Portuguese Names for Boys

Shakespeare's Tempest has kept the name Prospero alive.

The classic Jorge is one of the most popular and classic Spanish names for boys in the US. Some Latine families pronounce it the same way as George.

Standard Latin classic.

Lighter Latin version of Anselm.

Another culture's slant on Mark, sometimes associated with former president of the Philippines Ferdinand Marcos and his shoe-collecting wife, Imelda.

Familiar as a Latin surname but has potential as a first.

Intriguing twist on Jacob, but may be too strongly associated with Michael Jackson.

Macario is used in the modern US, the Spanish form of the ancient Greek Makarios or Latinized Macarius, the name of several early saints. Accessible and worldly, Macario can lead to the friendly nickname Mac.

Rolando, along with brother name Orlando, are among the most attractive and appealing of Latinate names. It has been in the US Top 1000 every year since 1946.

Paulo suffers in comparison to the richer and more authentic-sounding Paolo.

A softer take on Joaquin or a quirkier version of Joachim, depending on how you look at it.

Portuguese variation of Matthew.

The final o in Patricio adds a bit of punch and pizzazz, though it also spins the name closer to the feminine Patricia.

Livelier Latin form of Edmund.

An interesting single-syllable name pronounced brahsh.

This variation on Moses got a boost from Moises Alou, a Dominican-American baseball player who spent 17 seasons in the National League.

A possible hero name inspired by notables from Spanish poet/playwright Federico Garcia Lorca to writer Gabriel Garcia Marquez to the Grateful Dead's Jerry Garcia.