Ane
From English Anne and French Anne. Doublet of Ana and Hanna.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends E
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Ângelo
Borrowed from Italian Angelo, from Late Latin Angelus. Doublet of anjo.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
Aníbal
Borrowed from Latin Hannibal, Annibal, from Punic 𐤇𐤍𐤁𐤏𐤋 (ḥnbʿl). Borrowed from Latin Hannibal.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends L
Anita
From Spanish Anita, diminutive of Ana (“Ann”). From Spanish Anita, often through other languages, at the end of the 19th century. Borrowed from Spanish Anita. By surface…
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Antão
Inherited from Latin Antonius. Doublet of António /Antônio. Compare Spanish Antón.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
Anthony
From Latin Antōnius, name of a Roman gens (with excrescent -h- suggested by an unetymological association with Ancient Greek ἄνθος (ánthos, “flower”)). The Roman clan name is…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends Y
Antonela
Borrowed from Italian Antonella.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Antonella
Unadapted borrowing from Italian Antonella.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Antoni
Learned borrowing from Latin Antōnius. Partially-adapted borrowing from English Anthony or Antony, from Latin Antōnius. Doublet of Antônio and Antão. From Latin Antōnius.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends I
Antonina
Learned borrowing from Latin Antōnīna. From Latin Antōnīna.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
António
Learned borrowing from Latin Antonius. Doublet of Antão.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
Antônio
Learned borrowing from Latin Antonius. Doublet of Antão.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
Antony
A male given name from Latin, a mostly British spelling variant of Anthony. Unadapted borrowing from English Antony, from Latin Antōnius.Doublet of Antônio and Antão.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends Y
Aparício
Learned borrowing from Latin appāritiō.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
Apiano
a male given name from Latin, equivalent to English Appian
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
Áquila
Learned borrowing from Latin Aquila. Doublet of áquila and águia.
- Gender
- neutral
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Ariadne
From Ancient Greek Ἀριάδνη (Ariádnē). a female given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Ariadne Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀριάδνη (Ariádnē).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends E
Aristides
a male given name from Greek, equivalent to English Aristides
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
Aristóteles
Via Latin Aristotelēs from Ancient Greek Ἀριστοτέλης (Aristotélēs). Via Latin Aristotelēs from Ancient Greek Ἀριστοτέλης (Aristotélēs).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
Arménia
Borrowed from Latin Armenia, from Ancient Greek Ἀρμενία (Armenía), from Old Persian 𐎠𐎼𐎷𐎡𐎴 (a-r-mi-i-n /Armina/).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Arquimedes
Learned borrowing from Latin Archimēdēs, from Ancient Greek Ἀρχιμήδης (Arkhimḗdēs).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
Ascênsio
Borrowed from Latin ascēnsus.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
Ascenso
Borrowed from Latin ascēnsus.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
Astride
Borrowed from Danish, Norwegian, and Swedish Astrid.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends E
Augusta
From Latin Augusta, feminine of Augustus. The places are mostly named for British royalty. Learned borrowing from Latin Augusta. Learned borrowing from Latin Augusta.
- Gender
- mixed
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Augusto
Inherited from Latin Augustus. Learned borrowing from Latin Augustus. Inherited from Latin Augustus.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
Aurélia
Borrowed from Latin Aurelia. A Latinate variant of Aurélie. Borrowed from Latin Aurelia.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Aurélio
Borrowed from Latin Aurēlius.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
Aurora
Ultimately from Latin Aurōra. The Philippine placenames were named after First Lady Aurora Quezon, the wife of Pres. Manuel Quezon, the 2nd president of the Philippines. From…
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Balduíno
Borrowed from Latin Balduinus, from Frankish *Baldawin, from Proto-Germanic *Balþawiniz (literally “bold friend”).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
Bárbara
a female given name from Latin [in turn from Ancient Greek], equivalent to English Barbara a female given name from Latin [in turn from Ancient Greek], equivalent to English…
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Bartolomeu
From Old Galician-Portuguese Bartolomeu, from Latin Bartholomaeus, from Ancient Greek Βαρθολομαῖος (Bartholomaîos), from Aramaic בר תלמי (bar Tolmai, “son of Tolmai”).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends U
Baruque
a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Baruch
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends E
Basílio
From Latin Basilius, from Ancient Greek Βασίλειος (Basíleios, “kingly”).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
Beatriz
From Old Galician-Portuguese Beatriz, borrowed from Latin Beātrīcem, from viātrīx (“wayfarer”). From Latin Beatricem, accusative of Beatrix.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends Z
Belchior
Alteration of Melchior, from Latin Melchior, from Hebrew מלכיאור.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends R
Benedito
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Benedito, from Latin Benedictus. Doublet of Bento.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
Bento
From Old Galician-Portuguese Bẽeito, from Late Latin Benedictus, from benedictus (“blessed”), from Latin benedicō. Doublet of Benedito and bendito. Compare Spanish Benito,…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
Berenice
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Βερενῑ́κη (Berenī́kē, “bringer of victory”), itself a borrowing from Ancient Macedonian (compare the native word Φερενῑ́κη (Pherenī́kē)), from φέρω…
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends E
Bermudo
a male given name from the Germanic languages; variant form Vermudo
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
Bernadete
Borrowed from French Bernadette.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends E
Bernardete
From French Bernadette with influence from Bernardo /Bernarda.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends E
Betsy
Unadapted borrowing from English Betsy. Unadapted borrowing from English Betsy. Borrowed from English Betsy.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends Y
Bianca
From Italian Bianca, equivalent of English Blanche. Recently borrowed from Italian Bianca. Recently borrowed from Italian Bianca. Borrowed from Italian Bianca. Doublet of…
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Brício
Borrowed from Latin Bricius, Britius, from Gaulish [Term?].
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
Brígida
Borrowed from Irish Brigid.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Cadmiel
Ultimately from Hebrew קדמיאל (“standing before God, God is first”), from קדמי (“in front of, before, first”) and אל (ʾēl, “God, deity”).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends L
Caetano
Learned borrowing from Latin Caiētānus (“inhabitant of Gaeta”), re-Latinized from Italian Gaetano, name of a saint. Compare Sicilian Caitanu. Learned borrowing from Latin…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
Caio
From Latin Caius, variant of Gaius. From Latin Caius, variant of Gaius. From Latin Caius, variant of Gaius.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends O
Calebe
Borrowed from Hebrew כלב (kéleb, “dog”) (possibly referring to dogs’ unconditional devotion to their masters).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends E
Camila
a female given name from Latin, equivalent to English Camilla or Camille a female given name from Latin, equivalent to English Camilla or Camille
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Carina
Ultimately from Latin carus.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Carla
From German and Italian Carla. By surface analysis, Carl + -a. Borrowed from Italian Carla. Feminine form of Carlos, from Latin Carolus, of Germanic origin. Doublet of Carol,…
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Carlos
Borrowed from Portuguese and Spanish Carlos. Doublet of Carl, Charles, and Karl. From Latin Carolus, of Germanic origin. Doublet of Charles. Inherited from Latin Carolus, of…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
Casimiro
a male given name from Polish, equivalent to English Casimir a male given name from Polish, equivalent to English Casimir
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
Cátia
Borrowed from Russian Ка́тя (Kátja).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Cecília
Learned borrowing from Latin Caecilia. Doublet of Sheila, through Irish. Derived from Latin Caecilia. Borrowed from Latin Caecilia, female form of Caecilius, a Roman family…
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Cecílio
Borrowed from Latin Caecilius.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
César
From Old Galician-Portuguese Cesar, from Latin Caesar. Doublet of kaiser and czar. Borrowed from Latin Caesar. Doublet of káiser and zar.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends R
Cesarina
a female given name from Latin, feminine equivalent Cesarino
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends A