DH is Brazilian and I’m from the US.
Anyone have suggestions of boys names that work in Portuguese and English? It seems everyone names their sons the following:
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m]
[name_m]Benjamin[/name_m]
[name_m]Gabriel[/name_m]
[name_m]David[/name_m]
[name_m]Leonardo[/name_m]
[name_m]Mario[/name_m]
Any other ideas? Our DD is named [name_f]Maya[/name_f], to give you an idea of what we went for as far as girls names go.
[name_u]Luca[/name_u]
[name_m]Dante[/name_m]
[name_u]Alex[/name_u]
[name_m]Oscar[/name_m]
[name_m]Rafael[/name_m]
[name_m]Marco[/name_m]
[name_m]Lorenzo[/name_m]
Maxwell
[name_m]How[/name_m] about [name_m]Luis[/name_m]?
Thanks for the suggestions. I think [name_m]Rafael[/name_m] and [name_m]Luis[/name_m] may be near the top of the list. The other names are good but we can’t use several of them because they are already taken but a cousin or good friends kids.
I’m brazilian and I think I can help you with this =)
Some names that I think work well in both languages are:
Bento
[name_m]Tom[/name_m]ás
[name_m]Antonio[/name_m]
[name_m]Raul[/name_m]
[name_m]Andreas[/name_m]
[name_m]Arthur[/name_m]
[name_m]Bruno[/name_m]
[name_m]Caio[/name_m]
[name_m]Milo[/name_m]
[name_m]Felix[/name_m]
[name_m]Ian[/name_m]
[name_m]Victor[/name_m]
[name_m]Joaquim[/name_m]
[name_m]Leo[/name_m]/[name_m]Leonardo[/name_m]
[name_m]Levi[/name_m]
[name_m]Santiago[/name_m]
[name_m]Matias[/name_m]
[name_u]Max[/name_u] (only [name_u]Max[/name_u]. [name_m]Maxwell[/name_m] is seen as extremely low class)
[name_m]Nicolas[/name_m]
[name_m]Samuel[/name_m]
[name_u]Theo[/name_u]
[name_m]Luis[/name_m]
[name_u]Luca[/name_u]
There are others. [name_m]Feel[/name_m] free to PM me if you need any more!
[name_f]Hope[/name_f] it was any help.
Best of luck. Boa sorte =)
Edit: If it helps, I once made a list of portuguese names I would personally use.
Feel free to take a look at it!
[name_f]My[/name_f] Brazilian-American nephew is [name_m]Bruce[/name_m]. [name_m]Bruce[/name_m] was a family name after my grandfather, and it works so well in both languages.
[name_f]My[/name_f] best advice is don’t limit yourself to a “single” name, spelled and pronounced the same in both languages. You will have many more options if you consider a name that translates easily, such as [name_m]Matthew[/name_m] ([name_m]Matteus[/name_m].)
[name_m]Marcel/name_m
[name_m]Robert/name_m
[name_m]Fernando[/name_m]
[name_m]Phillip[/name_m]/ [name_m]Felipe[/name_m]
[name_u]Michael[/name_u]/ [name_m]Miguel[/name_m]
[name_m]David[/name_m]/ [name_u]Davi[/name_u]
[name_u]Andre[/name_u]
[name_m]Lucas[/name_m]
[name_m]Martin[/name_m]
[name_m]Den/name_mis
[name_m]Caleb/name_m
[name_m]Benjamin[/name_m]/(m)
[name_m]Joel[/name_m]
[name_m]Levi[/name_m]
[name_m]Simeon[/name_m]
[name_m]Silas[/name_m]
[name_m]Flavio[/name_m]
[name_m]Fabio[/name_m]
[name_m]Clayton[/name_m]/ Cleiton
[name_m]Thaddeus[/name_m]/ [name_m]Tadeo[/name_m]
T(h)omas
[name_m]Anderson[/name_m]
[name_m]Henderson[/name_m]
[name_m]Christian[/name_m]
[name_u]Bradley[/name_u]
[name_m]Jonathan[/name_m]/ Jonatas
[name_m]Orlando[/name_m]
[name_m]Samuel[/name_m]
[name_m]Bruno[/name_m]
[name_m]Eric[/name_m]
[name_m]Enzo[/name_m]
[name_m]Hugo[/name_m]
[name_m]Adam[/name_m]/ Adao
[name_m]Igor[/name_m]
[name_m]Yuri[/name_m]
[name_m]Damon[/name_m]
[name_u]Dylan[/name_u]
[name_m]Bryan[/name_m]
[name_m]Arthur[/name_m]
[name_m]Bernard/name_m
[name_m]Joaquin[/name_m]
[name_m]Joseph[/name_m]/ [name_m]Jose[/name_m]
[name_m]Heitor[/name_m]
[name_m]Hadrian[/name_m]
[name_m]Victor[/name_m]
[name_m]Nicolas[/name_m]
[name_u]Theo[/name_u]
[name_m]Oscar[/name_m]
[name_m]Gustav/name_m
[name_u]August/name_u
[name_m]Diego[/name_m]
[name_m]Albert/name_m
[name_m]Andrew[/name_m]
[name_u]Douglas[/name_u]
[name_m]Felix[/name_m]
[name_m]Isaac[/name_m]
[name_m]Sergio[/name_m]
[name_m]Otto[/name_m]
[name_m]Wilson[/name_m]
[name_m]Eduardo[/name_m]
[name_m]Nelson[/name_m]
[name_m]Milton[/name_m]
[name_f]My[/name_f] personal favorites from this list, as spoken with a Brazilian accent, are [name_m]Felipe[/name_m], [name_m]Igor[/name_m] and [name_m]Yuri[/name_m]. I met a little boy in [name_m]Brasil[/name_m] named [name_m]Igor[/name_m], and I just thought his name was ADORABLE. [name_f]Hope[/name_f] you find one you both like!
[name_f]My[/name_f] favourite portuguese name is [name_m]Sim[/name_m]ão!
I also really like:
[name_m]Adriano[/name_m]
[name_m]Augusto[/name_m]
[name_m]Bruno[/name_m]
Caetano
César/ Cézar/ [name_m]Cezar[/name_m]
[name_m]Duarte[/name_m]
[name_m]Erasmo[/name_m]
Félix
[name_m]Gaspar[/name_m]
[name_m]Hugo[/name_m]
[name_m]Matias[/name_m]
Noé
[name_m]Osvaldo[/name_m] (this reminds me of the footballer, haha, but I love the nn potential of Ossy)
Rubén (apparently Rubem is a Brazilian Portuguese variant, but I really dislike how it’s “rub em”, but [name_m]Rubens[/name_m] is Brazilian as well, as per my source, and I like that)
Túlio
Good luck!
[name_f]My[/name_f] Husband is Brazilian also, and I spent some time looking at Brazilian names for middles.
The names I loved most like [name_m]Thiago[/name_m], [name_m]Raphael[/name_m], Joao and [name_m]Rodrigo[/name_m] would be butchered with American pronunciation so I’ve had to give them up. Otavio is handsome and could work in [name_u]America[/name_u] but apparently is too similar sounding to Otario meaning something offensive.
Good luck with your search, I will be following the thread looking for ideas myself!
Thanks for the ideas. [name_f]My[/name_f] husband likes [name_u]Dylan[/name_u] and [name_m]Eric[/name_m] but I really don’t like how [name_m]Eric[/name_m] is pronounced in Portuguese ([name_m]Erick[/name_m] ie)
Another one I liked a lot is [name_m]Felipe[/name_m] but we just found out our LO will have a cousin [name_m]Felipe[/name_m] about 2 months older. There is also a cousin [name_m]Leonardo[/name_m] (my personal favorite) and [name_m]Daniel[/name_m].
Right now we don’t know if we’re having a boy or girl but I feel I need a lot of time to think about the possibilities!
Yeah if you name your kid [name_u]Jo[/name_u]ão in the US they will suffer.
I also love the name [name_m]Marcelo[/name_m] but it’s too common in [name_u]Brazil[/name_u]. I have a friend [name_m]Marcelo[/name_m] (several actually) that said every woman has kissed at least one [name_m]Marcelo[/name_m] 
Also what is everyone’s thoughts on [name_m]George[/name_m]? I think it’s spelled [name_m]Jorge[/name_m] in Portuguese but sounds similar to [name_u]Georgie[/name_u] which I think sounds cute. I would prefer this spelling so as not to be confused with [name_m]Jorge[/name_m] in Spanish (hor hay).
Can I get away with a spelling of [name_m]George[/name_m] in Portuguese?