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Daniel
male given name
Ricardo
Ricardo is the Spanish and Portuguese cognate of the name Richard. It derived from Proto-Germanic *rīks 'king, ruler' + *harduz 'hard, brave'. It may be a given name, or a surname.
Chico
Chico () means small, boy or child in the Spanish language. It is also the nickname for Francisco in the Portuguese language ().
Hugo
male given name
Jorginho
Jorginho () is a Portuguese-language diminutive name of Jorge, which may refer to: Jorginho (footballer, born 1924), born Jorge Ceciliano, Brazilian football forward Jorginho Putinatti (born 1959), born Jorge Antônio Putinatti, Brazilian football midfielder Jorginho (footballer, born 1964), born Jorge de Amorim Campos, Brazilian international football right-back and current manager Jorginho (footballer, born 1965), born Jorge Luís da Silva, Brazilian football midfielder and current manager Jorginho Baiano (born 1966), born Jorge Luiz de Souza Ramos, Brazilian football central defender Jorginho
Denílson
Denílson is a Portuguese given name. Among people with this name are:
Samuel
male given name
Miguel
Mario
male given name
Omar
male given name
Roman
male given name
Beto
Beto is a surname, and a nickname for the given names Alberto, Albertino, Adalberto, Berthony, Heriberto, Norberto, Roberto, Humberto, and Benito. It occurs mostly in Portuguese- and Spanish-speaking countries and communities. Notable people with the name include:
Pedro
Pedro is a masculine given name. Pedro is the Spanish, Portuguese, and Galician name for Peter. Its French equivalent is Pierre while its English and Germanic form is Peter.
Paulinho
Paulinho is a Portuguese nickname for people named Paulo (Paulo -inho, little Paulo). People known as Paulinho include:
Maicon
Maicon is a Brazilian variant of the given name Michael. It may refer to:
Antonio
Antonio is a masculine given name of probably Etruscan origin deriving from the root name Antonius. It is a common name among Romance language–speaking populations as well as the Balkans and Lusophone Africa. It has been among the top 400 most popular male baby names in the United States since the late 19th century and has been among the top 200 since the mid 20th century.
Serginho
Serginho is a diminutive form of the given name Sérgio and may refer to:
Hermogenes
Hermogenes is a Greek name (), meaning "born of Hermes". It may refer to:
Artur
thumb|right|alt=Depiction of King Arthur as one of the Nine Worthies, from the "Christian Heroes Tapestry" in The Cloisters, New York|Depiction of King Arthur as one of the Nine Worthies, from the "Christian Heroes Tapestry" in The Cloisters, New York Artur is a cognate to the common male given name Arthur meaning "bear-like", or "of honour". It is believed to possibly be descended from the Roman surname Artorius or the Celtic bear-goddess Artio or more probably from the Celtic word ("bear"). Other Celtic languages have similar first names, such as Old Irish , Welsh - which may also be the sou
Fernando
Fernando is a Spanish and Portuguese given name and a surname common in Spain, Portugal and former Spanish or Portuguese colonies in Latin America, Africa and Asia (like the Philippines, India, and Sri Lanka). It is the most used surname in Sri Lanka. Fernando is a common surname among the Tamil speaking Paravars. It is equivalent to the Germanic given name Ferdinand, with an original meaning of "adventurous, bold journey".
Manuel
male given name
Danilo
Danilo is a given name, a variant of Daniel. Notable people with the name include:
Vicente
Vicente is a Spanish and Portuguese name. Like its French variant, Vincent, it is derived from the Latin name Vincentius meaning "conquering" (from Latin vincere, "to conquer").
Carlos
male given name
Ronaldo
Ronaldo is a Portuguese given name equivalent to the English Ronald. It became a common name in all Portuguese-speaking countries, also prevalent in other Romance countries. == People == Notable people known as Ronaldo include:
Vasco
Vasco may refer to:
Tiago
Tiago may refer to:
Luis
Luis is a given name. It is the Spanish form of the originally Germanic name or , which were introduced to the Iberian Peninsula during its occupation by the Visigoths. Other Iberian Romance languages have comparable forms: ' (with an accent mark on the i) in Portuguese and Galician, in Catalan and in Aragonese, while ' is archaic in Portugal, but common in Brazil.
José
José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced very differently in each of the two languages: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ).
Alfredo
Alfredo (, ) is a cognate of the Anglo-Saxon name Alfred and a common Italian, Galician, Portuguese and Spanish language personal name.
Fernandinho
Fernandinho is a hypocorism of the name Fernando and means "Little Fernando" or "Fernando Jr." in Portuguese.
Lauro
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João
thumb|right João is a given name of Portuguese origin. It is equivalent to the given name John. The diminutive is Joãozinho and the feminine is Joana. It is widespread in Portuguese-speaking countries. Notable people with the name are enumerated in the sections below.
Guido
Guido is a given name. It has been a male first name in Italy, Austria, Germany, Switzerland, Argentina, the Low Countries, Scandinavia, Spain, Portugal and Latin America, as well as other places with migration from those. Regarding origins, there are most likely homonymous forms of it, that is, from several etymological predecessors but now seeming to be the same name. One of the likely homonyms is Germanic Guido representing the Latinisation from the Old High German name Wido, which meant "wood" (that is, "forest"). Another likely homonym is the Italian Guido from a latinate root for "guide"
Silvestre
Silvestre is a Spanish and Portuguese given name or surname, or a French surname. Notable people with the name include:
Fabinho
Fabinho is a Portuguese given name, a diminutive form of the Portuguese name "little Fábio". Portuguese also has an augmentative form of the name, Fabão, "big Fábio".
Gustavo
Gustavo is the Latinate form of a Germanic male given name with respective prevalence in Portuguese, Spanish, and Italian.
Álvaro
Álvaro or Álvar (, , ) is a Spanish, Galician and Portuguese male given name and surname of Germanic Visigothic origin.
Ailton
Ailton is a given name. Notable people with the name include:
Francisco
Francisco is the Spanish and Portuguese form of the masculine given name Franciscus.
Jorge
Jorge is the Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name George. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced very differently in each of the two languages: Spanish ; Portuguese .
Claudio
thumb | right | alt=Emperor Claudius (reigned 41–54) | Emperor Claudius (reigned 41–54) Claudio is an Italian and Spanish first name. In Portuguese, it is accented Cláudio. In Catalan and Occitan, it is Claudi, while in Romanian it is Claudiu.
Éder
Éder (, ) is a Portuguese and Spanish given name. Notable people with the name include:
Milo
male given name
Amado
Amado may refer to:
Raul
Raul, Raúl, Raül, and Raüll are forms of a common first name in Italian, Portuguese, Romanian, Spanish, Galician, Asturian, Basque, Aragonese, and Catalan. The name is cognate of the Anglo-Germanic given name Ralph or Rudolph and the French Raoul, and is derived from Old English Rædwulf through Radulf. The name is usually spelled "Raul" in Portuguese, Italian, and Romanian; "Raúl" in Spanish; and "Raül" or "Raüll" in Catalan.
Henrique
Henrique is a masculine given name related to Henry which may refer to:
Germano
Germano is a masculine given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:
Isaak
male given name
João Paulo
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Marco
male given name
Fabio
Fabio is a given name descended from Latin Fabius and very popular in Italy and Latin America (due to Italian migration).
Ernesto
Ernesto, form of the name Ernest in several Romance languages, may refer to:
Augusto
Augusto is an Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish given name or surname. Derived from Augustus, meaning in Latin "majestic," "the increaser," or "venerable", it is notable as being the name of the first emperor of Ancient Rome. The Greek translation of the title Augustus was Sebastos, from which the name Sebastian descends.
Minervino
Minervino may refer to:
Alexandre
male given name
Celso
Celso is a given name, a variant of Celsus. It may refer to:
Bruno
name; given name and surname
Bernardo
Bernardo is a given name, possibly derived from the Germanic Bernhard. It may refer to:
Alberto
Alberto is the Romance version of the Latinized form (Albertus) of Germanic Albert. It is used in Italian, Portuguese and Spanish. The diminutive forms are Albertito in Spain or Albertico in some parts of Latin America, Albertino in Italian as well as Tuco as a hypocorism. It derives from the name Adalberto which in turn derives from Athala (meaning noble) and Berth (meaning bright).