Cesarino
a male given name from Latin, feminine equivalent Cesarina
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
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Charles
From French Charles, from Old French Charles, Carles, from Latin Carolus, from and also reinfluenced by Frankish and Old High German Karl, from Proto-Germanic *karilaz (“free…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends S
Christopher
From Late Latin Christophorus, from Koine Greek Χρῑστόφορος (Khrīstóphoros, “carrier of Christ”), from Ancient Greek Χριστός (Khristós, “Christ”) + φόρος (phóros, “carrier,…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends R
Cibele
Learned borrowing from Latin Cybelē, from Ancient Greek Κυβέλη (Kubélē).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends E
Cíntia
a female given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Cynthia
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Cirilo
Borrowed from Late Latin Cȳrillus, from Ancient Greek Κύριλλος (Kúrillos). Borrowed from Late Latin Cȳrillus, from Ancient Greek Κύριλλος (Kúrillos).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
Ciro
From Latin Cyrus, from Ancient Greek Κῦρος (Kûros), from Old Persian 𐎤𐎢𐎽𐎢𐏁 (ku-u-ru-u-š /Kuruš/). Learned borrowing from Latin Cȳrus, from Ancient Greek Κῦρος (Kûros),…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
Clarice
Borrowed from French Clarisse, from Italian Clarissa, from Medieval Latin Clarissa (“Poor Clare”); see there for more. Doublet of Clarissa and Clarisse. Borrowed from French…
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends E
Cláudia
Learned borrowing from Latin Claudia.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Cláudio
Learned borrowing from Latin Claudius.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
Cléber
From German Kleber, meaning literally "gluer" or "one who glues (a sign)". From kleben + -er.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends R
Clemência
a female given name from Latin, variant of Clemente, masculine equivalent Clemêncio, equivalent to English Clement
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Clemêncio
a male given name from Latin, variant of Clemente, feminine equivalent Clemência, equivalent to English Clement
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
Clemente
From Latin Clēmentem. From Old Galician-Portuguese Clemente, Cremente, from Latin Clēmentem. From Latin Clēmentem. a male given name from Spanish [in turn from Latin],…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends E
Comba
From Old Galician-Portuguese Coomba, from Latin Columba, from columba (“dove”).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Constança
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Constança, from Latin cōnstantia (“constancy”).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Constantino
Borrowed from Latin Cōnstantīnus. Borrowed from Latin Cōnstantīnus.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
Cornélia
Borrowed from Latin Cornelia.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Cornélio
Borrowed from Latin Cornēlius.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
Cristian
A male given name from Ancient Greek, of rare usage, variant of Christian. Unadapted borrowing from English Christian. Doublet of Cristiano, cristão, and cretino. a male…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
Cristiano
Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin Chrīstiānus, from Latin Chrīstus + -iānus. Doublet of Cristian, cristão, and cretino.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
Cristóforo
Borrowed from Latin Chrīstophorus. Doublet of Cristóvão and Christopher.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
Cristóvão
Inherited from Latin Chrīstophanus, variant of Chrīstophorus, from Ancient Greek Χριστόφορος (Khristóphoros). Doublet of Cristóforo and Christopher.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
Dagmar
Borrowed from Danish Dagmar, from Proto-Slavic; cognate with Slovak Drahomíra. Borrowed from Danish Dagmar.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends R
Daiane
Borrowed from English Diane. Doublet of Diana.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends E
Daniel
From Middle English Daniel, Daniell, from Ancient Greek Δᾱνῑήλ (Dānīḗl), from Hebrew דָּנִיֵּאל (daniyél, literally “God is my judge”), name borne from the prophet whose story…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends L
Danielle
Borrowed from French Danielle, the feminine form of Daniel. Unadapted borrowing from French Danielle. Borrowed from English Danielle, from French Danielle, the feminine form…
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends E
Danilo
Borrowed from Italian Danilo, from Serbo-Croatian Danilo. Doublet of Daniel. Borrowed from Italian Danilo. Doublet of Daniel.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
Dante
Borrowed from Italian Dànte, a reduced form of Durànte. Borrowed from Italian Dànte. Borrowed from Italian Dànte. Borrowed from Italian Dànte. Borrowed from Italian Dànte.…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends E
Dario
Learned borrowing from Latin Dārīus. Learned borrowing from Latin Dārīus.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
Davi
From Old Galician-Portuguese Davi, from Latin Dāvīd, from Ancient Greek Δαυῑ̈́δ (Dauī̈́d), from Biblical Hebrew דָּוִד (dāwiḏ). Doublet of David and Deivid.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends I
David
From Middle English David, Davyd, Davyde, from Old English Dauid, David, from Late Latin Dāvīd, from Koine Greek Δαυῑ̈́δ (Dauī̈́d), from Biblical Hebrew דָּוִד (dāwiḏ,…
- Gender
- mixed
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends D
Demétrio
Borrowed from Latin Dēmētrius, from Ancient Greek Δημήτριος (Dēmḗtrios).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
Deodato
From Latin Deodātus, from Adeodatus (“given by God”) or Deusdedit (“God has given”). From Latin Deodatus, from Adeodatus (“given by God”) or Deusdedit (“God has given”).…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
Deodoro
Borrowed from Latin Theodōrus, from Ancient Greek Θεόδωρος (Theódōros). Doublet of Teodoro.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
Dexter
Unadapted borrowing from English Dexter. Doublet of destro.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends R
Diana
Borrowed from Late Latin Diāna, short form of Latin Dīāna, derived by syncope from Old Latin Dīvāna, equivalent to dīvus + -āna; roughly akin to Proto-Italic *deiwā (“goddess”)…
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Dimitri
Borrowed from Russian Дми́трий (Dmítrij), ultimately from Ancient Greek Δημήτριος (Dēmḗtrios). Borrowed from Russian Дмитрий (Dmitrij).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends I
Dinis
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Denis, from Old French Denis, from Latin Dionȳsius, from Ancient Greek Διονύσιος (Dionúsios). Cognate with Sicilian Dinisi.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
Diógenes
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Διογένης (Diogénēs).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
Diogo
The Portuguese equivalent of Spanish Diego, from Old Galician-Portuguese Diago, from Latin Didacus. The change from -a- to -o- in Portuguese is irregular, and has been…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
Dmitri
Borrowed from Russian Дми́трий (Dmítrij), from Latin Demetrius, from Ancient Greek Δημήτριος (Dēmḗtrios).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends I
Dolores
Borrowed from Spanish Dolores. Borrowed from Spanish Dolores. Doublet of dores.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
Domingos
a male given name from Latin, equivalent to English Dominic
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
Donato
Early saint's name from Latin Donātus, meaning "given" (as by God). From the Medieval Latin saint's name Donatus, from the past participle of donare (“to give”).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
Donizete
Borrowed from Italian Donizetti.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends E
Doroteia
Borrowed from Latin Dorothea, from Ancient Greek Δωροθέα (Dōrothéa).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Douglas
Unadapted borrowing from English Douglas. a male given name from Scottish Gaelic, equivalent to English Douglas Borrowed from English Douglas.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
Duarte
An apheresis of earlier Eduarte, from Middle English Edward. Doublet of Eduardo.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends E
Edgar
From Old English Ēadgār, the name of early English kings, from Old English ēad (“rich”) + gār (“spear”). Compare Icelandic Auðgeir. Hairstyle named after Major League Baseball…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends R
Edite
From English Edith, from Old English Ēadġȳþ, from Proto-Germanic *audaz (“riches, wealth”) + *gunþiz (“battle”).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends E
Edna
From Hebrew עֶדְנָה (“pleasure; delight”); a variant of Eden in the Book of Tobit. In Ireland and Scotland it has been used as an anglicization of Eithne. a female given name…
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Eduardo
From Portuguese or Spanish Eduardo. Ultimately from Old English Ēadweard. Doublet of Duarte. Of Germanic origin, from Old English Eadweard, from Proto-West Germanic…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
Egídio
Borrowed from Latin Aegidius.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
Eli
From Hebrew עֵלִי (“ascent”); cognate to the Arabic-derived Ali. From Latin Hēlī, ultimately from Biblical Hebrew עלי. Borrowed from Latin Heli, from Hebrew עֵלִי.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends I
Elias
The New Testament form of Elijah, a Hebrew prophet, from Ancient Greek Ἠλίας (Ēlías). From Ancient Greek Ἠλίας (Ēlías), from Biblical Hebrew אֱלִיָּה (ʾĕliyyā, literally…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
Elisabete
From Old Galician-Portuguese Elisabet, from Ancient Greek Ἐλισάβετ (Elisábet), from Hebrew אלישבע.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends E
Elísio
Borrowed from Latin Ēlysium, from Ancient Greek Ἠλύσιον (Ēlúsion).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
Eloá
Borrowed from Hebrew אֱלוֹהַּ (ʾélôah, “god”).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends Á
Elói
From French Éloi, from Medieval Latin Eligius. Doublet of Elígio.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends I