By origin
Names of Portuguese origin
27 names
The origin describes the language of the word behind the name, not the people who use it. Every meaning below has a source.
- Aparecida♀Aparecida, 'revealed', from the title Nossa Senhora da Conceição…246,202 people
- Lucilene♀Elaboration of Lúcia or Lucila79,550 people
- Aparecido♂Who appeared77,422 people
- Dalva♀Possibly a shortening of 'estrela d'alva', the morning star67,625 people
- Bento♂Blessed39,973 people
- Divina♀Divine, of God or relating to God34,582 people
- Marinês♀Probably linked to the adjective 'marinho' (marine)30,876 people
- Natalina♀From Natal, the feast of the birth of Jesus, with the suffix -ina21,116 people
- Natalino♂Derived from Natal, the feast of the birth of Christ16,098 people
- Socorro♀Help, aid15,341 people
- Marinez♀Probably linked to the adjective 'marinho' (marine)12,456 people
- Laurindo♂Masculine form of Laurinda, from Laura, from Latin laurus, 'laurel'8,643 people
- Abadia♀Abbey, monastery6,056 people
- Santana♂♀Contraction of 'Santa Ana'6,000 people
- Deusa♀Goddess, feminine form of 'deus'5,955 people
- Martins♂Son of Martim5,412 people
- Penha♀Cliff, rock5,364 people
- Lua♂♀The Moon, Earth's natural satellite5,029 people
- Luz♂♀Light4,431 people
- Santos♂Plural of santo4,369 people
- Ribamar♂Seaside4,285 people
- Amado♂Beloved3,614 people
- Cida♀Hypocoristic form of Aparecida3,225 people
- Branca♀Feminine of the adjective branco, 'having the color of snow or milk'1,966 people
- Apparecida♀Aparecida, 'revealed', from the title Nossa Senhora da Conceição…1,360 people
- Morena♀Feminine form of moreno: a woman with brown or black hair, or with…1,243 people
- Romaria♀Religious pilgrimage to a holy place1,227 people
The figures are people recorded in IBGE's 2022 Demographic Census, which counts only the first name. How to read IBGE data.