Portuguese Girl Names
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of 247 names
| Name | Meaning | Origins | Gender | Popularity (last 10y) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sebastiana | Venerable; from Sebastia (an ancient city) | Greek, Italian, Portuguese | Girl | 60 #51 | |
| Geovana | God is gracious | Portuguese | Girl | 51 #52 | |
| Ernestina | Serious, resolute; determined | Germanic, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish | Girl | 45 #53 | |
| Cintia | From Mount Kynthos; associated with the Greek goddess Artemis and often linked to the moon | Greek, Portuguese | Girl | 43 #54 | |
| Josiana | Feminine elaboration of Joseph - "God will add" / "God increases" | Portuguese, Spanish | Girl | 43 #55 | |
| Marijose | Combination of Maria (Mary) and José (Joseph): 'Mary' + 'God will increase' ('He will add') | Portuguese, Spanish | Girl | 42 #56 | |
| Mariza | Variant of Marisa/Maria - commonly interpreted as 'of the sea' or linked to 'beloved' (Mary) | Portuguese, Spanish | Girl | 38 #57 | |
| Fina | Diminutive of Josefina/Serafina; 'fine' or 'delicate'. | Portuguese, Spanish | Girl | 35 #58 | |
| Idalina | Noble | Italian, Portuguese, Spanish | Girl | 30 #59 | |
| Neiva | Snowy; related to snow or 'born during snowfall' | Portuguese, Spanish | Girl | 28 #60 | |
| Gissela | From Old German 'gisil' meaning 'pledge' or 'hostage' (often interpreted as 'noble pledge') | Portuguese | Girl | 26 #61 | |
| Pricila | Ancient; venerable | Latin, Portuguese | Girl | 24 #62 | |
| Marilia | Derived from Maria - commonly interpreted as 'beloved' or 'wished-for child' (from Hebrew Miryam); sometimes associated with 'lily' when linked to Lília; used as a poetic/literary form | Portuguese | Girl | 21 #63 | |
| Andressa | Feminine form of Andrew/Andreas; originally meaning 'manly', 'brave', 'warrior'. | Portuguese | Girl | 20 #64 | |
| Moya | Depending on origin: from Irish usage related to Mary (traditionally connected to 'bitter'/'beloved'), or in several southern African languages meaning 'spirit, soul, air'. | Irish, Portuguese, Spanish | Girl | 20 #65 | |
| Narcisa | From Greek 'narkissos' meaning 'narcissus' (daffodil); associated with the mythological youth Narcissus. Root narkē can mean 'numbness'. | Greek, Portuguese | Girl | 20 #66 | |
| Isabele | Pledged to God; "God is my oath" | French, Hebrew, Portuguese | Girl | 18 #67 | |
| Estrela | Star | Portuguese | Girl | 16 #68 | |
| Thaila | Blooming, flourishing | Greek, Portuguese | Girl | 16 #69 | |
| Eneida | Associated with Aeneas/Aeneid - broadly 'praiseworthy' or 'honored'; evokes the hero Aeneas | Portuguese, Spanish | Girl | 15 #70 | |
| Luli | A pet form meaning generally 'light' (via Lucia/Lucy) or linked to 'famous warrior' (via Louise); sometimes associated with 'pearl' through Lulu - an affectionate, diminutive name. | Portuguese | Girl | 15 #71 | |
| Seara | Possibly 'dark-haired' (if from Irish Ciara) or 'harvest/crop' (if from Portuguese 'seara'); also used as a modern/phonetic variant of similar names. | English, Gaelic, Irish, Portuguese | Girl | 12 #72 | |
| Raffaela | God has healed | Hebrew, Portuguese, Spanish | Girl | 11 #73 | |
| Analu | Blend of Ana ('grace' or 'favor') and Lu (short for Luisa 'renowned' or Lucía 'light') - roughly 'graceful light' or 'favored and renowned'. | Portuguese, Spanish | Girl | 10 #74 | |
| Letisia | Joy, gladness, happiness | English, Italian, Latin, Portuguese | Girl | 8 #75 | |
| Leyra | Garden plot or cleared land; alternatively may be influenced by 'Layla' meaning 'night'. | Galician, Persian, Portuguese | Girl | 6 #76 | |
| Rosenda | Famous journey | Germanic, Latin, Portuguese, Spanish | Girl | 6 #77 | |
| Leondra | Lioness; 'lion-like' or brave as a lion | Greek, Portuguese, Spanish | Girl | 5 #78 | |
| Cesaria | Derived from 'Caesar' - originally 'of Caesar' (historically associated with 'long-haired' or 'hairy') | Latin, Portuguese, Spanish | Girl | 4 #79 | |
| Suely | Likely derived from Susana/Susan (Hebrew for 'lily') | Portuguese | Girl | 3 #80 | |
| Agostinha | Little Augustine; from Latin Augustus meaning 'venerable, majestic' | Portuguese | Girl | — | |
| Alzire | The shining; the blossom/flower | Arabic, Portuguese | Girl | — | |
| Amarela | Yellow, golden (feminine form of the Portuguese adjective for the color yellow) | Portuguese | Girl | — | |
| Amarilza | Probably 'beloved' or 'flowerlike' (associated with the amaryllis flower) | Brazilian, Portuguese | Girl | — | |
| Ana Christina | Grace (Ana); follower of Christ / Christian (Christina) | Latin, Portuguese | Girl | — | |
| Ana Sofia | Grace (Ana) and wisdom (Sofía) | Portuguese | Girl | — | |
| Andrielly | Derived from Greek for 'manly' or 'brave' (via Andrea/Andreas) | Brazilian, Portuguese | Girl | — | |
| Aracy | Mother of the day | Portuguese | Girl | — | |
| Arminda | Feminine form of Armand/Armando, from Germanic elements meaning 'army' + 'protection' - roughly 'protector of the army' or 'soldier'. | Italian, Portuguese, Spanish | Girl | — | |
| Bebel | Diminutive of Isabel/Elizabeth - "God is my oath" (from Elizabeth) | Portuguese | Girl | — | |
| Belmira | Beautiful wonder ("beautiful view" or "wonderful") | Italian, Portuguese, Spanish | Girl | — | |
| Benignita | Kind, gentle, benevolent (from Latin benignus: 'kind, well-disposed') | Italian, Latin, Portuguese | Girl | — | |
| Bruna-Louise | Brown-haired (Bruna) + famed/renowned warrior (Louise) | Portuguese, Spanish | Girl | — | |
| Brunna | Brown, brown-haired; feminine form of Bruno ('brown') | Italian, Portuguese, Spanish | Girl | — | |
| Carilda | Possibly 'free woman' (from Carl/Carla) or 'battle maiden' (if from -hild); generally a feminine name related to Carla/Caroline. | Portuguese, Spanish | Girl | — | |
| Cascata | Waterfall; cascade | Italian, Portuguese | Girl | — | |
| Celandrina | Swallow (the bird); also associated with the celandine flower | Italian, Latin, Portuguese | Girl | — | |
| Ceu | Sky; heaven | Portuguese | Girl | — | |
| Charlota | Feminine form of Charles - originally from a root meaning 'free man' (interpreted as 'free woman') | Polish, Portuguese, Scandinavian | Girl | — | |
| Chiquinha | Diminutive of Francisca - 'little Francisca'; ultimately from Francisca meaning 'Frenchman' or 'free one'. | Portuguese | Girl | — |
Portuguese Girls name popularity over time
Aggregated births across United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany for every Portuguese-origin name in our dataset.
247
Names in this origin
12
With data in 2025
0
Births 2025
21,682
Peak year 2018