Nomes teuto-brasileiros
Em cidades como Blumenau e por todo o Rio Grande do Sul, famílias de imigrantes alemães mantiveram seus nomes próprios praticamente intactos por gerações, mesmo tendo se tornado plenamente brasileiras em tudo o mais. É comum encontrar uma Ingrid, um Herbert ou um Ottokar com sobrenome português, um eco discreto dos colonos do século dezenove ainda audível hoje.
Adalberto noble and bright (Portuguese form of the German Adalbert)
Adelina variante de Adeline, "nobre"
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 valente como um urso
Brunilde armored battle-maiden (Portuguese form of the German Brunhilde, the Nibelungenlied heroine)
Cristiane follower of Christ (Brazilian spelling of the German Christiane)
Edgar do inglês antigo, "lança rica"
Edite prosperous in war (Portuguese form of the German Edith); kept by older-generation families
Egon formidável
Elke a nobre
Ernestina serious, resolute (feminine of Ernest); a vintage name kept among older Italian- and German-Brazilian families alike
Erwin amigo do javali
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 penhor, refém
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 espanhola/italiana/portuguesa de Gustav, tradicionalmente "bastão dos godos"
Heidi de linhagem nobre (forma curta de Adelheid)
Helga holy, blessed; a heritage grandmother name kept in Blumenau's German-Brazilian colonies
Henrique senhor do lar
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 bela, amada (nórdico, "a beleza de Ing"; a atriz Ingrid Bergman)
Isolda Portuguese form of the Germanic/Celtic legend Isolde
Karla forma feminina de Carl/Karl, que significa "mulher livre"
Kurt conselho ousado (forma curta 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 combinação de Maria e Madalena
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 governante corajoso
Roberta forma feminina de Robert, 'fama brilhante'
Rodolfo lobo famoso
Rogério famous spearman (Portuguese form of the German Roger)
Rolando terra famosa, forma de Roland
Rosemarie combinação de Rose e 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 pequena ursa
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 exército defensor
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