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Portuguese Names for Boys

Portuguese names for boys include distinctive forms of many names well-known throughout the Latinate world of both Europe and South America: Alexio, Jaco, Matteus. Often, the difference between a Portuguese and a Spanish or Italian boys' name is a single letter or spin of pronunciation. Popular names in Portugal for boys include Rodrigo, Francisco, and Martim. In Brazil, popular Portuguese boys' names include Joao, Guilherme, and Thiago.

Our full list of Portuguese baby boy names is below. The top names below rank among the current US Top 1000 Baby Names and are ordered by popularity. Unique names rank below the Top 1000 and are listed alphabetically.

Thiago

Meaning: supplanter

Origin:Spelling variation of Tiago, diminutive of Santiago
256
Silvio

Meaning: wood, forest

Origin:Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese form of Silvius
1374
Leandro Leandro is a name that has its roots from th...
Origin:Spanish, Portuguese, and Italian variation of Leander
601
Francisco

Meaning: free man

Origin:Spanish, Portuguese
634
Fernando

Meaning: bold voyager

Origin:Spanish and Portuguese variation of Ferdinand
2213
Rodrigo

Meaning: famous ruler

Origin:Spanish and Portuguese variation of Roderick
2526
Rui

Meaning: famous ruler

Origin:Portuguese diminutive of Rodrigo
760
Tiago

Meaning: Saint James

Origin:Portuguese diminutive of Santiago, Latin
725
Marcos The meaning of Marcos is 'dedicated to the p...
Origin:Portuguese and Spanish variation of Mark
3959
Roberto The name Roberto is of Spanish and Italian o...
Origin:Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese variation of Robert
4353
Ramiro

Meaning: great judge

Origin:Portuguese
4443
Jose

Meaning: Jehovah increases

Origin:Spanish and Portuguese version of Joseph
1114
Rolando Rolando is a name for boys. The meaning of R...
Origin:Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese variation of Roland
5580
Garcia

Meaning: bear

Origin:Spanish and Portuguese surname
11762
Andre

Meaning: strong and manly

Origin:French and Portuguese variation of Andrew
1503
Jaco The name Jaco is of Portuguese and Hebrew or...
Origin:Portuguese variation of Jacob
4177
Alexio

Meaning: defending men

Origin:Greek
4920
Cisco

Meaning: Frenchman or free man

Origin:Diminutive of Spanish Francisco
2092
Armando

Meaning: soldier

Origin:Spanish, Italian and Portuguese form of Herman, German
1367
Ernesto A name of Spanish origin, the meaning of Ern...
Origin:Spanish and Italian variation of Ernest
3130