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200 nombres con significado y origen verificados

ABEL

M

From the Hebrew name הֶבֶל (Hevel) or הָבֶל (Havel) which meant "breath". In the Old Testament he is the second son of A...

ABÍLIO

M

Portuguese form of AVILIUS.

ADALBERTO

M

Variant of ALBERTO.

ADÃO

M

Portuguese form of ADAM.

ADELMAR

M

From the Germanic elements adal "noble" and meri "famous".

ADRIANO

M

Italian and Portuguese form of ADRIAN.

ABRAÃO

M

Portuguese form of ABRAHAM.

ADELAIDE

F

From the French form of the Germanic name Adalheidis, which was composed of the elements adal "noble" and heid "kind, so...

ADELINA

F

Latinate diminutive of ADELA.

ADEMAR

M

Portuguese form of Audamar (see OTMAR).

ADEMIR

M

Brazilian variant of ADEMAR.

ADRIANA

F

Feminine form of ADRIAN.

AFONSO

M

Portuguese and Galician form of ALFONSO.

AGOSTINHO

M

Portuguese form of Augustinus (see AUGUSTINE (1)).

ALEIXO

M

Portuguese and Galician form of ALEXIS.

ALEXANDRE

M

Form of ALEXANDER. This name was borne by the 19th-century French author Alexandre Dumas (1802-1870), who wrote 'The Thr...

ALEXANDRINA

F

Elaborated form of ALEXANDRA. This was the first name of Queen Victoria; her middle name was Victoria.

ALICE

F

From the Old French name Aalis, a short form of Adelais, itself a short form of the Germanic name Adalheidis (see ADELAI...

ALINE

F

Medieval short form of ADELINE. As an English name, in modern times it has sometimes been regarded as a variant of EILEE...

ALMIR (1)

M

Brazilian variant of ALMIRO.

ALMIRO

M

Portuguese form of ADELMAR.

ALBERTA

F

Feminine form of ALBERT. This is the name of a Canadian province, which was named in honour of a daughter of Queen Victo...

ALBERTINA

F

Feminine diminutive of ALBERT.

ALBERTO

M

Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of ALBERT.

ALBINA

F

Feminine form of ALBINUS. Saint Albina was a 3rd-century martyr from Caesarea.

ALBINO

M

Italian, Portuguese and Spanish form of ALBINUS.

ALCIDES

M

Latinized form of Greek Αλκειδης (Alkeides), derived from αλκη (alke) "strength" and the patronymic suffix ιδης (ides). ...

ALDA (1)

F

Feminine form of ALDO.

ALDINA (1)

F

Feminine form of ALDO.

ALEX

M/F

Short form of ALEXANDER, ALEXANDRA, and other names beginning with Alex.

ALEXANDRA

F

Feminine form of ALEXANDER. In Greek mythology this was a Mycenaean epithet of the goddess Hera, and an alternate name o...

ALFREDO

M

Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of ALFRED.

ALÍCIA

F

Catalan form of ALICE, as well as a Portuguese variant.

ALOÍSIO

M

Portuguese form of ALOYSIUS.

ALTAIR

M

Means "the flyer" in Arabic. This is the name of a star in the constellation Aquila.

AMÁLIA

F

Hungarian, Portuguese and Slovak form of AMALIA.

AMANDO

M

Portuguese, Spanish and Italian form of AMANDUS.

AMBRÓSIO

M

Portuguese form of Ambrosius (see AMBROSE).

AMÉLIA

F

Portuguese form of AMELIA.

AMÉRICA

F

Spanish and Portuguese feminine form of AMERIGO.

AMÉRICO

M

Spanish and Portuguese form of AMERIGO.

AMÍLCAR

M

Portuguese and Spanish form of HAMILCAR.

AMOR

M/F

Means "love" in Latin. This was another name for the Roman god Cupid. It also means "love" in Spanish and Portuguese, an...

ANA

F

Form of ANNA.

ANABELA

F

Portuguese form of ANNABEL.

AMANCIO

M

Spanish and Portuguese form of AMANTIUS.

AMANDA

F

In part this is a feminine form of AMANDUS. However, it was not used during the Middle Ages. In the 17th century it was ...

ANACLETO

M

Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of ANACLETUS.

ANDRÉ

M

French and Portuguese form of Andreas (see ANDREW).

ANDRÉIA

F

Brazilian Portuguese form of ANDREIA.

ANGÉLICA

F

Spanish and Portuguese form of ANGELICA.

ANITA (1)

F

Spanish, Portuguese, Croatian and Slovene diminutive of ANA.

ANSELMO

M

Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of ANSELM.

ANTELMO

M

Spanish, Portuguese and Italian form of ANTHELM.

ANTÔNIA

F

Brazilian Portuguese feminine form of Antonius (see ANTHONY).

ANTÓNIO

M

Portuguese form of Antonius (see ANTHONY).

ANDRÉA

F

Portuguese feminine form of ANDREW.

ANDREIA

F

Portuguese feminine form of ANDREW.

ANÍBAL

M

Spanish and Portuguese form of HANNIBAL.

ANTÓNIA

F

Portuguese, Slovak and Hungarian feminine form of Antonius (see ANTHONY).

ANTÔNIO

M

Brazilian Portuguese form of Antonius (see ANTHONY).

APOLÓNIA

F

Portuguese form of APOLLONIA.

ARSENIO

M

Spanish, Portuguese and Italian form of ARSENIOS.

ARTUR

M

Form of ARTHUR.

APOLÔNIA

F

Brazilian Portuguese form of APOLLONIA.

ARISTIDES

M

From the Greek name Αριστειδης (Aristeides), derived from αριστος (aristos) "best" and the patronymic suffix ιδης (ides)...

ARMANDO

M

Spanish, Italian and Portuguese form of HERMAN.

ASSUNÇÃO

F

Portuguese cognate of ASUNCIÓN.

AUGUSTA

F

Feminine form of AUGUSTUS. It was introduced to Britain when king George III, a member of the German House of Hanover, g...

AUGUSTO

M

Spanish, Italian and Portuguese form of AUGUSTUS.

AURÉLIO

M

Portuguese form of AURELIUS.

AURORA

F

Means "dawn" in Latin. Aurora was the Roman goddess of the morning. It has occasionally been used as a given name since ...

ATÍLIO

M

Portuguese form of Attilius (see ATTILIO).

BALBINO

M

Spanish, Portuguese and Italian form of BALBINUS.

BALDUÍNO

M

Portuguese form of BALDWIN.

BARTOLOMEU

M

Portuguese and Galician form of BARTHOLOMEW.

BALBINA

F

Feminine form of BALBINUS. Saint Balbina was a 2nd-century Roman woman martyred with her father Quirinus.

BÁRBARA

F

Portuguese and Spanish form of BARBARA.

BELINHA

F

Portuguese diminutive of ISABEL.

BENEDITA

F

Portuguese feminine form of BENEDICT.

BENIGNO

M

Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of the Late Latin name Benignus which meant "kind, friendly" in Latin. This was the...

BENTO

M

Portuguese short form of BENEDITO.

BERNARDINO

M

Diminutive of BERNARDO.

BERNARDO

M

Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of BERNARD.

BETÂNIA

F

Portuguese form of BETHANY.

BETHÂNIA

F

Portuguese variant form of BETHANY.

BEATRIZ

F

Spanish and Portuguese form of BEATRIX.

BENEDITO

M

Portuguese form of Benedictus (see BENEDICT).

BENIGNA

F

Feminine form of BENIGNO.

BENJAMIM

M

Portuguese form of BENJAMIN.

BIA

F

Diminutive of BEATRIZ.

BONIFACIO

M

Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Bonifatius (see BONIFACE).

BRANCA

F

Portuguese and Galician form of BLANCHE.

BRÁS

M

Portuguese form of BLAISE.

BRENO

M

Portuguese form of BRENNUS.

BRÍGIDA

F

Portuguese form of BRIDGET.

BRUNA

F

Feminine form of BRUNO.

BRUNO

M

Derived from the Germanic element brun "armour, protection" or brun "brown". Saint Bruno of Cologne was a German monk of...

BRUNILDA

F

Spanish, Italian and Portuguese form of BRÜNHILD.

CALISTO

M

Portuguese and Spanish form of CALLISTUS.

CAMILO

M

Spanish and Portuguese form of CAMILLUS.

CAETANO

M

Portuguese form of Caietanus (see GAETANO).

CAIO

M

Portuguese form of GAIUS.

CALISTA

F

Feminine form of CALLISTUS. As an English name it might also be a variant of KALLISTO.

CALIXTA

F

Spanish and Portuguese feminine form of CALIXTUS.

CALIXTO

M

Spanish and Portuguese form of CALIXTUS.

CAMILA

F

Spanish and Portuguese form of CAMILLA.

CÂNDIDA

F

Portuguese form of CANDIDA.

CÂNDIDO

M

Portuguese form of CANDIDUS.

CARINA (1)

F

Late Latin name derived from cara meaning "dear, beloved". This was the name of a 4th-century saint and martyr. It is al...

CARLA

F

Feminine form of CARLO, CARLOS or CARL.

CARLINHOS

M

Portuguese diminutive of CARLOS.

CARLITOS

M

Diminutive of CARLOS.

CARLOS

M

Spanish, Portuguese and Catalan form of CHARLES.

CARMO

M/F

Portuguese form of CARMEL.

CATARINA

F

Portuguese, Occitan and Galician form of KATHERINE.

CECILIO

M

Spanish, Portuguese and Italian form of Caecilius (see CECILIA).

CELESTINO

M

Spanish, Italian and Portuguese form of CAELESTINUS.

CÉLIO

M

Portuguese form of CAELIUS.

CELSO

M

Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of CELSUS.

CÉSAR

M

French, Spanish and Portuguese form of CAESAR. A famous bearer was the American labour organizer César Chávez (1927-1993...

CESÁRIA

F

Portuguese feminine form of CAESARIUS.

CÉZAR

M

Brazilian Portuguese variant of CÉSAR.

CEZÁRIO

M

Brazilian Portuguese variant of CESÁRIO.

CARLITO

M

Diminutive of CARLOS.

CARLOTA

F

Spanish and Portuguese form of CHARLOTTE.

CAROLINA

F

Latinate feminine form of CAROLUS. This is the name of two American states: North and South Carolina. They were named fo...

CASIMIRO

M

Spanish, Portuguese and Italian form of CASIMIR.

CASSANDRA

F

From the Greek name Κασσανδρα (Kassandra), derived from possibly κεκασμαι (kekasmai) "to excel, to shine" and ανηρ (aner...

CÁTIA

F

Diminutive of CATARINA.

CECÍLIA

F

Portuguese, Slovak and Hungarian form of CECILIA.

CÉLIA

F

Portuguese form of CELIA.

CESÁRIO

M

Portuguese form of CAESARIUS.

CEZAR

M

Romanian form of CAESAR, as well as a Brazilian Portuguese variant of CÉSAR.

CILA

F

Portuguese diminutive of CECILIA.

CIPRIANO

M

Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Cyprianus (see CYPRIAN).

CIRÍACO

M

Portuguese form and Spanish variant of CYRIACUS.

CLARA

F

Feminine form of the Late Latin name Clarus which meant "clear, bright, famous". The name Clarus was borne by a few earl...

CLÁUDIA

F

Portuguese feminine form of CLAUDIUS.

CLÁUDIO

M

Portuguese form of CLAUDIUS.

CLEMENTE

M

Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Clemens (see CLEMENT).

CLEMENTINA

F

Feminine form of CLEMENT.

CLOÉ

F

Portuguese form and French variant of CHLOE.

CHICA

F

Diminutive of FRANCISCA.

CHICO

M

Diminutive of FRANCISCO.

CÍNTIA

F

Portuguese form of CYNTHIA.

CLARISSA

F

Latinate form of CLARICE. This was the name of the title character in a 1748 novel by Samuel Richardson. In the novel Cl...

CLETO

M

Short form of ANACLETO.

CLOTILDE

F

French form of the Germanic name Chlotichilda which was composed of the elements hlud "fame" and hild "battle". Saint Cl...

COSME

M

Portuguese and French form of COSMAS.

CRISTIANA

F

Italian and Portuguese form of CHRISTINA.

CRISTINA

F

Italian, Spanish, Portuguese and Romanian form of CHRISTINA.

CUSTÓDIA

F

Portuguese feminine form of CUSTODIO.

CUSTÓDIO

M

Portuguese form of CUSTODIO.

CONSTANÇA

F

Portuguese form of CONSTANTIA.

CONSTÂNCIA

F

Portuguese form of CONSTANTIA.

CORNÉLIO

M

Portuguese form of CORNELIUS.

CRISTIANO

M

Italian and Portuguese form of CHRISTIAN. A famous bearer is Portuguese soccer player Cristiano Ronaldo (1985-).

CRISTÓVÃO

M

Portuguese form of CHRISTOPHER.

CRUZ

M/F

Means "cross" in Spanish or Portuguese, referring to the cross of the crucifixion.

DADO (1)

M

Portuguese diminutive of EDUARDO.

DAN (2)

M

Short form of DANIEL.

DANIELA

F

Feminine form of DANIEL.

DANILO

M

Cognate of DANIEL.

DANIEL

M

From the Hebrew name דָּנִיֵּאל (Daniyyel) meaning "God is my judge". Daniel was a Hebrew prophet whose story is told in...

DAVI

M

Portuguese form of DAVID.

DAVID

M

From the Hebrew name דָּוִד (Dawid), which was probably derived from Hebrew דוד (dwd) meaning "beloved". David was the s...

DÉBORA

F

Spanish, Portuguese and French form of DEBORAH.

DÉLIA

F

Portuguese, French and Hungarian form of DELIA (1).

DEODATO

M

Portuguese form of DEODATUS.

DESIDÉRIA

F

Portuguese feminine form of DESIDERIO.

DESIDÉRIO

M

Portuguese form of DESIDERIO.

DIANA

F

Probably derived from an old Indo-European root meaning "heavenly, divine", related to dyeus (see ZEUS). Diana was a Rom...

DIMAS

M

Spanish and Portuguese form of DISMAS.

DINIS

M

Portuguese form of DENIS.

DIONÍSIO

M

Portuguese form of DIONYSIUS.

DEMÉTRIO

M

Portuguese form of DEMETRIUS.

DINA (2)

F

Short form of names ending in dina.

DINIZ

M

Portuguese form of DENIS.

DIOGO

M

Portuguese form of DIEGO. This name was borne by the 15th-century Portuguese explorer Diogo Cão.

DIONÍSIA

F

Portuguese feminine form of DIONYSIUS.

DONATO

M

From the Late Latin name Donatus meaning "given". Several early saints had this name. The name was also borne by two Ren...

DOROTÉIA

F

Brazilian Portuguese form of DOROTHEA.

DU

M

Portuguese diminutive of EDUARDO.

DUARTE

M

Portuguese form of EDWARD. This name was borne by a 15th-century king of Portugal, who was named after his maternal ance...

DUDA

M/F

Portuguese diminutive of EDUARDO or EDUARDA.

DUDU

M

Portuguese diminutive of EDUARDO.

DULCE

F

Means "sweet" or "candy" in Spanish.

DOMINGOS

M

Portuguese form of DOMINIC.

DOMITILA

F

Spanish and Portuguese form of DOMITILLA.

DORES

F

Portuguese and Galician form of DOLORES.

DOROTEIA

F

Portuguese form of DOROTHEA.

EDITE

F

Portuguese form of EDITH.

EDMUNDO

M

Spanish and Portuguese form of EDMUND.

EDU

M

Portuguese short form of EDUARDO.

EDUARDO

M

Spanish and Portuguese form of EDWARD.

EFIGÊNIA

F

Brazilian Portuguese form of IPHIGENEIA.

EDUARDA

F

Portuguese feminine form of EDWARD.

EFIGÉNIA

F

Portuguese form of IPHIGENEIA.

EGÍDIO

M

Portuguese form of Aegidius (see GILES).

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