Portuguese Baby Names
194 Portuguese names with meanings, U.S. popularity, and audio pronunciation on every page.
Explore 194 baby names with a portuguese feel. Every name links to a full page with its sourced meaning, origin, popularity chart, famous bearers, and a clear audio pronunciation. Names are listed most-popular first.
Portuguese Girl Names
Esmeralda#373 in the U.S.From Spanish and Portuguese 'esmeralda', meaning emerald — the precious green gemstone, from th▶Fernanda#551 in the U.S.Feminine form of Fernando, a Spanish and Portuguese form of the Germanic name Ferdinand, compos▶Isabela#664 in the U.S.Spanish and Portuguese form of Isabel, itself a variant of Elizabeth, from Hebrew Elisheba mean▶Nathalia#1219 in the U.S.Born on Christmas Day; Spanish/Portuguese form of Natalia, from Latin natalis (relating to birt▶Ines#1282 in the U.S.Pure, chaste, holy▶Inez#1407 in the U.S.Pure, chaste, holy▶Marcela#1472 in the U.S.Feminine form of Marcellus/Marcus, derived from the name of the Roman god Mars; often interpret▶Estefany#1540 in the U.S.A Spanish (Latin American) variant of Stephanie, ultimately from the Greek Stephanos, meaning '▶Keila#1562 in the U.S.Possibly from the biblical Hebrew place name Keilah; in modern usage often a coined variant of ▶Anderson#1711 in the U.S.a patronymic surname meaning 'son of Andrew'; Andrew derives from Greek 'andreios' meaning 'man▶Evalina#1714 in the U.S.Elaboration of Eva/Evelina, from Hebrew Chawwah ('life'); the '-lina' ending is a Latinate dimi▶Lucinda#1717 in the U.S.Literary elaboration of Lucia, from Latin 'lux' (light); first used by Cervantes in 'Don Quixot▶Beatriz#1738 in the U.S.Voyager, traveller▶Estela#1749 in the U.S.Star▶Rayla#1780 in the U.S.Beam of light▶Lucianna#1790 in the U.S.Variant of Luciana, feminine of Lucius/Lucian, from Latin lux 'light'.▶Flor#1839 in the U.S.Flower▶Santana#1872 in the U.S.Holy, saintly▶Catarina#1892 in the U.S.Each of the two▶Lua#1998 in the U.S.To set free▶Nazareth#2019 in the U.S. Yahweh is salvation▶Marli#2059 in the U.S.Sea of bitterness▶Josefina#2072 in the U.S.He will add▶Leonor#2075 in the U.S.The other Aenor ▶Manuela#2121 in the U.S.God is with us▶Priscila#2571 in the U.S.Ancient, old▶Jaqueline#2581 in the U.S.Holder of the heel▶Joana#2582 in the U.S.Yahweh is gracious▶Rocio#2681 in the U.S.dew (Marian title, Our Lady of the Dew)▶Rhyan#2706 in the U.S.Little king▶Francisca#2719 in the U.S.Frenchman▶Halley#2720 in the U.S.hay meadow / hall clearing▶Lourdes#2754 in the U.S.Sea of bitterness▶Carlota#2795 in the U.S.Man▶Gisele#2827 in the U.S.Hostage, pledge▶Luci#2903 in the U.S.Origin uncertain▶Divina#2929 in the U.S.Divine, godlike▶Izabel#2933 in the U.S.My God is an oath▶Luiza#3244 in the U.S.Famous warrior; Portuguese, Brazilian, Polish, and Romanian form of Louisa, feminine of Louis, ▶Guida#4607 in the U.S.Guida is the feminine of the Italian name Guido, which comes from a Germanic element (wid, 'woo▶Heloisa#5336 in the U.S.Portuguese form of Heloise/Eloise — from Germanic, 'healthy/whole and wide', or 'famous warrior▶Bia#5452 in the U.S.From Greek Bia, 'force, might' (a personification); also a Portuguese pet form of Beatriz, 'voy▶Brazil#5453 in the U.S.From the country Brazil — named for brazilwood (pau-brasil), from brasa, 'an ember, glowing coa▶Bruna#5635 in the U.S.Italian/Portuguese feminine of Bruno — from Germanic brun, 'brown' (brown-haired, brown-skinned▶Brianda#6961 in the U.S.A medieval Spanish/Portuguese name, variously linked to Brigida ('strength; the exalted one') a▶Camilly#6965 in the U.S.A Portuguese/Brazilian spelling of Camille/Camila — from the Roman Camillus, 'a young attendant▶Madalena#7425 in the U.S.A Portuguese/Spanish form of Magdalena — from Aramaic/Hebrew, 'from Magdala; a woman of Magdala▶Isabelly#8115 in the U.S.A Brazilian/Portuguese elaboration of Isabel — a form of Elizabeth, from the Hebrew Elisheva, '▶Luzia#8216 in the U.S.A Portuguese/German form of Lucia — from the Latin lux, 'light' (St. Lucia, a patron of light a▶Marialuiza#8227 in the U.S.A Portuguese compound of Maria ('beloved; of the sea; bitter', from Hebrew Miriam) and Luiza ('▶Sereia#8324 in the U.S.From the Portuguese sereia, 'a mermaid; a siren' (via the Greek seiren); a word-name; we note t▶Deolinda#8645 in the U.S.Deolinda is a Portuguese name reading as Deo linda, beautiful to God, from Latin Deus meaning G▶Vitoria#9487 in the U.S.A Portuguese form of Victoria — from the Latin victoria, 'victory; triumph'▶Evora#9747 in the U.S.Variously the Portuguese city of Evora (from a Celtic root linked to 'yew trees'/water) and a m▶Geovana#9765 in the U.S.A Portuguese/Italian form of Giovanna — a feminine of John, from the Hebrew, 'God is gracious; ▶Luara#9940 in the U.S.Variously a Portuguese/Brazilian form of Laura ('laurel', Latin) and linked to the Portuguese l▶Adrielly#10261 in the U.S.A Brazilian-Portuguese elaboration of Adriel, 'flock of God' (eder, 'flock', + el, 'God'), with▶Aires#10273 in the U.S.From the Portuguese Aires (a traditional name/surname of uncertain older origin), also read as ▶Camara#10401 in the U.S.From the West African (Mandinka/Guinea) surname Camara, a widespread family name; also the Port▶Mariaeduarda#10747 in the U.S.A Brazilian Portuguese compound, Maria Eduarda written as one word: Maria (Mary, meaning debate▶Adriely#12150 in the U.S.A modern Brazilian/Latin American girl's name, often a feminine form of Adriel (Hebrew, 'God is▶Annapaula#12235 in the U.S.Annapaula (often Ana Paula) combines Anna ('grace', from Hebrew Hannah) with Paula ('small; hum▶Catia#12378 in the U.S.A Portuguese and Italian short form of Catherine (Catarina/Caterina), from the Greek Aikaterine▶Talita#13312 in the U.S.Talita comes from the Aramaic talitha, 'little girl', preserved in the phrase 'Talitha koum' - ▶Andreia#13563 in the U.S.Andreia is the Portuguese form of Andrea, the feminine of Andrew — from Greek andreios, 'manly;▶Idalina#14083 in the U.S.Idalina extends the old Germanic name Ida — from a root meaning 'work' or 'labour' — with the a▶Tais#14340 in the U.S.Tais is a form of Thaïs, borne by a famous Athenian courtesan who accompanied Alexander the Gre▶Lais#14410 in the U.S.In modern use, chiefly the Brazilian Portuguese Lais (written with an accent on the i), a popul▶Mariza#14580 in the U.S.A Spanish and Portuguese pet form and elaboration of María/Maria (Mary), close cousin to Marisa▶Rayssa#14905 in the U.S.Rayssa is a Brazilian-Portuguese spelling of Raissa, a name of debated origin often linked to a▶Anabeatriz#14952 in the U.S.A compound name joining Ana ('grace; favor') and Beatriz (from Latin, 'bringer of joy; she who ▶Thiago#15042 in the U.S.From the Portuguese/Spanish Thiago, drawn from Santiago (Saint James) — ultimately the Hebrew J▶Ivone#15564 in the U.S.Ivone is the Portuguese and Spanish form of Yvonne, itself from the Germanic Ivo, 'yew tree' or▶Eduarda#15888 in the U.S.Eduarda is the Portuguese and Spanish feminine of Eduardo, the form of Edward. Edward comes fro▶Emanuelly#15935 in the U.S.Emanuelly is a Brazilian Portuguese feminine elaboration of Emmanuel, from Hebrew Immanu'el, 'G▶Gabrielly#16039 in the U.S.Gabrielly is a Portuguese and Brazilian elaboration of Gabriela or Gabrielle, the feminine of G▶Beija#16952 in the U.S.Beija reads most naturally through the Portuguese beija, 'kiss' (from beijar, 'to kiss'), a war▶AislanyA modern Brazilian coinage, echoing Aislan (a Brazilian name) and the Irish Aisling ('dream; vi▶
Portuguese Boy Names
Francisco#322 in the U.S.Spanish and Portuguese form of Franciscus, the Latinized name for a Frenchman or a member of th▶Jorge#323 in the U.S.Spanish and Portuguese form of George, from the Greek Georgios, composed of 'ge' (earth) and 'e▶Leonel#350 in the U.S.Spanish and Portuguese form of Lionel, from the Latin 'leo' (lion) with a diminutive suffix, me▶Manuel#371 in the U.S.Spanish and Portuguese short form of Emmanuel, from Hebrew Immanuel, composed of 'im' (with) an▶Fernando#387 in the U.S.Spanish and Portuguese form of Ferdinand, from Germanic elements frid (peace, journey) and nand▶Marcelo#399 in the U.S.Spanish and Portuguese form of Marcellus, from Latin Marcellus, a diminutive of Marcus, connect▶Eduardo#410 in the U.S.Spanish and Portuguese form of Edward, from Old English Eadweard combining ead (wealth, prosper▶Pedro#455 in the U.S.Spanish and Portuguese form of Peter, from Greek 'Petros' meaning rock or stone; the name was g▶Rodrigo#492 in the U.S.Spanish and Portuguese form of Roderick, from Old High German 'Hroderich' composed of 'hrod' (f▶Rio#532 in the U.S.From Spanish and Portuguese rio meaning 'river,' derived from Latin rivus ('stream, brook'); us▶Santos#766 in the U.S.Saints or holy ones; from the Spanish and Portuguese santos, plural of santo meaning saint, fro▶Cristiano#1125 in the U.S.Follower of Christ; Portuguese and Italian form of Christian, from Latin Christianus, from Gree▶Tiago#1156 in the U.S.Supplanter; Portuguese/Spanish form of James (Jacobo → Tiago), from Hebrew Ya'aqov (to grasp th▶Davi#1402 in the U.S.Beloved, dear one▶Joao#1405 in the U.S.God is gracious, God is good▶Paulo#1601 in the U.S.Portuguese form of Paul, from Latin Paulus meaning "small, humble"▶Everson#1640 in the U.S.Son of Ever (surname-derived)▶Marcelino#1643 in the U.S.A Spanish and Portuguese diminutive of Marcelo/Marcellus, derived from the Roman name Marcus, a▶Nestor#1715 in the U.S.from the Greek 'Nestor', associated with 'nostos' ('homecoming, return'); in Greek myth, the wi▶Geovanni#1730 in the U.S. Yahweh is gracious▶Lisandro#1753 in the U.S.A release, loosening▶Iam#1764 in the U.S. Yahweh is gracious▶Humberto#1778 in the U.S.Bear cub▶Reynaldo#1783 in the U.S.Advice, counsel, decision▶Edson#1833 in the U.S.Son of Eda 2 ▶Gerson#1835 in the U.S.Exile▶Ronaldo#1946 in the U.S.Advice, counsel▶Taysom#1989 in the U.S.Transferred English surname, linked to the Tyson group (Old French tison 'firebrand'); populari▶Adriano#2053 in the U.S.From Hadria▶Elton#2074 in the U.S.Ella's town▶Alexandre#2092 in the U.S.Defending men▶Jaciel#2140 in the U.S.Contains the Hebrew element el (God); interpreted as God apportions or God consoles (cf. Jahazi▶Jeronimo#2174 in the U.S.Sacred name, holy name; Spanish/Portuguese form of Jerome, from Greek Hieronymos.▶Ederson#2261 in the U.S.son of Edgar▶Rui#2297 in the U.S.famous ruler▶Santhiago#2328 in the U.S.Saint James; a spelling variant of Santiago (sant: saint + Iago: James, from Hebrew Yohanan/Yaa▶Osmar#2354 in the U.S.Divine glory; god-famous; from Germanic Osmar (os: a god, divine + mari: famous, renowned)▶Matheus#2407 in the U.S.Gift of God; Portuguese form of Matthew, from Hebrew Mattityahu (gift of Yahweh)▶Renato#2493 in the U.S.Born again▶Heriberto#2531 in the U.S.Army▶Cristhian#2558 in the U.S.A Christian▶Heitor#2567 in the U.S.Holding fast (from Hector).▶Gaspar#2638 in the U.S.treasurer / bringer of treasure▶Rony#2652 in the U.S.ruler's counsel (from Ronald); or Hebrew 'my joy'▶Nazareth#2727 in the U.S. Yahweh is salvation▶Charleston#2791 in the U.S.Origin uncertain▶Jacinto#2839 in the U.S.Strength▶Kailan#2887 in the U.S.Lake▶Romero#2897 in the U.S.Rosemary▶Jeter#2921 in the U.S.Origin uncertain▶Oswaldo#2930 in the U.S.God▶Zacarias#2941 in the U.S. Yahweh remembers▶Abelardo#2944 in the U.S.Breath▶Eliano#2955 in the U.S.Sun▶Mateus#3019 in the U.S.Gift of God▶Timoteo#3032 in the U.S.Honoring God; one who gives honor to God▶Oseias#3192 in the U.S.Portuguese form of Hosea, from Hebrew Hoshea meaning 'salvation' or 'God saves'▶Vidal#3200 in the U.S.Life, full of life and vitality▶Henrique#3621 in the U.S.Portuguese form of Henry — Germanic Heimirich, heim, 'home', plus ric, 'ruler' — 'home ruler'▶Marques#3645 in the U.S.From Portuguese/Spanish marquês, 'marquess, nobleman' (a noble rank); also linked to Marcus, 'o▶Caio#3695 in the U.S.Welsh and Portuguese form of Gaius — an ancient Roman name, possibly 'to rejoice'▶Rei#3860 in the U.S.From Japanese rei — kanji spanning 'spirit', 'gratitude', 'bell' — and Portuguese rei, 'king'▶Joaquim#3915 in the U.S.Portuguese form of Joachim — 'Yahweh establishes' — Mary's traditional father▶Kaio#4125 in the U.S.Portuguese form of Caio — from Roman Gaius, traditionally 'to rejoice'▶Denilson#4210 in the U.S.Brazilian -son name, likely 'son of Denilo/Daniel' (Hebrew, 'God is my judge'); routes layered▶Bento#4435 in the U.S.Portuguese form of Benedict — from Latin benedictus, 'blessed'▶Romario#4521 in the U.S.From Latin Romarius, 'a pilgrim to Rome', and the Roman -ario line (kin to Romeo, Roman); route▶Luiz#5156 in the U.S.Portuguese form of Louis/Luis — from Germanic hlod, 'fame', plus wig, 'war' — 'famous warrior; ▶Luar#5555 in the U.S.From Spanish/Portuguese lunar/luar, 'of the moon; moonlight'; a modern name; routes layered▶Izaias#5740 in the U.S.The Portuguese/Spanish form of Isaiah — from Hebrew Yeshayahu, 'the Lord (Yahweh) is salvation'▶Tavaris#5844 in the U.S.A modern name echoing the Portuguese surname Tavares ('of the hermitage/of a place of cells'); ▶Vasco#5855 in the U.S.From the Spanish/Portuguese Vasco — 'a Basque; one from the Basque country' (from the Latin Vas▶Tavares#6124 in the U.S.From the Portuguese surname Tavares — from a place-name, likely 'of the hermitage; of a place o▶Ulisses#6136 in the U.S.The Portuguese form of Ulysses (the Latin Odysseus) — variously 'the wrathful/hated one' and 'a▶Joaomiguel#6609 in the U.S.A Portuguese compound of Joao (the Portuguese John, 'God is gracious') and Miguel (Michael, 'wh▶Ailton#6630 in the U.S.Ailton is a genuine Portuguese and Brazilian given name, borne by numerous real Brazilian sport▶Mello#6677 in the U.S.From the Portuguese surname Mello/Melo (linked to a place, possibly from Latin melus, 'an apple▶Reis#6718 in the U.S.Variously the Portuguese reis, 'kings' (a surname honoring the Magi/Three Kings), and the Turki▶Caetano#6877 in the U.S.A Portuguese form of Gaetano/Cajetan — from Latin Caietanus, 'from Gaeta', a town in Italy▶Nilmar#6880 in the U.S.Nilmar follows a common Brazilian Portuguese pattern of compounding two given names, most plaus▶Murilo#7095 in the U.S.From the surname/place Murilo/Murillo — variously 'a little wall' and 'a small hill' (from Lati▶Jacir#7418 in the U.S.A modern name, variously a Brazilian/Tupi name (Jacira/Jaci, 'the moon') and an echo of Arabic ▶Otavio#8136 in the U.S.A Portuguese form of Octavius/Octavio — from the Latin octavus, 'the eighth' (often the eighth ▶Benjamim#8335 in the U.S.Benjamim is the Portuguese form of Benjamin, from Hebrew Binyamin, 'son of the right hand' (or ▶Joaolucas#8607 in the U.S.A Portuguese compound of Joao (John, 'God is gracious', Hebrew) and Lucas ('light; from Lucania▶Ruan#8800 in the U.S.Variously a Portuguese form of Rohan (from Rowan/Ruadhan, 'little red one'), a Chinese surname ▶Asafe#9021 in the U.S.A Portuguese form of Asaph — from the Hebrew Asaf, 'God has gathered; the gatherer/collector'; ▶Diogo#9188 in the U.S.A Portuguese form of Diego — variously linked to James/Jacob ('the supplanter', Hebrew) and the▶Frederico#9248 in the U.S.A spelling of Federico/Frederick — from the Germanic frid, 'peace', + ric, 'ruler', hence 'peac▶Thyago#9742 in the U.S.A Portuguese/Brazilian spelling of Tiago — a short form of Santiago (Saint James), from the Heb▶Filipe#10070 in the U.S.The Portuguese form of Philip, from the Greek Philippos, 'lover of horses' (philos, 'loving', +▶Deivid#10102 in the U.S.A Latina/Brazilian phonetic spelling of David — from the Hebrew David, 'beloved'; the second ki▶Irlan#10257 in the U.S.A modern Brazilian-Portuguese given name in the -lan family (echoing Erlan/Ferlan); no single f▶Jaco#10271 in the U.S.A Portuguese/Afrikaans short form of Jacob, from the Hebrew Yaakov, 'supplanter; holder of the ▶Joaopedro#10315 in the U.S.A Portuguese compound of Joao ('God is gracious', from John) and Pedro ('rock', from Peter); a ▶Marcio#10499 in the U.S.The Portuguese and Spanish form of Marcius/Marcus, from Mars, the Roman god of war — so 'dedica▶Messias#10520 in the U.S.The Portuguese and Latin form of Messiah, from the Hebrew mashiach, 'the anointed one' — a devo▶Willians#10820 in the U.S.Willians is a Latin-American (especially Brazilian) respelling of William/Williams, from German▶Ademir#10925 in the U.S.Ademir is a Slavic and Portuguese given name, most often read from Germanic-via-Slavic elements▶Cyro#11176 in the U.S.A respelling near Cyrus (Persian Kurush, often glossed 'sun' or 'lord'); also seen as a Brazili▶Dhiago#11233 in the U.S.A modern spelling of Diego (or the Portuguese Tiago/Thiago), traditionally linked to James/Jaco▶Edmar#11262 in the U.S.A blend name popular in Brazil, joining an Ed- element ('rich; blessed; guardian,' as in Edgar/▶Estevao#11303 in the U.S.Estêvão is the Portuguese form of Stephen (Greek Stephanos, 'crown; garland; wreath'). A classi▶Joaovictor#11365 in the U.S.Joaovictor records the Brazilian double name Joao Victor as a single word. Joao is the Portugue▶Rodriques#11755 in the U.S.Rodriques is a spelling of the Iberian surname Rodrigues or Rodriguez, meaning 'son of Rodrigo.▶Rubens#12035 in the U.S.Rubens is a Portuguese and Brazilian form of Ruben or Reuben, from the Hebrew Reuven, understoo▶Adilson#12342 in the U.S.A Brazilian Portuguese given name, formed on a base such as Adil (linked to Arabic 'just; fair'▶Calebe#12590 in the U.S.Calebe is the Portuguese form of Caleb, a Hebrew name traditionally read as 'dog' (a symbol of ▶Geremias#12888 in the U.S.Geremias is a Portuguese and Spanish form of Jeremiah, from the Hebrew Yirmeyahu, 'the Lord exa▶Guilherme#12902 in the U.S.The Portuguese form of William, from the Germanic Wilhelm — wil ('will, desire') plus helm ('he▶Herminio#12941 in the U.S.Herminio is a Spanish and Portuguese name derived from the Roman family name Herminius, itself ▶Inacio#12970 in the U.S.Inacio (Portuguese Inacio, with a cedilla in Portugal and Brazil) is the Portuguese form of Ign▶Kristiano#13339 in the U.S.Kristiano is a K- spelling of Cristiano, the Italian and Portuguese form of Christian, from Lat▶Pedrohenrique#13650 in the U.S.Pedrohenrique runs together Pedro and Henrique, a hugely popular Brazilian double name. Pedro i▶Rogerio#13793 in the U.S.Rogerio is the Portuguese and Italian form of Roger, a Germanic name joining 'hrod' (fame, glor▶Vitor#14091 in the U.S.The Portuguese form of Victor, from Latin victor, 'conqueror; winner'. It is a common name in P▶
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