Dexippus.
Dexipo m Spanish
Spanish form of Dexippos via its latinized form Dexippus.
Deyvi m Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant of Deivi, particularly popular in Peru.
Diadoco m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Diadochos via Diadochus
Diadumeniano m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Diadumenian.
Dianel m & f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Perhaps an altered form of Daniel.
Diani f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Brazilian variant of Diane or a variant of Diany.
Dianie f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Diane or Diany.
Diany f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Brazilian variant of Diane, reflecting their pronunciation.
Dico m Portuguese
Diminutive of Eurico and Frederico.
Dida f Portuguese
Diminutive of Lídia.
Didica f Portuguese
Diminutive of Adriana.
Diejo m Spanish
Diminutive of Santiago.
Diga m Portuguese
Diminutive of Diogo.
Digão m Brazilian
Diminutive of Rodrigo.
Digna f Dutch, German (Archaic), Latvian (Rare), Lithuanian (Rare), Polish, Portuguese, Spanish, Galician
Derived from the Latin adjective dignus meaning "dignified, worthy."
Digno m Spanish, Galician (Rare)
Masculine form of Digna.
Digo m Portuguese
Diminutive of Diogo and Rodrigo.
Diguinho m Portuguese
Diminutive of Rodrigo.
Diguino m Portuguese
Diminutive of Diogo.
Dilce f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Allegedly a variant of Dilza.
Dileta f Lithuanian, Portuguese
Lithuanian and Portuguese form of the Italian Diletta
Dilma f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Possibly a form of Delma. This name is borne by Brazilian president-elect Dilma Rousseff.
Dilmer m German, Spanish (Latin American)
It is a variant of the name Delmer, which is composed by the Ancient English words "dell", meaning "valley" and "mer", meaning "pond".
Dimelsa f Spanish
Perhaps a Spanish variant of Demelza.
Dinair f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Possibly an elaboration of Dina 2.
Dinha f Portuguese
Diminutive of Claudia.
Dinho m Portuguese
Diminutive of Claudio.
Dinisia f Portuguese
Feminine form of Dinis.
Dinorá f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Variant of Dinora, mostly found in Brazil.
Dinorah f English, Spanish (Latin American), Spanish (Mexican), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Theatre
Possibly derived from Aramaic dinur (also denur) meaning "of fire", derived from di "of" and nur "fire, light". Because of the similarity with the Hebrew word din "trial, judgement", this name is sometimes seen as a more elaborate form of the name Dinah... [more]
Diocleciano m Portuguese (Rare), Spanish (Rare)
Spanish and Portuguese form of Diocletian.
Diodora f Greek (Rare), Neapolitan (Rare), Sicilian, Spanish (Rare), Polish (Archaic)
Greek feminine form of Diodoros, Spanish and Neapolitan feminine form of Diodoro, Sicilian feminine form of Diodoru and Polish feminine form of Diodor.
Diodoto m Spanish
Spanish form of Diodotus.
Dioguinho m Portuguese
Diminutive of Diogo.
Dioguito m Portuguese
Diminutive of Diogo.
Diomar m & f Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish (Latin American), Spanish (Philippines, Rare)
Combination of dio (from Dionisio and Dionisia) and the suffix -mar, present in names such as Leomar and Gladimar... [more]
Dionésio m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Portuguese form of Dionysius primarily used in Brazil.
Dioni m & f Brazilian
Variant of Dion or Dionne mainly used in Brazil.
Dioni m & f Spanish
Short form of Dionisio and Dionisia.
Dionicio m Spanish (Rare)
Spanish variant of Dionisio.
Dionisodoro m Spanish, Italian, Portuguese
Spanish, Portuguese, and Italian form of Dionysodoros.
Diosa f Spanish, Filipino
Means "goddess" in Spanish.
Dióscoro m Spanish
Spanish form of Dioscorus.
Diosmar m Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Combination of dios ("god") with the popular suffix mar (cf. Edmar, Diomar) or possibly a variant of Diomar or Osmar.
Diosmary f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant of Josmary apparently influenced by Spanish Dios "God". It was used for a character in the Venezuelan telenovela 'Toda una dama' (2007-2008).
Diótimo m Spanish
Spanish form of Diotimus.
Diovanni m Italian, Brazilian
Dio means god... [more]
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