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Portuguese names - Baby names with the origin Portuguese

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Name Meaning Origins Gender Popularity (last 10y)
Gilmar Probably 'Gil' (from names meaning 'joy' or a short form of Gilberto/Giles) + 'mar' ('sea') - roughly 'joy of the sea' or 'Gil of the sea'. Portuguese Boy 11 #151
Olegario Holy, blessed Portuguese, Spanish Boy 11 #152
Raffaela God has healed Hebrew, Portuguese, Spanish Girl 11 #153
Urbano Of the city Italian, Latin, Portuguese, Spanish Boy 11 #154
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 #155
Breno Possibly 'chieftain/king' (from Brennus); alternatively linked to Germanic 'brun' meaning 'brown' or Celtic 'bran' meaning 'raven' - exact meaning uncertain Italian, Portuguese Boy 10 #156
Letisia Joy, gladness, happiness English, Italian, Latin, Portuguese Girl 8 #157
Nilton Probably 'of the Nile' or 'descendant/related to Nilo' (interpreted as 'from the Nile') Portuguese Boy 8 #158
Amadis Beloved; sometimes interpreted as 'love of God' when compared to Amadeus Portuguese, Spanish Boy 7 #159
Sebastiao From Sebaste; 'venerable' Portuguese Boy 7 #160
Leyra Garden plot or cleared land; alternatively may be influenced by 'Layla' meaning 'night'. Galician, Persian, Portuguese Girl 6 #161
Romao Roman; from Rome Portuguese Boy 6 #162
Rosenda Famous journey Germanic, Latin, Portuguese, Spanish Girl 6 #163
Leondra Lioness; 'lion-like' or brave as a lion Greek, Portuguese, Spanish Girl 5 #164
Maricio Derived from Latin Mauritius, meaning 'dark-skinned' or 'Moor' Portuguese Boy 5 #165
Rangel Originally a toponymic surname from a place called Rangel; also used as a masculine given name in Bulgaria. Exact original meaning is uncertain. Bulgarian, Galician, Portuguese, Spanish Boy 5 #166
Ronaldinho Little Ronaldo Germanic, Old Norse, Portuguese Boy 5 #167
Cesaria Derived from 'Caesar' - originally 'of Caesar' (historically associated with 'long-haired' or 'hairy') Latin, Portuguese, Spanish Girl 4 #168
Moreno Brown; dark-haired or dark-skinned Italian, Portuguese, Spanish Boy 4 #169
Mendes Son of Mendo Portuguese Boy 3 #170
Myguel Who is like God? Hebrew, Portuguese Boy 3 #171
Suely Likely derived from Susana/Susan (Hebrew for 'lily') Portuguese Girl 3 #172
Abundio Abundant; overflowing with plenty Italian, Latin, Portuguese Boy
Acelino Uncertain - likely a diminutive or derivative of a Latin/medieval name (e.g., Acelinus); sometimes associated with nobility or the Roman Acilius family Portuguese, Spanish Boy
Acha {'general': 'Meaning varies by culture; often a place-name or family-name origin, or a short form/nickname when used as a given name.', 'Basque': 'Likely toponymic (from a place-name or landscape feature).', 'Spanish/Portuguese': 'Surname of uncertain toponymic origin.', 'West African': 'Used as a diminutive or short form; specific meaning depends on the fuller name and language.'} Basque, Portuguese, Spanish Unisex
Adelio Noble, noble one Italian, Portuguese, Spanish Boy
Agostinha Little Augustine; from Latin Augustus meaning 'venerable, majestic' Portuguese Girl
Agostinho Venerable, majestic Latin, Portuguese Boy
Alegre Cheerful; joyful; merry Portuguese, Spanish Unisex
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
Amílcar Brother of Melqart Latin, Phoenician, Portuguese, Spanish Boy
Ana Christina Grace (Ana); follower of Christ / Christian (Christina) Latin, Portuguese Girl
Ana Sofia Grace (Ana) and wisdom (Sofía) Portuguese Girl
Ancelino Diminutive of Ansel/Anselm - 'protected by God' or 'divine protection' (literally 'little Ansel') Italian, Portuguese, Spanish Boy
Andrielly Derived from Greek for 'manly' or 'brave' (via Andrea/Andreas) Brazilian, Portuguese Girl
Aracy Mother of the day Portuguese Girl
Argel From Argel (Algiers) - 'the islands' (derived from Arabic al-Jazā'ir) Portuguese, Spanish Boy
Arminda Feminine form of Armand/Armando, from Germanic elements meaning 'army' + 'protection' - roughly 'protector of the army' or 'soldier'. Italian, Portuguese, Spanish Girl
Armindo Derived from Germanic elements meaning 'army man' or 'soldier' Portuguese Boy
Assis 'of Assisi' / 'from Assisi' (associated with St. Francis) Portuguese Boy
Aviz Associated with the Portuguese royal House of Aviz (place-name); possibly linked to Latin 'avis' meaning 'bird'. Portuguese Boy
Baio From Spanish/Portuguese 'bayo' meaning 'bay-colored' or 'brown' (often describing a horse's coat) Portuguese, Spanish Boy
Barretto Originally a surname meaning 'from Barreto' (habitational) or related to a word for a small bar/rod or barrier; later used as a masculine given name Portuguese, Spanish Boy
Bebel Diminutive of Isabel/Elizabeth - "God is my oath" (from Elizabeth) Portuguese Girl
Bebeto Affectionate diminutive meaning "little Beto" or literally "little baby" Portuguese Boy
Beera Brave, heroic (also associated with 'edge/coast' in the Portuguese toponymic sense) Galician, Portuguese, Sanskrit Unisex
Belmira Beautiful wonder ("beautiful view" or "wonderful") Italian, Portuguese, Spanish Girl
Belmyro Probably 'beautiful' (bel-) combined with 'peace' or 'fame' (miro) - roughly 'beautiful and famous' or 'beautiful peace'. Portuguese, Spanish Boy

Portuguese name popularity over time

Aggregated births across United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany for every Portuguese-origin name in our dataset.

496
Names in this origin
17
With data in 2025
0
Births 2025
36,428
Peak year 0