Nombres germano-brasileños
En pueblos como Blumenau y por todo Rio Grande do Sul, las familias de inmigrantes alemanes conservaron sus nombres de pila casi intactos durante generaciones, aunque se volvieron completamente brasileñas en todo lo demás. Es común encontrar a una Ingrid, un Herbert o un Ottokar con apellido portugués, un eco silencioso de los colonos del siglo XIX que todavía se escucha hoy.
Adalberto noble and bright (Portuguese form of the German Adalbert)
Adelina variante de Adeline, «noble»
Ademar noble and famous (Portuguese form of the German Adhemar)
Anelise combination of Ana and Elise (from Elisabeth); an especially popular name in Rio Grande do Sul and Santa Catarina's German-Brazilian communities
Arnaldo eagle power (Portuguese form of the German Arnold)
Bernardo valiente como un oso
Brunilde armored battle-maiden (Portuguese form of the German Brunhilde, the Nibelungenlied heroine)
Cristiane follower of Christ (Brazilian spelling of the German Christiane)
Edgar del inglés antiguo, «lanza rica»
Edite prosperous in war (Portuguese form of the German Edith); kept by older-generation families
Egon formidable
Elke la noble
Ernestina serious, resolute (feminine of Ernest); a vintage name kept among older Italian- and German-Brazilian families alike
Erwin amigo del jabalí
Ewaldo powerful in law (Portuguese form of the German Ewald)
Frederico peaceful ruler (Portuguese form of the German Friedrich)
Frieda paz
Gertrudes spear strength (Portuguese form of the German Gertrude); kept by older colonist families
Gisela prenda, rehén
Guilherme resolute protector (Portuguese form of the German Wilhelm); one of Brazil's most common boys' names, with especially deep roots in Blumenau and Pomerode's German-Brazilian colonies
Gustavo forma española/italiana/portuguesa de Gustav, tradicionalmente «bastón de los godos»
Heidi de noble estirpe (forma corta de Adelheid)
Helga holy, blessed; a heritage grandmother name kept in Blumenau's German-Brazilian colonies
Henrique señor del hogar
Hermann army man; kept in its German spelling by families that maintain German orthography in Blumenau and Pomerode
Ilse God is my oath (variant of Elisabeth); a heritage name kept among older Blumenau women
Ingeborg Ing's fortification (Norse deity Ing); a rare, authentic heritage name from Brazil's German colonies
Ingrid bella, amada (nórdico, "la belleza de Ing"; la actriz Ingrid Bergman)
Isolda Portuguese form of the Germanic/Celtic legend Isolde
Karla forma femenina de Carl/Karl, que significa «mujer libre»
Kurt consejo audaz (forma corta de Konrad)
Leopoldo bold people (Portuguese form of the German Leopold); the namesake of Sao Leopoldo, RS, Brazil's first official German immigration colony (1824)
Mafalda mighty in battle (Iberian form of the German Mechthild/Matilda); a Portuguese royal name (Infanta Mafalda) also used by German-Brazilian families
Marlene combinación de María y Magdalena
Matilde battle-mighty (Portuguese form of the German Mathilde)
Norberto brightness of the north (Portuguese form of the German Norbert)
Osvaldo god power (Portuguese form of the German Oswald)
Otto riqueza, fortuna
Otília fortune, wealth (Portuguese form of the German Ottilie/Odilia); a devout name used by German-Brazilian Catholic families
Reinaldo counsel power (Portuguese form of the German Reinhold/Reginald)
Ricardo gobernante valiente
Roberta forma femenina de Robert, 'fama brillante'
Rodolfo lobo famoso
Rogério famous spearman (Portuguese form of the German Roger)
Rolando tierra famosa, forma de Roland
Rosemarie fusión de Rose y Mary
Roswitha famous strength; a rare but real heritage name still found in Santa Catarina's German colonies
Rudi nickname-style short form of Rudolf, popular across Brazil's German colonies
Ubaldo bold mind (Portuguese/Italian form of the German Hubald)
Ursula pequeña osa
Valquíria chooser of the slain (Portuguese spelling of Valkyrie, Norse/Germanic mythology); a distinctive pick honoring Brazil's Germanic mythological heritage
Vilma resolute protector (Brazilian spelling of the German Wilma, short for Wilhelmine)
Waldemar famous ruler; genuinely documented among German-Brazilian men in the southern colonies
Werner ejército defensor
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