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Abelardo ♂ Romance form of the philosopher Abélard’s name ☆ Agueda ♀ Unaccented form of Águeda; good ☆ Aguinaldo ♂ Portuguese form of Aginald ☆ Albino ♂ White; bright, through Albinus ☆ Amando ♂ Worthy of love; lovable ☆ Amor ♀ Love in Latin, Spanish, and Portuguese ☆ Andrelina ♀ Feminine diminutive in the André family ☆ André ♂ Manly; French and Portuguese form of Andreas ☆ Aniceto ♂ Unconquerable ☆ Anita ♀ Spanish diminutive of Ana ☆ Armando ♂ Army man; form of Herman ☆ Arnaldo ♂ Eagle power ☆ Augusto ♂ Exalted or venerable ☆ Aurea ♀ Golden ☆ Aureliano ♂ Aurelianus form in the Aurelius family ☆ Beatriz ♀ Form of Beatrix, with traveller and blessed associations ☆ Bernardo ♂ Bear and brave; form of Bernard ☆ Braulio ♂ Historical name of Saint Braulio of Zaragoza ☆ Bruna ♀ Bruno-family name: armour or brown ☆ Carlos ♂ Spanish form of Karl, traditionally “man” ☆ Casimiro ♂ From Kazimierz: destroy and peace or world ☆ Celeste ♀ Heavenly or of the sky ☆ Cezar ♂ Romanian Caesar form and Brazilian César variant ☆ Constante ♂ Constant; persevering ☆ Cosme ♂ Order; world, through Cosmas ☆ Cristino ♂ Christinus name family, formed from Christus ☆ Cruz ♂♀ Cross ☆ Delfina ♀ Form of Delphina; of Delphi ☆ Dimas ♂ Sunset or west, through Dismas ☆ Divino ♂ Divine or godlike ☆ Edelberto ♂ Bright-name ending; noble and wealth accounts ☆ Edilson ♂ Documented Brazilian name with the -ilson formation ☆ Eduarda ♀ Wealth and guarding, through Edward ☆ Eduardo ♂ Guardian of wealth ☆ Efraim ♂ Fruitful ☆ Eloiza ♀ Older Portuguese spelling of Eloísa ☆ Elyo ♂ Élio variant in the Roman Aelius family ☆ Emiliano ♂ From Roman Aemilianus, derived from Aemilius ☆ Erasmo ♂ Beloved or desired ☆ Esmeralda ♀ Emerald in Spanish and Portuguese ☆ Estela ♀ Star; Spanish and Portuguese form of Estelle ☆ Estrelita ♀ Little star in a documented Portuguese bearer account ☆ Expedito ♂ Ready or prepared ☆ Faustino ♂ Fortunate or auspicious; from Faustinus ☆ Fausto ♂ Auspicious or lucky ☆ Febe ♀ Bright or pure; form of Greek Phoebe ☆ Felicio ♂ Latin Felix-root formation: fortunate or happy ☆ Felipe ♂ Fond of horses ☆ Fiel ♀ Faithful word-name account; also a Dutch Theofilus short form ☆ Franciano ♂ Documented Francisco-family formation ☆ Francisca ♀ Feminine form of Francisco; French or Frankish ☆ Garcia ♂ Portuguese form of an old Iberian personal name; ultimate root debated ☆ Gaspar ♂ Gaspar/Jasper family, traditionally linked with treasurer ☆ Gertrudes ♀ Portuguese Gertrude: spear + strength ☆ Getulio ♂ Of Gaetulia, through Latin Gaetulius ☆ Gil ♂ Form of Giles, short form of Gilbert, or Hebrew joy ☆ Gisele · Portuguese form of Giselle ☆ Graciana ♀ Feminine Graciano form in the Gratianus family ☆ Gualberto ♂ Waldebert family: power + bright ☆ Gustavo ♂ Gustav-family form; possibly staff of the Geats ☆ No matches Try fewer filters or another spelling.
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More than a list of spellings 153 meaning and editorial entries
77 with dictionary IPA readings
1 recorded compound forms
Romance form of the philosopher Abélard’s name
Abelardo is a Spanish, Portuguese and Italian form of French Abélard, used in honour of Peter Abelard. The philosopher adopted the surname, possibly with inspiration from Abel.
Read the meaning and history → Unaccented form of Águeda; good
Agueda corresponds to Spanish and Portuguese Águeda, a form of Agatha. Greek Agathe is the feminine form of agathos, good.
Read the meaning and history → Portuguese form of Aginald
Aguinaldo is documented as a Portuguese form of Aginald, whose Germanic elements concern a blade or edge and power. Philippine surname and historical namesake associations provide other possible family motivations.
Read the meaning and history → White; bright, through Albinus
Albino is an Italian, Portuguese and Spanish form of Albinus. Albinus was a Roman cognomen derived from Albus, whose Latin meaning includes white or bright.
Read the meaning and history → Where these forms come from 88 Dictionary evidence90 Wikidata131 Philippine source recordsA name can have more than one evidence layer, so these counts overlap. An exact spelling record supports its use in that source; the meaning and pronunciation need their own evidence. How we research names →