Portuguese Names
Portuguese names are used in Portugal, Brazil and other Portuguese-speaking areas. See also about Portuguese names.
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1,088Zacarias is a Portuguese given name and surname, ultimately derived from the Hebrew name Zechariah meaning “Yahweh remembers.” It is also considered the Portuguese form of the Greek and Latin Zacharias, which itself deri...
Zé is a Portuguese diminutive of José, the Spanish and Portuguese form of Joseph. As a short, affectionate form of a classic name, Zé reflects the typically Portuguese tradition of creating informal, often one-syllable n...
Zeferino is the Portuguese form of the Late Roman name Zephyrinus, which derives from the Greek Zephyros, the name of the god of the west wind (see Zephyr). The name ultimately comes from the Greek Ζέφυρος (Zephyros).Rel...
Zé Manel is a common Portuguese diminutive of José Manuel, typically used as an informal or affectionate nickname. The name José Manuel itself combines José (the Spanish and Portuguese form of Joseph) and Manuel, and Zé...
Zé Maria is a Portuguese diminutive of José Maria, a compound name combining the names of the José and Maria, the parents of Jesus according to Christian tradition. This double name is common in Portuguese-speaking cultu...
Zezé is a Portuguese diminutive of José, the Portuguese form of Joseph. The name Joseph originates from the Hebrew name Yosef, meaning "He will add" (from the verb yasaf). In the Old Testament, Joseph is the son of Jacob...
Zilda is a feminine given name primarily used in Portuguese-speaking countries, especially Brazil. Its precise meaning is uncertain. It is one of several similar names ending in -ilda that were particularly popular in Br...
Zita is a feminine given name with deep roots in Tuscan Italian, where it originally meant "little girl". The name is primarily used in Czech, German, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Portuguese, and Slovak cultures. Its mo...