Ladies, are you searching for your alternative Brazilian name? Many Anglican female names are unique to the Anglo world, but there are a handful with a Portuguese alternative. Below we’ve compiled a list of translatable common girls names, so you can fit in on the Brazilian registers, Starbucks coffee cups and when you’re introduced to a table full of Brazilian strangers.
Note: Portuguese names that begin with “R” are pronounced with a “H”. Therefore Rebecca becomes Hebecca. Learn more about Portuguese pronunciation here!
| Adele | Adélie |
| Angelica | Angélica |
| Anna/ Anne | Ana |
| Annabelle | Anabel or Anabela |
| Amelia | Amélia |
| Bethany | Betânia |
| Caroline | Carolína |
| Catherine | Catarina |
| Charlotte | Carlota |
| Chloe | Cloé |
| Claire | Clara |
| Danielle | Danila |
| Deborah | Débora |
| Diane | Diana |
| Elyse | Elisa |
| Eleanor | Eleonor or Eleanora |
| Elizabeth | Isabel / Elizabete |
| Ellie | Ella |
| Emily | Emília |
| Emma | Ema |
| Eve | Eva |
| Grace | Graça |
| Harriet | Henriqueta |
| Helen | Helena |
| Isabel | Isabela |
| Jessica | Jéssica |
| Jennifer | Jennifer, Jenifer or Genoveva |
| Julia | Júlia |
| Karen | Karina |
| Kathryn | Catarina |
| Katy | Cátia |
| Kirsty or Christine/Christina or Kirsten | Christina |
| Francesca | Francisca |
| Leah | Lia/ Léia |
| Lillian | Lilian ou Liliane |
| Lisa | Eliza |
| Louise | Luiza |
| Lucy | Luciana |
| Lydia | Lídia |
| Lynne | Aline |
| Maria | Maria |
| Martha | Marta |
| Mary | Maria |
| Mirian | Miriam or Mirian |
| Matilda | Matilde |
| Naomi | Noemi |
| Nathalie | Natalia |
| Nicola | This is the Nicolas in Portuguese (a male name!) |
| Nicole | Nicole |
| Olivia | Olívia |
| Rachel | Raquel |
| Rebecca | Rebeca |
| Rose | Rosa |
| Ruth | Rute |
| Sarah | Sara |
| Sophie | Sofia |
| Stephanie | Estefânia |
| Susan | Susana |
| Tabitha | Tabita |
| Victoria | Vitõria |
| Beatrix | Beatriz |
| Sandra | Sandra |
| Paula | Paola |
Female names in Portuguese that stay the same
Abigail, Ava, Amanda, Ellen, Ella, Carla, Alison, Marina, Michelle, Teresa, Heather, Veronica, Zoey, Laura, Natasha, Gabriela, Joanna, Jaqueline, Alice, Kelsey, Kerry, Amy, Isla, Daniela, Ashley, Chelsea, Cassandra, Gemma, Haley, Sharon, Hannah, Lauren, Megan, Melissa
Don’t see your Brazilian name? Comment below and let’s check it out!
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