CAF with my favorites - Portuguese

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Fun fact: Portuguese is the official language of nine countries: Portugal, Brazil, Mozambique, Angola, Guinea-Bissau, Timor-Leste, Equatorial Guinea, Cape Verde, and São Tomé and Principe!

DH (70): Carlos Álvaro Gervásio Júlio Pedro Emílio / Abílio Caetano Flávio Mateus Roldão Sérgio (choose two surnames: Abreu, Dias, Lopes, Madeira, Pinheiro)
DW (66): Cecília Estela Josefina Lívia Rosalina Antónia / Moema Palmira Marta Jovita Andreia Flávia (choose two surnames: Coelho, Freita, Matos, Santana, Souza)

-DS (32): Félix Marcelo Rúben António Caio João / Ademir Matias Óscar Túlio Donato Alberto (first part of mother’s surname + first part of father’s surname)
-DS (30): Gaspar (gas-PAR) Filipe José Rafael Vasco Tomás / Diogo Clemente Geraldo (heh-RAL-do) Mário Ronaldo Marcos (first part of mother’s surname + first part of father’s surname)

DS (32):
-DW (34): Júlia Ana Olívia Madalena Sofia Cássia / Francisca Carlota Gisela Heloísa Cíntia Lucília (choose two surnames: Torres, Rodrigues, Nunes, Lobo, Gouveia - keeps her maiden name)

–DS (5): Augusto Eduardo Cristiano Diogo
Gonçalo (gon-SA-lo) Marco / Jaime Ramiro Téo
Jacinto (ha-SEEN-to) Tiago Luis first part of mother’s surname + first part of father’s surname
–DS (1) Miguel Ricardo Santiago Vicente Josué (zho-SWAY) Roberto / Paulo Afonso Cruz Iago Nilo (first part of mother’s surname + first part of father’s surname)

DS (30):
-DW (32): Marisa Susana Isabela Vitória Caetana
Eva / Doroteia Brígida (BREE-hee-da) Isadora Esmeralda Viviane (choose two surnames: Cabral, Alves, Belo, Franco, Nogueira - keeps her surname)

—DD//DD (2): Isabel Inês Délia Lídia Camila Julieta / Amélia (a-MEL-ee-a) Catarina Josefa Mónica Soraia Lílian // Cristina Ofélia Rafaela Sílvia Anabela Cláudia / Luísa Otília Rosana Celina Leonor Verónica (first part of mother’s surname + first part of father’s surname)

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DH (70): Emílio [name_m]Mateus[/name_m] [name_f]Madeira[/name_f] Dias
DW (66): [name_f]Josefina[/name_f] [name_f]Marta[/name_f] Freita Matos

DS (32): [name_m]Félix[/name_m] [name_m]Matias[/name_m] [name_f]Madeira[/name_f] Freita
-DW (34): [name_f]Sofia[/name_f] [name_f]Heloísa[/name_f] Torres Gouveia
—DS (5): [name_m]Eduardo[/name_m] [name_f]Téo[/name_f] [name_f]Madeira[/name_f] Torres
—DS (1): [name_m]Roberto[/name_m] [name_m]Iago[/name_m] [name_f]Madeira[/name_f] Torres

DS (30): [name_m]Tomás[/name_m] [name_m]Geraldo[/name_m] [name_f]Madeira[/name_f] Freita
-DW (32): [name_f]Eva[/name_f] [name_f]Viviane[/name_f] Alves Nogueira
—DD (2): [name_f]Isabel[/name_f] [name_f]Catarina[/name_f] [name_f]Madeira[/name_f] Alves
—DD (2): [name_f]Rafaela[/name_f] [name_f]Luísa[/name_f] [name_f]Madeira[/name_f] Alves

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Júlio [name_m]Mateus[/name_m] [name_f]Madeira[/name_f] Dias + Cecília [name_f]Marta[/name_f] Freita Coelho
[name_m]João[/name_m] [name_m]Matias[/name_m] [name_f]Madeira[/name_f] Freita
[name_m]Rafael[/name_m] [name_m]Marcos[/name_m] [name_f]Madeira[/name_f] [name_f]Freia[/name_f]

[name_m]João[/name_m] [name_m]Matias[/name_m] [name_f]Madeira[/name_f] Freita + [name_f]Ana[/name_f] Lucília Nunes Lobo
[name_m]Gonçalo[/name_m] [name_m]Tiago[/name_m] [name_f]Madeira[/name_f] Nunes
[name_m]Santiago[/name_m] [name_u]Cruz[/name_u] [name_f]Madeira[/name_f] Nunes

[name_m]Rafael[/name_m] [name_m]Marcos[/name_m] [name_f]Madeira[/name_f] [name_f]Freia[/name_f] + [name_f]Eva[/name_f] Brígida Alves Nogueira
[name_f]Inês[/name_f] [name_f]Catarina[/name_f] [name_f]Madeira[/name_f] Alves / Ofélia [name_f]Leonor[/name_f] [name_f]Madeira[/name_f] Alves

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DH 70: [name_m]Alvaro[/name_m] [name_m]Caetano[/name_m] Lopes Pinheiro
DW 66: [name_f]Estela[/name_f] [name_f]Palmira[/name_f] [name_u]Santana[/name_u] Matos

DS 32: [name_m]Ruben[/name_m] [name_m]Matias[/name_m] [name_u]Santana[/name_u] Lopes
DS 30: [name_m]Tomas[/name_m] [name_m]Marcos[/name_m] [name_u]Santana[/name_u] Lopes

DS 32: [name_m]Ruben[/name_m] [name_m]Matias[/name_m] [name_u]Santana[/name_u] Lopes
DW 34: [name_f]Olivia[/name_f] [name_f]Francisca[/name_f] Torres Gouveia

DS 5: [name_m]Diogo[/name_m] [name_m]Luis[/name_m] Torres [name_u]Santana[/name_u]
DS 1: [name_m]Vicente[/name_m] [name_u]Cruz[/name_u] Torres [name_u]Santana[/name_u]

DS 30: [name_m]Tomas[/name_m] [name_m]Marcos[/name_m] [name_u]Santana[/name_u] Lopes
DW 32: [name_f]Eva[/name_f] [name_f]Isadora[/name_f] [name_m]Franco[/name_m] Alves

DD/DD 2: [name_f]Julieta[/name_f] [name_f]Soraia[/name_f] [name_m]Franco[/name_m] [name_u]Santana[/name_u] & [name_f]Anabela[/name_f] [name_f]Veronica[/name_f] [name_m]Franco[/name_m] [name_u]Santana[/name_u]

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[name_m]Emilio[/name_m] [name_m]Flavio[/name_m] [name_f]Madeira[/name_f] Dias
[name_f]Cecilia[/name_f] [name_f]Marta[/name_f] [name_u]Santana[/name_u] Souza

[name_m]Antonio[/name_m] [name_m]Oscar[/name_m] [name_u]Santana[/name_u] [name_f]Madeira[/name_f]
[name_m]Vasco[/name_m] [name_m]Clemente[/name_m] [name_u]Santana[/name_u] [name_f]Madeira[/name_f]

[name_f]Olivia[/name_f] [name_f]Heloisa[/name_f] Torres Gouveia
[name_m]Augusto[/name_m] [name_m]Marco[/name_m] Torres [name_u]Santana[/name_u]
[name_m]Vicente[/name_m] [name_m]Iago[/name_m] Torres [name_u]Santana[/name_u]

[name_f]Eva[/name_f] [name_f]Isadora[/name_f] [name_m]Franco[/name_m] Nogueira
[name_f]Ines[/name_f] [name_f]Amelia[/name_f] [name_m]Franco[/name_m] [name_u]Santana[/name_u]
[name_f]Ofelia[/name_f] [name_f]Luisa[/name_f] [name_m]Franco[/name_m] [name_u]Santana[/name_u]

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emílio mateus abreu dias (70) + lívia marta souza coelho (66)

rúben óscar souza abreu (32)
tomás clemente souza abreu (30)

emílio & lívia have rúben and tomás

rúben óscar souza abreu (32) + júlia carlota rodrigues torres (34)

eduardo luis rodrigues souza (5)
miguel iago rodrigues souza (1)

rúben & júlia have eduardo and miguel

tomás clemente souza abreu (30) + isabela doroteia alves nogueria (32)

isabel lílian alves souza // sílvia luísa alves souza (2)

tomás & isabela have twins isabel & sílvia

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dh: emílio mateus madeira lopes + dw: estela josefina coelho santana

ds: rúben marcelo coelho madeira
ds: rafael clemente coelho madeira

ds: rúben marcelo coelho madeira + dw: sofia madalena torres gouveia

ds: augusto luis torres coelho
ds: santiago vicente torres coelho

ds: rafael clemente coelho madeira + dw: isabela vitória nogueira cabral

dd/dd: inês camila nogueira coelho & sílvia rosana nogueira coelho

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DH 70: [name_m]Emilio[/name_m] [name_m]Caetano[/name_m] Abreu-Lopes
DW 66: [name_f]Rosalina[/name_f] [name_f]Marta[/name_f] Coelho-Santana

DS 32: [name_m]Caio[/name_m] [name_m]Matias[/name_m] Coelho-Abreu
DS 30: [name_m]Tomas[/name_m] [name_m]Clemente[/name_m] Coelho-Abreu

DS 32: [name_m]Caio[/name_m] [name_m]Matias[/name_m] Coehho-Abreu
DW 34: [name_f]Olivia[/name_f] [name_f]Francisca[/name_f] [name_m]Rodrigues[/name_m]
-DS 5: [name_m]Eduardo[/name_m] [name_m]Ramiro[/name_m] Rodrigues-Coelho
-DS 1: [name_m]Santiago[/name_m] [name_m]Vincente[/name_m] [name_u]Cruz[/name_u] Rodrigues-Coelho

DS 30: [name_m]Tomas[/name_m] [name_m]Clemente[/name_m] Coelho-Abreu
DW 32: [name_f]Marisa[/name_f] [name_f]Esmeralda[/name_f] Alves-Franco

DD/DD 2: [name_f]Camila[/name_f] [name_f]Soraia[/name_f] and [name_f]Anabela[/name_f] [name_f]Rosana[/name_f] Alves-Coelho

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DH (70): Emílio Roldão Abreu Lopes
DW (66): Rosalina Flávia Matos Souza

-DS (32): Caio Ademir Matos Abreu
-DS (30): Vasco [ Clemente Matos Abreu

DS (32): Caio Ademir Matos Abreu
-DW (34): Cássia Lucília Gouveia Nunes

–DS (5): Diogo Luis Gouveia Matos
–DS (1) Josué Nilo Gouveia Matos

DS (30): Vasco [ Clemente Matos Abreu
-DW (32): Caetana Viviane Belo Cabral

—DD//DD (2): Délia Soraia Belo Matos // Rafaela Leonor Belo Matos

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dh [70]: Emílio [name_m]Caetano[/name_m] [name_f]Madeira[/name_f] Dias
dw [66]: [name_f]Estela[/name_f] [name_f]Andreia[/name_f] Souza Coelho

ds [32]: [name_m]Félix[/name_m] [name_m]Matias[/name_m] Souza [name_f]Madeira[/name_f]
ds [30]: [name_m]Rafael[/name_m] [name_m]Marcos[/name_m] Souza [name_f]Madeira[/name_f]

ds [32]: [name_m]Félix[/name_m] [name_m]Matias[/name_m] Souza [name_f]Madeira[/name_f]
dw [34]: [name_f]Sofia[/name_f] Lucília Torres Gouveia

ds [5]: [name_m]Cristiano[/name_m] [name_m]Luis[/name_m] Torres Souza
ds [1]: [name_m]Santiago[/name_m] [name_u]Cruz[/name_u] Torres Souza

ds [30]: [name_m]Rafael[/name_m] [name_m]Marcos[/name_m] Souza [name_f]Madeira[/name_f]
dw [32]: [name_f]Eva[/name_f] Doroteia Alves Cabral

dd/dd [2]: [name_f]Inês[/name_f] [name_f]Soraia[/name_f] Alvez Souza & Ofélia [name_f]Leonor[/name_f] Alvez Souza

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DH [70] Júlio [name_m]Caetano[/name_m] Abreu [name_f]Madeira[/name_f]
DW [66] [name_f]Josefina[/name_f] [name_f]Palmira[/name_f] Coelho Souza

DS [32] [name_m]João[/name_m] [name_m]Alberto[/name_m] Coelho Abreu
– DW [34] [name_f]Madalena[/name_f] [name_f]Francisca[/name_f] [name_m]Rodrigues[/name_m] Lobo
– DS [5] [name_m]Cristiano[/name_m] [name_m]Luis[/name_m] [name_m]Rodrigues[/name_m] Coelho
– DS [1] [name_m]Ricardo[/name_m] [name_u]Cruz[/name_u] [name_m]Rodrigues[/name_m] Coelho

DS [30] [name_m]Rafael[/name_m] [name_m]Marcos[/name_m] Coelho Abreu
– DW [32] [name_f]Isabela[/name_f] [name_f]Viviane[/name_f] [name_m]Franco[/name_m] Cabral
– DD [2] [name_f]Inês[/name_f] [name_f]Catarina[/name_f] [name_m]Franco[/name_m] Coelho
– DD [2] [name_f]Anabela[/name_f] [name_f]Leonor[/name_f] [name_m]Franco[/name_m] Coelho

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DH (70): Emílio [name_m]Caetano[/name_m] (Dias Pinheiro)
DW (66): [name_f]Rosalina[/name_f] [name_f]Jovita[/name_f] (choose two surnames: Coelho Souza)

-DS (32): [name_m]Rúben[/name_m] [name_m]Ademir[/name_m] (Coelho Dias)
-DS (30): [name_m]Tomás[/name_m] [name_m]Clemente[/name_m] (Coelho Dias)

DS (32):
-DW (34): [name_f]Sofia[/name_f] [name_f]Francisca[/name_f] (Rodrigues Torres)

–DS (5): [name_m]Gonçalo[/name_m] [name_m]Luis[/name_m] (Rodrigues Coelho)
–DS (1) [name_m]Santiago[/name_m] [name_u]Cruz[/name_u] (Rodrigues Coelho)

DS (30):
-DW (32): [name_f]Vitória[/name_f] Brígida (Cabral Belo)

—DD//DD (2): [name_f]Julieta[/name_f] Lílian/Ofélia [name_f]Leonor[/name_f] (Cabral Coelho)

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The Dias [name_f]Madeira[/name_f] Family

DH(70): [name_m]Pedro[/name_m] [name_m]Mateus[/name_m] Dias [name_f]Madeira[/name_f]
DW(66): [name_f]Estela[/name_f] [name_f]Palmira[/name_f] Coelho Matos

DS(32): [name_m]Marcelo[/name_m] [name_m]Ademir[/name_m] Coelho Dias
DW(34): [name_f]Ana[/name_f] [name_f]Francisca[/name_f] Torres Lobo
– DS(5): [name_m]Augusto[/name_m] [name_u]Jaime[/name_u] Torres Coelho
– DS(1): [name_m]Miguel[/name_m] [name_m]Afonso[/name_m] Torres Coelho

DS(30): [name_m]Gaspar[/name_m] [name_m]Clemente[/name_m] Coelho Dias
DW(32): [name_f]Marisa[/name_f] [name_f]Isadora[/name_f] Cabral Alves
– DD(2): [name_f]Camila[/name_f] [name_f]Catarina[/name_f] Cabral Coelho
– DD(2): [name_f]Anabela[/name_f] [name_f]Leonor[/name_f] Cabral Coelho

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DH: Emílio Caetano Pinheiro Dias
DW: Estela Palmira Matos Souza

DS: António Donato Matos Pinheiro
-DW: Júlia Cíntia Nunes [name_m]Rodrigues[/name_m]
–DS: Cristiano Tiago Nunes Matos
–DS: Santiago Nilo Nunes Matos

DS: Rafael Mário Matos Pinheiro
-DW: Vitória Esmeralda Belo Alves
–DD/DD: Camila Soraia & Anabela Otília Belo Matos

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DH (70): Álvaro [name_m]Mateus[/name_m] Dias Pinheiro
DW (66): [name_f]Josefina[/name_f] [name_f]Marta[/name_f] Coelho Souza
-DS (32): [name_m]António[/name_m] [name_m]Alberto[/name_m] Coelho Dias
-DS (30): [name_m]José[/name_m] [name_m]Marcos[/name_m] Coelho Dias

DS (32): [name_m]António[/name_m] [name_m]Alberto[/name_m] Coelho Dias
-DW (34): [name_f]Olívia[/name_f] [name_f]Carlota[/name_f] Torres [name_m]Rodrigues[/name_m]
–DS (5): [name_m]Gonçalo[/name_m] [name_m]Luís[/name_m] Torres Coelho
–DS (1): [name_m]Santiago[/name_m] [name_u]Cruz[/name_u] Torres Coelho

DS (30): [name_m]José[/name_m] [name_m]Marcos[/name_m] Coelho Dias
-DW (32): [name_f]Vitória[/name_f] Doroteia Alves Cabral
—DD//DD (2): [name_f]Isabel[/name_f] [name_f]Amélia[/name_f] Alves Coelho // [name_f]Cristina[/name_f] [name_f]Leonor[/name_f] Alves Coelho

CURIOSITIES
The majority of parents in Portuguese-speaking countries use the father’s last surname as the children’s surname and the traditional order is first name + middle name + mother’s surname(s) + father’s surname(s).
In Portugal, where I’m from you can choose up to 6 names total (first name + middle name + 1 to 4 surnames in any order the parents like the most). However, most parents choose to pass only their last surnames. In the other Portuguese-speaking countries like [name_u]Brazil[/name_u], the rules are less restrictive so the range of possibilities can be even bigger.

EXAMPLE
[name_m]Bernardo[/name_m] [name_m]Samuel[/name_m] Ribeiro [name_m]Santos[/name_m] (known as [name_m]Bernardo[/name_m] Santos) and [name_f]Beatriz[/name_f] [name_f]Helena[/name_f] Figueiredo Pereira (known as [name_f]Beatriz[/name_f] Pereira) have a baby girl named [name_f]Gabriela[/name_f]. They can name her (some options):

  • [name_f]Gabriela[/name_f] Pereira [name_m]Santos[/name_m] (the most common choice nowadays - middle names are not extremely adored anymore)
  • [name_f]Gabriela[/name_f] [name_u]Maria[/name_u] Pereira [name_m]Santos[/name_m] (very popular choice)
  • [name_f]Gabriela[/name_f] [name_m]Santos[/name_m] Pereira (it is not common to have the mother’s surname on the last spot, it represented less that 5% of the cases in 2010)
  • [name_f]Gabriela[/name_f] Figueiredo Pereira [name_m]Santos[/name_m] (a mix of three surnames, with the father’s surname in the last spot)
  • [name_f]Gabriela[/name_f] [name_u]Maria[/name_u] Figueiredo Pereira Ribeiro [name_m]Santos[/name_m] (all the surnames together in the traditional order)
  • [name_f]Gabriela[/name_f] Figueiredo Ribeiro Pereira dos [name_m]Santos[/name_m] (“dos” is an example of a complement meaning “of” that can be added to bring a better flow/sound to the full name)
  • [name_f]Gabriela[/name_f] [name_u]Maria[/name_u] Ribeiro [name_m]Santos[/name_m] (an option if they don’t want to use the mother’s surnames for some reason, for example)
  • [name_f]Gabriela[/name_f] Figueiredo Pereira (same as above but applied to the father’s surnames)

After marriage, some women end up with 7 names, if they take their husband’s last names. It is also common nowadays to exchange last names after marriage. [name_m]Bernardo[/name_m] changes his name to [name_m]Bernardo[/name_m] [name_m]Samuel[/name_m] Ribeiro Pereira [name_m]Santos[/name_m] and [name_f]Beatriz[/name_f] becomes [name_f]Beatriz[/name_f] [name_f]Helena[/name_f] Figueiredo Pereira [name_m]Santos[/name_m], for example.

A more traditional version of your CAF could be:
DH (70): Emílio [name_m]Caetano[/name_m] Abreu Lopes
DW (66): Antónia [name_f]Palmira[/name_f] Matos [name_u]Santana[/name_u]
-DS (32): [name_m]João[/name_m] [name_m]Matias[/name_m] [name_u]Santana[/name_u] Lopes
-DS (30): [name_m]Tomás[/name_m] [name_m]Clemente[/name_m] [name_u]Santana[/name_u] Lopes

DS (32): [name_m]João[/name_m] [name_m]Matias[/name_m] [name_u]Santana[/name_u] Lopes
-DW (34): [name_f]Madalena[/name_f] [name_f]Heloísa[/name_f] Nunes Gouveia
–DS (5): [name_m]Eduardo[/name_m] [name_m]Luís[/name_m] Gouveia [name_u]Santana[/name_u] Lopes
–DS (1) [name_m]Miguel[/name_m] [name_m]Afonso[/name_m] Gouveia [name_u]Santana[/name_u] Lopes

DS (30): [name_m]Tomás[/name_m] [name_m]Clemente[/name_m] [name_u]Santana[/name_u] Lopes
-DW (32): [name_f]Isabela[/name_f] [name_f]Esmeralda[/name_f] [name_m]Franco[/name_m] Alves Nogueira
—DD//DD (2): [name_f]Julieta[/name_f] [name_f]Catarina[/name_f] [name_m]Franco[/name_m] Nogueira Lopes// [name_f]Anabela[/name_f] [name_f]Leonor[/name_f] [name_m]Franco[/name_m] Nogueira Lopes

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Wow that’s crazy, thanks for sharing!

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