Hello, I am expecting a baby girl and would like some ideas of short names, 5 to 6 letters maximum. I have a grown daughter called ”urea and a son called [name_m]Otto[/name_m] who is six. I honestly wasn’t expecting to be having another baby and I feel like there are no other girl names I love more than ”urea’s. I am bored by most names being given to Brazilian babies, it’s always the same ones and have been for centuries… [name_f]Maria[/name_f], [name_f]Ana[/name_f], [name_f]Luisa[/name_f]/[name_f]Luiza[/name_f], [name_f]Julia[/name_f], [name_f]Carolina[/name_f], [name_f]Clara[/name_f], [name_f]Isabela[/name_f], most recently [name_f]Sophia[/name_f]… very boring. Help me please?
I’m not sure what else is popular (Or what is usable in [name_u]Brazil[/name_u] at all outside the most popular really), but here are some suggestions:
[name_f]Carina[/name_f]
[name_f]Luana[/name_f]
[name_f]Amara[/name_f]
[name_f]Elvira[/name_f]
Noemí
[name_f]Rosana[/name_f]
Thaís/Taís
Tânia
[name_f]Maia[/name_f]
Laís
[name_u]Elia[/name_u]
[name_f]Luna[/name_f]
[name_f]Lia[/name_f]
[name_f]Vera[/name_f]
[name_f]Livia[/name_f]
Ofélia
I hope there’s some workable names here… It’s really hard to find many names defined as Portuguese or Brazilian on the internet so I pulled some defined as Italian/Spanish in the hopes that they would also work where you are…
[name_f]Elena[/name_f]
[name_f]Amelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Clara[/name_f]
[name_f]Mia[/name_f]
[name_f]Mila[/name_f]
[name_f]Vera[/name_f]
[name_f]Sara[/name_f]
[name_f]Nora[/name_f]
[name_f]Mara[/name_f]
[name_f]Maya[/name_f]
[name_u]Lisa[/name_u]
[name_f]Iris[/name_f]
[name_f]Emma[/name_f]
[name_f]Elsa[/name_f]
I offer up my absolute favorite short name in Brazilian Portuguese–[name_f]Alice[/name_f]! If I lived in [name_u]Brazil[/name_u], I’d snatch it up in an instant, because it’s so much more beautiful in [name_u]Brazil[/name_u] than it is here. ([name_m]AL[/name_m]-iss is so boring compared to the cute-as-a-button ah-[name_u]LEE[/name_u]-see, imo!) Other random names I love in [name_u]Brazil[/name_u]/Portuguese:
[name_f]Cecilia[/name_f] (my ultimate favorite name pronounced in a Brazilian accent–I adore [name_f]Cecilia[/name_f]! I know (or know of) a couple Brazilian Cecilias–of varying ages–and I never tire of hearing it!)
[name_f]Genoveva[/name_f]
[name_f]Livia[/name_f]
[name_f]Antonia[/name_f]
Amora
[name_f]Aurora[/name_f]
I think [name_f]Zoe[/name_f] would also be adorable–I am attempting to learn Brazilian Portuguese, and I don’t see any pronunciation issues with [name_f]Zoe[/name_f], but I could be wrong. I love how diverse [name_f]Zoe[/name_f]'s use and history is, and the meaning of “life” is beautiful!
I sponsor two little girls in [name_u]Brazil[/name_u] whose names are [name_f]Sabrina[/name_f] and [name_f]Maria[/name_f]-[name_f]Clara[/name_f], and I’ve grown to love those names, probably because I love those little girls even more. I think [name_f]Sabrina[/name_f] sounds so romantic and lovely in a Brazilian accent. Or maybe it’s just my [name_f]Sabrina[/name_f]'s Brazilian accent, haha.
A few other ideas:
[name_f]Luella[/name_f] (or maybe [name_f]Luana[/name_f]? I was in Fortaleza about 10 years ago, and fell in love with a little girl there named [name_f]Luana[/name_f], so I got the impression that [name_f]Luana[/name_f] would be much more used, but I think [name_f]Luella[/name_f] is equally adorable, and could see it working in [name_u]Brazil[/name_u] because of [name_f]Luana[/name_f]'s use. I can imagine Spanish-speaking countries having trouble with [name_f]Luella[/name_f], but it seems more usable in [name_u]Brazil[/name_u] to me?)
[name_f]Elisa[/name_f]
[name_f]Esther[/name_f]
[name_f]Agatha[/name_f]
Eloa
[name_f]Bianca[/name_f]
[name_f]Bruna[/name_f] (I knew a very sweet teenager named [name_f]Bruna[/name_f] from [name_u]Brazil[/name_u] a few years ago–she really made me love the name!)
[name_f]Sara[/name_f]
[name_f]Lara[/name_f]
[name_f]Eva[/name_f]
[name_f]Ingrid[/name_f] (I’ve come across a couple Brazilian Ingrids, which intrigues me, because I hadn’t really expected a Scandinavian name to catch on there, but I think it is a gorgeous name!)
[name_f]Cora[/name_f]
[name_f]Eloisa[/name_f] (lovelovelove this, and for some reason it super reminds me of [name_u]Brazil[/name_u])
I’m also very intrigued by Yasmim (I think that’s how it may generally be spelled?), although I’m not sure how it’d be said in [name_u]Brazil[/name_u]?
I love [name_f]Aurea[/name_f]'s and [name_m]Otto[/name_m]'s names–they’re both so gorgeous! I love the suggestions of [name_f]Iris[/name_f], [name_f]Clara[/name_f], and [name_f]Emma[/name_f] with them, too.
Boa sorte!
Thank you for taking your time to research and respond! Of the names you suggested [name_f]Vera[/name_f], [name_f]Luna[/name_f] and [name_f]Maia[/name_f] are very nice. [name_f]Livia[/name_f] is growing in popularity here.
[name_f]Carina[/name_f], [name_f]Karina[/name_f], [name_f]Luana[/name_f] and Thaís are super popular for those around my daughter’s age, so 17 to 25 year old’s. Very common!
[name_f]Amara[/name_f] isn’t so common, but is far too similar to the aged [name_f]Mara[/name_f] which is very late-40’s - 50’s generation, as well as [name_f]Rosana[/name_f] and other variants like [name_f]Rosanne[/name_f], [name_f]Ros[/name_f]ângela, Roseane, Rosiane, [name_f]Rosi[/name_f]… I know many women my age with these names, so they don’t feel interesting or new at all.
[name_f]Elvira[/name_f] is old-lady, as well as Ofélia suggested by another user, but not in the ready for a comeback, vintage way. They are the kind of names that aren’t considered attractive.
I hope I don’t sound mean, harsh or dismissive, I really appreciate your suggestions and feedbacks. Naming is very hard and I think even harder by the fact that in [name_u]Brazil[/name_u] we don’t have popularity lists and graphs to help us or websites like Nameberry.
I love [name_f]Iris[/name_f]! Thank you for the suggestions.
Oh wow, you really are passionate about [name_u]Brazil[/name_u]! That’s a beautiful thing to see!
You are right that [name_f]Ingrid[/name_f] is actually well heard of and used here. I’m afraid I don’t know why it became so popular. On one side it could be due to immigration, but I have a feeling that it has more to do with the novelas (soap-operas) which are one of the huge influences on naming here.
Yasmim is also spelled [name_f]Yasmin[/name_f] or Iasmin/Iasmim and is an Arabic name. It became popular in the 1990’s due to a novela by [name_f]Gloria[/name_f] [name_m]Perez[/name_m]. [name_m]Perez[/name_m]'s daughter played a character called [name_f]Yasmin[/name_f] and was murdered by her boyfriend while filming. This was the cause of a huge commotion and so many Brazilian mothers inspired by the young actress’s memory and beauty bestowed this name on their daughters. I know this because it was the case with a neighbor I had at the time.
I hope I was able to solve your name mysteries!
I really love [name_f]Eva[/name_f], [name_f]Cora[/name_f], [name_f]Esther[/name_f] and [name_f]Eloisa[/name_f] that you suggested. [name_f]Genoveva[/name_f] is a name I have never heard, but sounds like it should belong on a family matriarch. [name_f]Genoveva[/name_f] is a little too long for me. I also love the name [name_f]Alice[/name_f], but I can’t use it because I have a niece with this name.
Many names from the middle or lower section of the list above.
Other ideas (I have no idea how they are perceived in [name_u]Brazil[/name_u]):
[name_f]Talia[/name_f]
Duda
Alaiza
Belise
Evora
[name_f]Idalina[/name_f]
Ilaide
[name_f]Ileana[/name_f]
Noeme
[name_f]Raissa[/name_f]
[name_f]Velia[/name_f]
[name_f]Yara[/name_f]