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Most popular Portuguese names in official statistics
Brazil, 2010 (all ages)
Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE).
Portugal, 2022
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Adelaide
Adelaide is a German name meaning “noble,” often paired with “kind” or “serene,” with nicknames such as Ada, Addie, and Heidi. The name spread in England after William IV married the German princess Adelaide, and the Australian city of Adelaide was named for her.
Sources: 1,107 Baby Names That Stand the Test of Time, Baby Names (Laura Emerson), Baby Names Made Easy, The Best Baby Names for Girls, The Everything Baby Names Book, Numerology for Baby Names, 10,000 Baby Names
Alexandra
Alexandra is the feminine form of Alexander, from Greek, meaning “defender” or “protector of mankind.” Alexandra has long had a royal, somewhat upper-crust air, associated with Princess Alexandra of Denmark and with Queen Victoria, whose given name was Alexandrina.
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Alice
Alice is a Germanic name meaning “noble” or “nobility,” originally a form of Adelaide, with variants such as Alys and Alyce. Alice is also linked to a Greek word for “truthful.”
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Amanda
Amanda is a Latin name meaning “loved,” “much loved,” or “worthy of being loved,” with Mandy as its classic nickname. Amanda is fairly recent, first appearing in 17th-century English literature, and its slightly patrician feel is balanced by the casual Mandy; Cole Porter and Barry Manilow both sang about it.
Sources: 10,000 Baby Names, 1,107 Baby Names That Stand the Test of Time, Baby Names (Laura Emerson), Baby Names Made Easy, Baby Names Your Child Can Live With, The Everything Baby Names Book, Numerology for Baby Names
Augusta
Augusta is the feminine form of Augustus, a Latin name meaning “majestic,” “great,” or “worthy of respect.” Augusta recalls the emperor Augustus, is the capital of Maine, and is the first name of the formidable Lady Bracknell in The Importance of Being Earnest; Gussy is a nickname.
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Aurora
Aurora is Latin for “dawn,” the name of the Roman goddess of the sunrise, with Aurore as the French form. Aurora evokes the northern lights and the princess of Sleeping Beauty, with nicknames like Rory and Aura.
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Bianca
Bianca is Italian for “white,” suggesting purity, with Blanca and Blanche as Spanish and French forms. Bianca is the younger sister of Katherine in Shakespeare’s comedy The Taming of the Shrew.
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Carla
Carla is a feminine form of Carl, meaning “woman” or “free woman.” Carla is a sassier, more approachable relative of Charles that lost luster in recent decades but got a boost when Carla Bruni married French president Nicolas Sarkozy.
Sources: Baby Names (Laura Emerson), Baby Names Your Child Can Live With, The Everything Baby Names Book, 10,000 Baby Names, The Best Baby Names for Girls, 1,107 Baby Names That Stand the Test of Time
Cassandra
Cassandra is the Trojan princess of Greek myth who was given the gift of prophecy but cursed so that no one believed her, as when she foretold the fall of Troy. Cassandra is also glossed as “protector.”
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Clara
Clara comes from Latin and means “bright,” sometimes “famous,” with Claire, Clarissa, and Clarice among many related forms. Clara has an old-country feel with real potential to become widely used again.
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Diana
Diana comes from Latin and means “divine.” In Roman myth Diana was the goddess of the moon and the hunt, counterpart of the Greek Artemis.
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Eva
Eva is a form of Eve, a Hebrew name meaning “life” or “giver of life.” Eva is a short, sweet classic that is rising again, though its several possible pronunciations may have helped its sister name Ava pull ahead.
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Fatima
Fatima is an Arabic name honoring the prophet Muhammad’s favorite daughter, the only one of his children to continue his line. Its meaning is given as “to abstain” or “to wean,” and also as “chaste,” “the perfect woman,” or “nurse.”
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Fernanda
Fernanda is the feminine form of Fernando and Ferdinand, meaning “brave traveler” or “daring journey.” Fernanda is also read as German for “peace and courage.”
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Flora
Flora is Latin for “flower” and was the name of the Roman goddess of flowers and spring. Flora came into use in the 1700s; Flora Macdonald famously helped a fleeing Prince Charles escape through Scotland in 1746.
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Irene
Irene is a Greek name meaning “peace,” after the goddess of peace, with Irena and Irina as popular variants. Irene was borne by a fourth-century saint and a Byzantine empress, and stayed popular until the mid-twentieth century; its variants are now more common.
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Isabel
Isabel is the Spanish form of Elizabeth, meaning “God is my oath” or “pledged to God.” Far from old-fashioned, Isabel is popular and still growing, helped by actresses Isabella Rossellini and Isabelle Adjani.
Sources: 10,000 Baby Names, Baby Names (Laura Emerson), Baby Names Made Easy, Baby Names Your Child Can Live With, The Best Baby Names for Girls, The Everything Baby Names Book, Numerology for Baby Names
Laura
Laura comes from Latin and means “laurel,” or “crowned with laurel.” Laurel stands for victory, distinction, and peace, worn as wreaths by Roman emperors and Olympic athletes; the name also recalls Laura of Little House on the Prairie.
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Maria
Maria is the Latin and Mediterranean form of Mary, meaning “bitter,” or “star of the sea.” Deeply traditional yet modern-sounding, Maria evokes The Sound of Music, West Side Story, and “Ave Maria”; it was also the name of a wife of Muhammad.
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Miriam
Miriam is a Hebrew name meaning “bitter” and is a version of Mary. Miriam was the sister of Moses who watched over him in the bulrushes and later led the women in song and dance after the Red Sea crossing.
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Monica
Monica comes from Latin and means “adviser” or “counsel.” Monica was the mother of St. Augustine, who guided him to Christianity, which is where the “adviser” sense comes from.
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Nadia
Nadia comes from Russian and means “hope.” Nadia is the French form of Nadya, which spread in France after the Ballets Russes; in Arabic-speaking countries it means “tender.”
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Paula
Paula is the feminine of Paul, from Latin for “small,” with relatives like Paulina, Pauline and Paola. Paula was in the top hundred from the 1950s to the early 1970s but has since dropped, while the Italian Paola has climbed.
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Regina
Regina is Latin for “queen,” with relatives like Reina, Raina and Régine. Regina often honors the Virgin Mary as queen of heaven, and recalls Victoria Regina, for whom Saskatchewan’s capital is named.
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Rita
Rita began as a short form of Margarita or Margaret, meaning “pearl,” and one source adds an Indian meaning, “brave, strong.” Rita hit its high point in the 1940s alongside Rita Hayworth, Rita Moreno is another famous bearer, and in 2003 it dropped below the top 1,000.
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Roberta
Roberta is the feminine form of Robert, a Germanic name meaning “bright fame” or “renowned.” Roberta peaked in the 1930s and 1940s and left the top 1,000 in 1992, but it remains a dignified pick with fun nicknames like Bertie and Birdie.
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Sandra
Sandra began as a short form of Alexandra (or Alessandra) and means “defender” or “helper of mankind.” A forgotten novel, Sandra Belloni, launched it as a standalone name; it peaked from the 1940s to 1960s, and the French Sandrine may give it new life.
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Vanessa
Vanessa was invented by Jonathan Swift for his poem “Cadenus and Vanessa,” combining part of Esther Vanhomrigh’s surname with a nickname for Esther. Vanessa is also connected to the Greek word for “butterfly,” and it is the name of a butterfly genus that contains the Red Admiral and the Painted Lady.
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Veronica
Veronica is a Latin name meaning “true image,” with Veronique and Veronika as foreign forms and Ronnie and Vera as nicknames. By legend, Saint Veronica wiped Jesus’s face with her veil as he carried the cross, and the cloth kept the image of his face, though she never appears in the Bible itself.
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Virginia
Virginia is a Latin name meaning “virgin,” “maiden,” or “pure,” and is also seen as a feminine form of Virgil. The name has a royal air because Queen Elizabeth I, the Virgin Queen, gave her title to the state of Virginia; Ginny, Gigi, and Gina are common nicknames.
Sources: 10,000 Baby Names, Baby Names (Laura Emerson), Baby Names Made Easy, Baby Names Your Child Can Live With, The Best Baby Names for Girls, The Everything Baby Names Book, Numerology for Baby Names, 1,107 Baby Names That Stand the Test of Time
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