Egle

Borrowed from Latin Aeglē, from Ancient Greek Αἴγλη (Aíglē).

(Greek mythology) Aegle (goddess of good health)


Amiens

[aˈmi.ẽɪ̯̃ʃ]

/ɐˈmi.ɐ̃j̃ʃ/

Amiens (the capital city of the modern Somme department, in the modern region of Hauts-de-France, France)


limburguês

From Limburgo (“Limburg”) + -ês (“-ese”), from Dutch Limburg.


Quioto

Kyoto (the capital city of Kyoto Prefecture, Japan)


Arábia

Arábia Saudita
Arábia Saudita#Portuguese


Urias

(biblical) Uriah (any of several Old Testament characters)


Trindade

From Old Galician-Portuguese trĩidade (“the Trinity”), from Ecclesiastical Latin trīnitātem (“the Trinity”), from Latin trīnitātem (“a trinity”), from trēs (“three”).

der

Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago#English

Trinidad (an island in the Caribbean, part of Trinidad and Tobago)


Renato

a male given name, equivalent to English René


Teodorico

a male given name, equivalent to English Theodoric or Derek


Posen

Poznan (a city in the Greater Poland, Poland)


Patras

Patras (a city, the regional capital of Western Greece, Greece)


Messias

Learned borrowing from Latin Messīās, from Hellenistic Ancient Greek Μεσσίας (Messías), from Aramaic משיחא (məšīḥā), from Biblical Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ (māšîaḥ, “anointed”).

Aramaic משיחא (məšīḥā)

(religion) Messiah (the promised saviour of the Jewish people)


Canuto

(historical) Canute (mediaeval king of Denmark)

a male given name, equivalent to English Canute or Knut.


Fátima

Borrowed from Arabic فَاطِمَة (fāṭima, “abstainer”).

bor+

(Islam) Fatima, the daughter of Muhammad

a female given name from Arabic, of Christian usage


Fátima

Fátima (a city in Ourém, district of Leiria, Portugal)


Luzia

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Luzia, from Latin Lūcia. Doublet of Lúcia.


Jair

bor

Hebrew יָאִיר

a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Jair or Yair


Alto Volta

Upper Volta (former name of Burkina Faso)


Holoceno

(geology) Holocene (epoch from about 11,000 years ago to the present)


Blumenthal

Unadapted borrowing from German Blumenthal.


Weintraub

Unadapted borrowing from German Weintraub.


Pune

Pune (a major city and district of Maharashtra, India)


Bhubaneswar

Bhubaneswar (a city, the state capital of Odisha, India)


Novo Testamento

New Testament (second half of the Christian Bible)


Antigo Testamento

Old Testament (first half of the Christian Bible)


Agra

From Sanskrit अग्रेवण (agrevaṇa, “forest border”), from अग्र (agra, “border, in front of”) + वन (vana, “forest”).


El Dorado

(early modern European folklore) El Dorado (a legendary lost city of gold in the Americas)


Cirenaica

Cyrenaica (a traditional region and breakaway state in eastern Libya)


Damão

Daman (a city, the state capital of Daman and Diu, India)


Ovar

A city and municipality of Aveiro district, Portugal


Togliatti

Unadapted borrowing from Russian Толья́тти (Tolʹjátti), in turn after Italian politician Palmiro Togliatti.

ubor

Tolyatti, Togliatti (a city in Samara Oblast, Russia)


Surabaya

Surabaya (the capital and largest city of East Java, Indonesia)


Haora

Howrah (a city and district of West Bengal, India)


Pichilemu

[…] os vinhos, os licores que encontra, e ás vezes, como no povoado de Pichilemu, não respeita as mulheres.

1937, Joaquim Nabuco, Balmaceda, page 94:

[…] the wines, the spirits he finds, and sometimes, such as in the village of Pichilemu, doesn’t respect women.

[…] os restos indígenas de Pichilemu […]

1952, Revista da Academia Brasileira de Letras, Vol. 83-84, p. 264

[…] the Indian remains from Pichilemu […]

Jan 1990, Trip magazine


Tico e Teco

From the translated names of the Disney chipmunk characters Chip 'n' Dale.

(humorous) the names of the supposed only two neurons of a stupid person

(humorous, Internet slang) the video-sharing app TikTok


Pamir

Pamir (a mountain range in Central Asia)


Ricardão

(informal) a nickname typically given to any man who is the extramarital partner of a woman


Ferdinando

a male given name, equivalent to English Ferdinand


Breslau

Wrocław (a city in the Lower Silesia, Poland)


Haarlem

Haarlem (a city and capital of North Holland, Netherlands)


Copacabana

A municipality of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil


Ilha de Man

Isle of Man (an island and Crown dependency of the United Kingdom in the Irish Sea)


Casablanca

Borrowed from Spanish Casablanca, a calque of Portuguese Casa Branca.

Casablanca (the capital city of the region of Casablanca-Settat, Morocco)


Astúrias

/ɐʃˈtu.ɾjɐʃ/

autonomous community
autonomous community

Asturias (an autonomous community and province of Spain)

(historical) Asturias (a mediaeval kingdom in northern Iberia)


Bacu

From Azerbaijani Bakı, possibly from Persian کوبه (bâd kube, “wind-pounded”).


Anabel

a female given name, equivalent to English Annabel


Bandung

Bandung (the provincial capital of West Java, Indonesia)


Allahabad

Allahabad (a city and district of Uttar Pradesh, India)


Corinto

Corinth (a city in Corinthia, Peloponnese, Greece)

Corinto (a town and municipality of Minas Gerais, Brazil)


Apsu

(Sumerian mythology, Akkadian mythology) Apsu (water from underground aquifers ascribed with a religious quality)

Sumerian mythology; Akkadian mythology; Sumerian mythology; Akkadian mythology


Anshar

(Akkadian mythology) Anshar (the sky god)


Anunnaki

(Mesopotamian mythology) Anunnaki (a group of Sumerian, Akkadian and Babylonian deities)


Assur

Assur (one of the ancient capitals of Assyria, in modern Iraq)

(Assyrian mythology) Assur; Ashur (the chief god)


Dalila

a female given name, equivalent to English Delilah


Dafne

Borrowed from Latin Daphnē, from Ancient Greek Δάφνη (Dáphnē, from δάφνη (dáphnē, “laurel”)).

der

from <i class="Polyt mention" lang="grc">δάφνη</i> (dáphnē, “laurel”)

(Greek mythology) Daphne (mythological dryad)


Altai

Altay (a mountain range in central Asia)


Justo

a male given name, equivalent to English Justus


Shenzhen

Shenzhen (a major subprovincial city in Guangdong, in southeastern China)


Paulínia

Paulínia (a municipality of São Paulo, Brazil)


Estados Unidos da América

Calque of English United States of America

cal

United States of America
United States of America#English

United States of America, United States (a country in North America)


IBSA

(politics, economics) IBSA (India, Brazil and South Africa)


Zimbabué

Borrowed from English Zimbabwe, from Shona dzimba-dze-mabwe (“house of stones”), in reference to Great Zimbabwe.


Golfo do México

Gulf of Mexico (a gulf of North America)


Eindhoven

Eindhoven (a city in North Brabant, Netherlands)


Egypto

Pre-reform spelling (until Brazil 1943/Portugal 1911) of Egipto.

(Brazilian Portuguese spelling) Pre-reform spelling (until 1943) of Egito.


Víctor

a male given name, equivalent to English Victor; Dated form of Vítor.


Monserrate

Named after Montserrat, mountain in Catalonia, from Catalan mont (“mount”) + serrat (“serrated; jagged”).

Montserrat (an island and overseas territory of the United Kingdom in the Caribbean)

Viana do Castelo
Viana do Castelo#English

A former parish of Viana do Castelo, Portugal


Irlanda do Norte

[iɾˈlɐ̃.dɐ ðu ˈnɔɾ.tɨ]

Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland#English

Northern Ireland (a constituent country of the United Kingdom, Europe; capital: Belfast)


Primorsky

Borrowed from Russian Примо́рский (Primórskij).


Anguila

From the word eel in an unknown language, due to the island's elongated shape. Possibly Italian anguilla or Spanish anguila.

Anguilla (an archipelago and overseas territory of the United Kingdom, in the Caribbean Sea)


FMI

Initialism of Fundo Monetário Internacional (“International Monetary Fund”).


Reunião

[heʊ̯.nɪˈɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[heʊ̯ˈnjɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[heʊ̯.nɪˈɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[heʊ̯ˈnjɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[χe.u.nɪˈɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[χe.uˈnjɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[χeʊ̯.nɪˈɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[χeʊ̯ˈnjɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

administrative region
administrative region

Réunion (an island, overseas department, and administrative region of France, located in the Indian Ocean to the west of Mauritius and to the east of Madagascar)


Palmyra

Pre-reform spelling (until Brazil 1943/Portugal 1911) of Palmira.


Nakhodka

Nakhodka (a city in Primorsky Krai, Russia)


Luisiana

Louisiana (a state of the United States)


Cape Breton

Cape Breton Island
Cape Breton Island#English

Cape Breton Island (island on the Atlantic coast of Canada)


Chico

a diminutive of the male given name Francisco


Hécate

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Ἑκάτη (Hekátē).

lbor

(Greek mythology) Hecate (goddess of crossroads and witchcraft)


escocês

Scottish (ambiguous term for any of a number of languages spoken in Scotland)


Arica

Arica (a city, the provincial capital of Arica, Chile)


Yamal

Yamal (a large peninsula in northern Russia)


Umbanda

From Kimbundu umbanda, which António de Assis Júnior in his Kimbundu-Portuguese dictionary defines as "[the] practice of magic", "witchcraft" or "healing" (p. 374). The latter is mentioned with a "kubanga-" prefix, meaning "to do" (p. 164).


Shimabukuro

Borrowed from Japanese 島袋 (Shimabukuro).


Andrómeda

/ɐ̃ˈdɾɔ.mɨ.dɐ/

[ɐ̃ˈdɾɔ.mɨ.ðɐ]

European Portuguese standard spelling of Andrômeda.


Vesak

Vesak (Buddhist holiday celebrating the birth, enlightenment and passing of the Buddha)


luxemburguês

From Luxemburgo (“Luxembourg”) + -ês (“-ese”).


Mônaco

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of Mónaco (“Monaco”).


São Marino

[ˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃ maˈɾĩ.nu]

[ˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃ maˈɾĩ.nu]

San Marino (a landlocked microstate in Southern Europe, located within the borders of Italy)

San Marino (the capital city of San Marino)


Transoxiana

(historical) Transoxiana (a historical region in Central Asia)


Baikonur

Baikonur (a city and cosmodrome in Kazakhstan)


Coreia do Norte

[koˈɾɛɪ̯.ɐ du ˈnɔɾ.t͡ʃi]

[koˈɾɛɪ̯.ɐ du ˈnɔχ.t͡ʃi]


Polinésia Francesa

French Polynesia
French Polynesia#English

French Polynesia (an overseas territory of France in Oceania)


Vietname

Borrowed from Vietnamese Việt Nam (“Vietnam”).


Novo Mundo

New World (two continents, North America and South America, including the Caribbean)


mirandês

From Miranda do Douro (“Miranda do Douro, a city in northeast Portugal”) + -ês (“-ese”).


Áustria-Hungria

(historical) Austria-Hungary (a former empire in central and eastern Europe)


Amsterdã

Borrowed from Dutch Amsterdam, from the river Amstel + dam (“dam”).

Amsterdam (the capital city of the Netherlands)


Ilhas Salomão

/ˈi.ʎɐ ʃɐ.luˈmɐ̃w̃/

Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands#English:_Q685

Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands#English:_Q148966

Solomon Islands (A country consisting of the majority of the Solomon Islands archipelago in Melanesia, in Oceania, as well as the Santa Cruz Islands)

Solomon Islands (An archipelago in Melanesia, split between the countries of the Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea)


Maurício

a male given name, equivalent to English Maurice


Pó

Borrowed from Italian Po, from Latin Padus.


Manchúria

[mɐ̃ˈʃu.ɾɪ.ɐ]

/mɐ̃ˈʃu.ɾjɐ/

[mɐ̃ˈʃu.ɾɪ.ɐ]

/mɐ̃ˈʃu.ɾjɐ/

/mɐ̃ˈʃu.ɾjɐ/

/mɐ̃ˈʃu.ɾjɐ/

/mɐ̃ˈt͡ʃu.ɾjɐ/

Used by western nations starting in the 19th century, from Manchú + -ia, from Manchu ᠮᠠᠨᠵᡠ (manju); the 'R' was added for ease of pronunciation.

Manchuria (a historical region in northeastern China)


Guiné-Bissau

From Guiné (“Guinea”) and Bissau (capital city of Guinea-Bissau).

Guinea-Bissau (a country in West Africa)


Tanzânia

[tɐ̃ˈzɐ̃.nɪ.ɐ]

[tɐ̃ˈzɐ̃.nɪ.ɐ]


Coréia

(Brazilian Portuguese spelling) Pre-reform spelling (until 1990) of Coreia.


República de Weimar

(historical) Weimar Republic (Germany between 1919 and 1933)


Palmira

Borrowed from Latin Palmȳra, Palmīra, from Ancient Greek Παλμύρα (Palmúra), Παλμίρα (Palmíra), of uncertain origin.

Palmyra (ancient Semitic city in modern Syria)


Éden

(biblical) Eden (garden built by God as the home for Adam and Eve)


Elam

Elam (an ancient civilisation in southwestern Iran)


América Central

Central America (the part of the Americas between North America and South America)


Mesopotâmia

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Μεσοποταμία (Mesopotamía, from μέσος (mésos, “between”) + ποταμός (potamós, “river”)).

bor+

Mesopotamia (a historical region in the Middle East)

Mesopotamia (a province of the Roman Empire)

Mesopotamia (a mandate of United Kingdom in the Middle East; modern Iraq)

Mesopotamia (a traditional region in northeastern Argentina)


Rubens

a male given name, equivalent to English Reuben


Oceano

Borrowed from Latin Ōceanus, from Ancient Greek Ὠκεανός (Ōkeanós).

(Greek mythology) Oceanus (titan personifying the sea)

Ocean (the interconnected system of Earth’s marine waters)


Atalanta

A municipality of Santa Catarina, Brazil


Biafra

Biafra (a short-lived secessionist state in southern Nigeria in the late 1960s)


Akureyri

Norðurland eystra
Norðurland eystra#English

Akureyri (a city in Norðurland eystra, Iceland)


Egina

Borrowed from Latin Aegīna, from Ancient Greek Αἴγινα (Aígina).


Anapa

Anapa (a town, a resort town in Krasnodar Krai, in southern Russia, on the Black Sea)


Nakhichevan

Nakhichevan (an autonomous republic and exclave of Azerbaijan)

Nakhichevan (a city, the regional capital of Nakhichevan, Azerbaijan)


Norilsk

Krasnoyarsk Krai
Krasnoyarsk Krai#English

Norilsk (a city in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia)


Abrasax

Borrowed from Latin Abrasax, from Ancient Greek ἀβραξάς (abraxás).

(Gnosticism) Abrasax (one of the Archons)


Estremadura

[ɐjʃ.tɾɨ.mɐˈðu.ɾɐ]

[ɐjʃ.tɾɨ.mɐˈðu.ɾɐ]

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Estremadura.

inh+

A traditional region in central Portugal


Varsóvia

[bɐɾˈsɔ.βjɐ]

Borrowed from Medieval Latin Varsovia, a Latinised form of Old Polish Warszowa.


Tote

From Ancient Greek Θώθ (Thṓth), from Egyptian ḏḥwtj (“Thoth”, literally “he who is like the ibis”).


Komotini

East Macedonia and Thrace
East Macedonia and Thrace#English

Komotini (a city in East Macedonia and Thrace, Greece)


Carapicuíba

Carapicuíba (a municipality of São Paulo, Brazil)


Málaga

Borrowed from Spanish Málaga, from Arabic مَالَقَة (mālaqa), from Latin Malaca, from Phoenician 𐤌𐤋𐤊 (mlk).

Malaga (a city and province of Andalusia, Spain)


Badajoz

Badajoz (a province of Extremadura, Spain)

Badajoz (a city, the provincial capital of Badajoz, Spain)


Pikachu

Borrowed from English Pikachu, from Japanese ピカチュウ (Pikachū).

(ACG, video games, anime, manga) Pikachu


Krakatoa

Krakatoa (a volcanic island in Indonesia)


Armênia

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of Arménia.: Armenia (A country in the South Caucasus region of Asia, sometimes considered to belong politically to Europe)


Eritreia

[e.ɾiˈtɾɛɪ̯.ɐ]

[e.ɾiˈtɾɛɪ̯.ɐ]

Eritrea (a country in East Africa, on the Red Sea)


Calcutá

Kolkata, Calcutta (the capital city of West Bengal, India)


Elizabete

a female given name; Alternative form of Elisabete


Tenochtitlán

Tenochtitlan (the former capital of the Aztec Empire; modern Mexico City)


Real

Castelo de Paiva
Castelo de Paiva#English

A parish of Castelo de Paiva, district of Aveiro, Portugal

A parish of Braga, district of Braga, Portugal

A parish of Amarante, district of Porto, Portugal

Penalva do Castelo
Penalva do Castelo#English

A parish of Penalva do Castelo, district of Viseu, Portugal


Fausta

a female given name, masculine equivalent Faustus


Roque

a male given name, equivalent to English Rocco


Lúcia

a female given name, equivalent to English Lucy


Timóteo

a male given name, equivalent to English Timothy


Juliano

Learned borrowing from Latin Iūliānus. Displaced Old Galician-Portuguese Juião.

a male given name, equivalent to English Julian


Simão

From Old Galician-Portuguese Simon, from Latin Simon, from Ancient Greek Σίμων (Símōn), from Hebrew שִׁמְעוֹן.

Hebrew שִׁמְעוֹן

a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Simon


Simão

Hebrew שִׁמְעוֹן


Henrique

a male given name, equivalent to English Henry


Joaquim

a male given name, equivalent to English Joachim


Natália

Borrowed from Latin Natalia, from nātālis (“natal”).

a female given name, equivalent to English Natalie, Nathalie


Curupira

a male supernatural being in Brazilian folklore, having hair made of fire and feet turned backwards, a protector of forests


Patrício

Borrowed from Latin Pātricius, from patricius (“noble”).

a male given name from Latin, equivalent to English Patrick


Joana

Borrowed from Latin Joanna, from Ancient Greek Ἰωάννα (Iōánna), from Hebrew יוֹחָנָה.

Hebrew יוֹחָנָה

a female given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Joanna


CEF

Caixa Econômica Federal
w:Caixa Econômica Federal

(Brazil) Acronym of Caixa Econômica Federal.


Galícia

Borrowed from Medieval Latin Gallicia. Doublet of Galiza and Galécia.

(Brazil) Galicia (an autonomous community of Spain)


Galícia

Galicia (a historical region in Central Europe)


Sousa

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Sousa. Traditionally said to be from Latin saxa, plural of Latin saxum, but the regular outcome of the latter is seixo. Alternatively from a hypothetical *Saucia, *Socia.


Sousa

A place and former parish of Felgueiras, district of Porto, Portugal


Sousa

English: Sousa

Spanish: Sosa


Antonina

a female given name, equivalent to English Antonina


Antonina

From Antônio + -ina, after Francisco António, Prince of Beira.

Antonina (a town and municipality of Paraná, Brazil)


Mileto

Miletus (ancient Greek city in western Anatolia, in modern Turkey)


Vassili

Borrowed from Russian Васи́лий (Vasílij). Doublet of Basílio.

a male given name from Russian, equivalent to English Vasily


Dmitri

Borrowed from Russian Дми́трий (Dmítrij), from Latin Demetrius, from Ancient Greek Δημήτριος (Dēmḗtrios).

a male given name from Russian, equivalent to English Dmitry


Christchurch

Unadapted borrowing from English Christchurch.


Herodes

Herod (king of Israel during Biblical times)


Republika Srpska

República Srpska
República Srpska#Portuguese


Perpignan

/peʁ.pĩˈɲɐ̃/

/peʁ.pĩˈɲɐ̃/

/peɾ.pĩˈɲɐ̃/

/peʁ.pĩˈɲɐ̃/

/pɛɾ.piˈɲɐ̃/

Unadapted borrowing from French Perpignan.

Perpignan (a city in the Pyrénées-Orientales department, France)


Froila

A male given name of historical usage, notably borne by several kings of Christian kingdoms in Iberia


Violeta

a female given name, equivalent to English Violet


Mosa

Meuse (a river in France, Belgium and the Netherlands)


Kolyma

Kolyma (a traditional region in northeastern Russia)


BRICS

(politics, economics) BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa)


Múrcia

Murcia (an autonomous community of Spain)

Murcia (the capital city of Murcia, Spain)


Virgínia

From English Virginia, from Latin Virginia.

a female given name, equivalent to English Virginia


Laocoonte

(Greek mythology) Laocoön (a Trojan priest)

(Greek mythology) Laocoön (one of the argonauts)


Latona

From Latin Lātōna, a Latinization of Ancient Greek Λητώ (Lētṓ).

(Greek mythology) Latona (mother of Apollo)


Provença

Provence (a traditional region in southern France)


Jesus Cristo

(Christianity) Jesus Christ (central figure of Christianity, believed to be the son of God)


Cisjordânia

Borrowed from Latin Cisiordania. By surface analysis, cis- + Jordânia.

West Bank (a traditional region in Palestine)


Leningrado

(historical) Leningrad (a city in Leningrad Oblast, Russia); former name of Saint Petersburg, used from 1924 to 1991


Leopoldo

a male given name from the Germanic languages, equivalent to English Leopold


Álvarez

a surname, a mostly obsolete variant of Álvares


Ávila

Castile and León
Castile and León#English

Ávila (a province of Castile and León, Spain; capital: Ávila)


Torres

English: Torres

Rio Grande do Sul
Rio Grande do Sul#English

A municipality of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil


Castro

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Castro, from castro (“fortification”). Cognate with Galician and Spanish Castro.
The municipality in Brazil was named after Portuguese minister Martinho de Melo e Castro.

named-after

a toponym indicating the presence of a fort.

A city and municipality of Paraná, Brazil.


Akio

Tive dois filhos, Theo e Akio Sousa [...]

2023, Djalma do Nascimento Sousa, chapter XII, in Memórias do Sul do Maranhão, Maranhão, published 2023, page 267:

A Japanese male given name from Japanese


Persépolis

Learned borrowing from Latin Persēpolis, from Ancient Greek Περσέπολις (Persépolis).

Persepolis (ancient ceremonial capital of the Achaemenid Empire, in modern Iran)


Yasutoshi

Borrowed from Japanese やすとし (Yasutoshi).


Yoshihisa

Borrowed from Japanese よしひさ (Yoshihisa).


Rui

a male given name of common usage, equivalent to English Roderick, but used independently of Rodrigo


Licurgo

Borrowed from Latin Lycūrgus, from Ancient Greek Λυκοῦργος (Lukoûrgos).


Maratona

Borrowed from Latin Marathōna, from Ancient Greek Μαραθών (Marathṓn).


MEC

The final C is retained form the ministry's earlier name Ministério da Educação e Cultura ("Ministry of Education and Culture").

Ministério da Educação
Ministério da Educação#Portuguese

(Brazil) Acronym of Ministério da Educação (“Ministry of Education”).


Mnemosine

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Μνημοσύνη (Mnēmosúnē).

(Greek mythology) Mnemosyne (the titaness of memory)


Cidade do Cabo

Cape Town (the legislative capital of South Africa)


Godofredo

From a name composed of Gothic 𐌲𐍉𐌸𐍃 (gōþs, “good”) + *𐍆𐍂𐌹𐌸𐌿𐍃 (*friþus, “peace”); respectively from Proto-Germanic *gōdaz and *friþuz. Compare English Godfrey.

A male given name of historical usage, equivalent to English Godfrey


Morgana

/moʁˈɡɐ̃.nɐ/

[moɦˈɡɐ̃.nɐ]

/moʁˈɡɐ̃.nɐ/

[moɦˈɡɐ̃.nɐ]

/moɾˈɡɐ̃.nɐ/

/moʁˈɡɐ̃.nɐ/

From Old Welsh or Old Breton Morgen (a female given name unrelated with the male one Morgan, literally “sea-born”).

der

a female given name unrelated with the male one <i class="Latn mention" lang="en">Morgan</i>

(Arthurian legend) Morgan le Fay (half-sister of King Arthur)

a female given name, used mainly in fiction.


Zuleica

a female given name, equivalent to English Zuleika


Ondina

A neighborhood of Salvador, Bahia, Brazil


Isa

a diminutive of the female given name Isabela


Ponto

(Greek mythology) Pontus (god of the sea)

(historical) Pontus (a region on the south coast of the Black Sea)


Magnitogorsk

Magnitogorsk (a city in Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia)


Groninga

Groningen (a city and province of the Netherlands)


Martins

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Martĩiz. By surface analysis, Martim + -es (“son of”). Compare Spanish Martínez.


Martins

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


Guilherme

From Old French Willame, from Frankish *Willahelm (“William”, literally “will-helmet”), from Proto-Germanic *Wiljahelmaz. Doublet of William.

der

a male given name, equivalent to English William


Sever

Inherited from Latin [Villa] Sevērī. Doublet of severo and Severo.

Santa Marta de Penaguião
Santa Marta de Penaguião#English

A parish of Santa Marta de Penaguião, Vila Real district, Portugal;

Moimenta da Beira
Moimenta da Beira#English

A parish of Moimenta da Beira, Viseu district, Portugal;


Freyja

(Norse mythology) Freya (goddess associated with sex, death, and magic)


Alpes-Maritimes

Alpes Marítimos
Alpes Marítimos#Portuguese


Alpes-de-Haute-Provence

Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (a department of France)


Allier

Allier (a department of Auvergne, France)


Ariège

Ariège (a department of Occitanie, France)


Komsomol

(historical) Komsomol (young Communist League in the USSR)


Schubert

Unadapted borrowing from German Schubert.


Schumann

Unadapted borrowing from German Schumann.


Maicon

[ˈmaɪ̯.kõʊ̯̃]

First recorded in Brazil in the 1980s. Rendering of English Michael, having become popular due to Michael Jackson’s fame. The ending in -on is probably due to the nasalization of the final original diphthong, pronounced in Brazilian Portuguese as /ow/, i.e. /ˈmaj.kow/ > [ˈmaj.kõw̃].

a male given name from English, of Brazilian usage


Campinas

Campinas (a municipality of São Paulo, Brazil)


Guayaquil

Alternative form of Guaiaquil, a city in Ecuador


's-Hertogenbosch

's-Hertogenbosch (a city, capital, and municipality of North Brabant, Netherlands)


Afrodito

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀφρόδιτος (Aphróditos).

(Greek mythology) Aphroditus (male Aphrodite)


Parthenope

Pre-reform spelling (until Brazil 1943/Portugal 1911) of Parténope.


Oswaldo

a male given name, equivalent to English Oswald


Catalunha

autonomous community
autonomous community

Catalonia (an autonomous community of Spain)


Midgard

(Norse mythology) Midgard (the abode of humans, between heaven and hell)


Anahita

(Iranian mythology) Anahita (Iranian goddess of fertility)


Alghero

Unadapted borrowing from Italian Alghero, of unclear origin. Usually thought to derive from Medieval Latin Aleguerium (literally “stagnation of seaweed”) or Sardinian S'Alighèra, from aliga (“seaweed; rubbish”) + -era, but either way from Latin alga (“seaweed”), from Proto-Indo-European *alg-, *alǵ- (“to be dirty, slimy”).

der

Alghero (a city and port town in Sardinia, Italy)


Artaxerxes

/ɐɾ.tɐˈʃɛɾ.ʃɨʃ/

(historical) Artaxerxes (the name of several Persian kings)


Chorasmia

Pre-reform spelling (until Brazil 1943/Portugal 1911) of Corásmia.


Coré

he-m

קורח / קֹרַח (kórakh)


Brás

From José Brás, who donated his land to the local church.


Penha

A municipality of Santa Catarina, Brazil


Zorobabel

Borrowed from Latin Zorobabel, from Hebrew זרובבל / זְרֻבָּבֶל (Zərubbāḇél).

זרובבל / זְרֻבָּבֶל (Zərubbāḇél)

(biblical) Zerubbabel (Persian governor of Judah)


Severo

From Latin Sevērus. Doublet of severo and Sever.


La Rioja

La Rioja (an autonomous community and province of Spain; capital: Logroño)


Baleares

Balearic Islands
Balearic Islands#English

Mediterranean Sea
Mediterranean Sea#English

Balearic Islands (an archipelago and autonomous community of Spain, in the Mediterranean Sea)


Adirondacks

Unadapted borrowing from English Adirondacks.

ubor

Adirondacks (a mountain range in New York, United States)


OMPI

w:pt:Organização Mundial da Propriedade Intelectual

(UN) Initialism of Organização Mundial da Propriedade Intelectual (“WIPO”).


Nínive

Nineveh (an ancient city in Assyria, in modern Iraq, near Mosul)


Assíria

Learned borrowing from Latin Assyria, from Ancient Greek Ἀσσυρία (Assuría), from Akkadian 𒀸𒋗𒁺𐎹 (Aššūrāyu), from 𒀸𒋩 (Aššur, “Assur”), its original capital.

Assyria (an ancient kingdom in Mesopotamia)


Sídon

From Latin Sidōn (“Sidon”), from Ancient Greek Σιδών (Sidṓn) from Phoenician 𐤑𐤉𐤃𐤅𐤍 (ṣydwn).

Sidon (an ancient city-state in Phoenicia)


Sargão

[saɦˈɡɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[saɦˈɡɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[saɾˈɡɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[saʁˈɡɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[saɻˈɡɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

From Latin Sargon, from Akkadian 𒈗𒄀𒈾 (Šarru-kin, “"the true King" or "the legitimate King"”).

der

A male given name of historical usage, equivalent to English Sargon, notably borne by various kings from Akkad and Assyria


Biblos

From Latin Byblos, from Ancient Greek Βύβλος (Búblos).

Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate
Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate#English

Byblos (a port city in Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate, Lebanon)


Fenícia

Learned borrowing from Latin Phoenīcia, from Ancient Greek Φοινίκη (Phoiníkē), from φοίνικι (phoíniki, “Phoenicians”), from Mycenaean Greek 𐀡𐀛𐀑𐀍 (po-ni-ki-jo), from Egyptian fnḫw (fenhku, “Canaanites, Syrians”).

uder

Phoenicia (an ancient civilisation in Levant)


púnico

From Latin pūnicus (“Punic”), from Poenicus (“Phoenician”), from Ancient Greek Φοῖνιξ (Phoînix, “Phoenician”).


Cartago

From Latin Carthāgō from Phoenician 𐤒𐤓𐤕𐤇𐤃𐤔𐤕 (qrtḥdšt); see Carthage for more information.

Carthage (an ancient city in North Africa, in modern Tunisia)

Carthage (an ancient civilisation in North Africa, centred on the city of Carthage)


Tiro

From Latin Tyrus (“Tyre”), from Ancient Greek Τύρος (Túros) from Phoenician [Term?]; see Tyre for more information.

Tyre (an ancient city-state in Phoenicia)

Tyre (a port city, the capital of Tyre district, Lebanon)


Tanganica

Tanganyika (a lake in Africa, between Tanzania and DR Congo)


Tanganica

mainland Tanzania
mainland Tanzania#English

Tanganyika (a former country in Africa; modern mainland Tanzania)


Tarso

Tarsus (a city and administrative district in Mersin Province, Turkey)


Urbano

a male given name, equivalent to English Urban, of mostly historical usage


Tolosa

From Latin Tolōsa, probably of Gaulish origin. Doublet of Toulouse.

Toulouse (the capital city of the Haute-Garonne department, France; capital city of the region of Occitanie)


Norte

North Region (a macroregion of Brazil, comprised by the states of Acre, Amapá, Amazonas, Pará, Rondônia, Roraima, and Tocantins)


Appomattox

Appomattox (a town in Virginia, United States)


Appomattox

Appomattox (a river in Virginia, United States)


Filipe

E a André, e a Filipe, e a Bartolomeu, e a Mateus, e a Tomé, e a Tiago, filho de Alfeu, e a Tadeu, e a Simão o Zelote, […]
And Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus, and Simon the Canaanite, […]
(KJV)

A Bíblia Sagrada (Almeida Corrigida e Revisada Fiel), Marcos 3:18

a male given name, equivalent to English Philip


Cáucaso

Caucasus (a mountain range and traditional region between the Black and Caspian seas)


Alcmena

(Greek mythology) Alcmene (mother of Heracles)


Homero

Borrowed from Latin Homērus, from Ancient Greek Ὅμηρος (Hómēros).

a male given name, equivalent to English Homer


Hefesto

From Ancient Greek Ἥφαιστος (Hḗphaistos), of Pre-Greek origin.

(Greek mythology) Hephaestus (god of fire and smithing)


MDB

Administração da capital, comandada pelo PSOL, retira propagandas de obras da gestão estadual, do MDB; prefeitura e estado se acusam de irregularidades[.]

2024 September 16, Danielle Brant, “Em clima eleitoral, Prefeitura de Belém e governo do Pará fazem 'guerra das placas'”, in Folha de S.Paulo:

Movimento Democrático Brasileiro
w:pt:Movimento Democrático Brasileiro

(Brazil, politics) Initialism of Movimento Democrático Brasileiro (“Brazilian Democratic Movement”).


Azawad

Azawad (a former breakaway country in Mali, Africa)


Sócrates

a male given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Socrates


Dacota

Dakota (either of the two states North Dakota or South Dakota)


Dacotas

plural of Dacota; Dakota and South Dakota, collectively.


Bialystok

Białystok (a city in the Podlaskie, Poland)


Santos

Santos (a municipality of São Paulo, Brazil)


Theodoro

Pre-reform spelling (until Brazil 1943/Portugal 1911) of Teodoro.


Agdistis

/aɡ.d͡ʒiʃˈt͡ʃiʃ/

[ɐ.ɣðiʃˈtiʃ]

(Greek mythology) Agdistis (being in Greek Mythology)


Príncipe

From príncipe (“prince”), after the Prince of Portugal, from Latin prīnceps (“leader”).

São Tomé and Príncipe
São Tomé and Príncipe#English

Príncipe (an island off the western coast of Africa, part of São Tomé and Príncipe)


Cecina

Cecina (a town in Livorno, Tuscany, Italy)


Adad

(Mesopotamian mythology) Adad (god of storms)


Spitzbergen

Spitsbergen (an island in Svalbard, Norway)


Abu Simbel

Borrowed from Arabic أَبُو سِمْبَل (ʔabū simbal).

bor

أَبُو سِمْبَل

Abu Simbel (Ancient Egyptian temple complex)


Iluminismo

Enlightenment (17th and 18th-century philosophical movement in Europe)


Lewandowski

Unadapted borrowing from Polish Lewandowski.


Rúben

From Old Galician-Portuguese Ruben, from Latin Ruben, from Hebrew רְאוּבֵן.

der

Hebrew רְאוּבֵן

a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Ruben


Nélson

a male given name, equivalent to English Nelson


Hélder

Unclear origin, possibly from Dutch helder.


Arundhati

(Hinduism) Arundhati (wife of Vasishtha)


Grande Carro

(astronomy) Big Dipper (bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky)


Alor Star

Alor Setar (a city, the state capital of Kedah, Malaysia)


Aalesund

Ålesund (a town and municipality of Møre og Romsdal, Norway)


Surtsey

Surtsey (a volcanic island off the coast of Iceland)


Tel Aviv-Yafo

Tel Aviv-Yafo, Tel Aviv (a city in Israel)


Andhra

(historical) Andhra (a former state in India)


Taprobana

As armas, & os barões aßinalados, / Que da Occidental praya Luſitana, / Por mares nunca de antes nauegados, / Paſſaram, ainda alem da Taprobana, […]

1572, Luís de Camões, Os Lusíadas, First Canto:

(archaic) Sri Lanka (an island ocean the Indian Ocean)


Coelho

a surname transferred from the common noun


Vukovar

Unadapted borrowing from Serbo-Croatian Vukovar.


Lugansk

Luhansk, Lugansk (an oblast and separatist state in eastern Ukraine)

Luhansk, Lugansk (a city, the administrative center of Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine)


Donbass

Donbas (a traditional region and separatist state in eastern Ukraine)


Antrim

Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland#English


Leiria

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Leirẽa.

inh+

Leiria (a city and municipality of Leiria district, Portugal)


Alenquer

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Alenquer.

A village and municipality of Lisbon district, Portugal


Odemira

[ɔ.ðɨˈmi.ɾɐ]

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Odimira. Analyzed as Ode-, from Arabic وَادٍ (wādin, “river”), + Mira.

A city and municipality of the district of Beja, Portugal


Santarém

[sɐ̃.taˈɾẽɪ̯̃]

/sɐ̃.tɐˈɾɐ̃j̃/

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Santaren, after Visigothic saint Santa Irene.

A city and municipality, the district capital of the district of Santarém, Portugal


Elvas

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Elvas.

Elvas (a city and municipality of the district of Portalegre, Alentejo, Portugal)


Moura

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Moura.

A city and municipality of Beja district, Portugal


Guimarães

[ɡi.maˈɾɐ̃ɪ̯̃s]

[ɡi.maˈɾɐ̃ɪ̯̃s]

/ɡi.maˈɾɐ̃j̃ʃ/

[ɡi.maˈɾɐ̃ɪ̯̃ʃ]

/ɡi.mɐˈɾɐ̃j̃ʃ/

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Guimarães, from Early Medieval Latin [Vīlla] Vīmarānem. Cognate with Galician Guimaranes and Guimaréns.

A city and municipality of Braga district, Portugal

A city and municipality of Maranhão, Brazil


Guimarães

[ɡi.maˈɾɐ̃ɪ̯̃s]

[ɡi.maˈɾɐ̃ɪ̯̃s]

/ɡi.maˈɾɐ̃j̃ʃ/

[ɡi.maˈɾɐ̃ɪ̯̃ʃ]

/ɡi.mɐˈɾɐ̃j̃ʃ/


Albergaria-a-Velha

A city and municipality of Aveiro district, Portugal


Évora

From Old Galician-Portuguese Evora, from Latin Ebora, a feminine noun derived from Proto-Celtic *eburos (“yew”). Doublet of Iorque.

Évora (a city and municipality district capital Évora district, Portugal)


Alijó

A village and municipality of Vila Real district, Portugal


Alvaiázere

Borrowed from Arabic بَيَّاز (bayyāz, “falconer”).

bor+

A town and municipality of the district of Leiria, Portugal


Almodôvar

Borrowed from Arabic الْمُدَوَّر (al-mudawwar, “the round thing”). The name probably refers to a nearby hill; تَلّ اَلْمُدَوَّر (tall al-mudawwar, “round hill”) is a fairly common Arabic placename.

A town and municipality of the district of Beja, Portugal


Aljezur

A town and municipality of Faro district, Portugal


Estremoz

Estremoz (a city and municipality of Évora district, Alentejo region, Portugal)


Silves

From Old Galician-Portuguese Silve, from Latin Cilpe.

Silves (a city and municipality of Faro District, Portugal)


Alcanena

A city and municipality of the district of Santarém, Portugal


Aljustrel

[aʊ̯.ʒusˈtɾɛʊ̯]

[aʊ̯.ʒusˈtɾɛʊ̯]

[aʊ̯.ʒuʃˈtɾɛʊ̯]

[aɫ.ʒuʃˈtɾɛɫ]

[aɫ.ʒuʃˈtɾɛɫ]

A town and municipality of Beja district, Portugal


Almeirim

A city and municipality of Santarém district, Portugal


Alandroal

A village and municipality of Évora district, Portugal


Albufeira

A city and municipality of the district of Faro, Portugal


Alpiarça

A village and municipality of Santarém district, Portugal


Alcácer do Sal

A city and municipality of Setúbal district, Portugal


Abrantes

/aˈbɾɐ̃.t͡ʃiʃ/

/ɐˈbɾɐ̃.tɨʃ/

[ɐˈβɾɐ̃.tɨʃ]


Abrantes

/aˈbɾɐ̃.t͡ʃiʃ/

/ɐˈbɾɐ̃.tɨʃ/

[ɐˈβɾɐ̃.tɨʃ]


Alter do Chão

[aʊ̯ˈtɛ(h) du ˈʃɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[aʊ̯ˈtɛ(h) du ˈʃɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[aʊ̯ˈtɛ(ɾ) du ˈʃɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[aʊ̯ˈtɛ(χ) du ˈʃɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[aʊ̯ˈtɛ(ɻ) do ˈʃɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/alˈtɛɾ du ˈʃɐ̃w̃/

[aɫˈtɛɾ ðu ˈʃɐ̃w̃]

/alˈtɛɾ du ˈʃɐ̃w̃/

[aɫˈtɛɾ ðu ˈʃɐ̃w̃]

/alˈtɛɾ du ˈt͡ʃɐ̃w̃/

[aɫˈtɛɾ ðu ˈt͡ʃɐ̃w̃]

[aɫˈtɛ.ɾi ðu ˈʃɐ̃w̃]

Alter (from Latin Villa Abelterii) + do + chão (“flat ground”).

A village and municipality of Portalegre district, Portugal


Alfândega da Fé

[aɫˈfɐ̃.dɨ.ɣɐ ðɐ ˈfɛ]

A town and municipality of Bragança district, Portugal


Amares

A village and municipality of Braga district, Portugal


Amadora

[ɐ.mɐˈðo.ɾɐ]

A city and municipality of Lisboa district, Portugal


Arganil

A village and municipality of Coimbra district, Portugal


Aguiar da Beira

/ɐˈɡjaɾ dɐ ˈbɐj.ɾɐ/

[ɐˈɣjaɾ ðɐ ˈβɐj.ɾɐ]

/ɐˈɡjaɾ dɐ ˈbɐj.ɾɐ/

[ɐˈɣjaɾ ðɐ ˈβɐj.ɾɐ]

[ɐˈɣjaɾ ðɐ ˈβej.ɾɐ]

[ɐˈɣjaɾ ðɐ ˈβej.ɾɐ]

[ɐˈɣja.ɾi ðɐ ˈβe.ɾɐ]

A village and municipality of Guarda district, Portugal


Alcobaça

Borrowed from Arabic الْقُبَّةَ (al-qubbata, “dome”). The Brazilian city is named after the Portuguese city of Alcobaça, Leiria.

a toponym indicating the presence of a building with a dome:

A city and municipality of Leiria district, Portugal;

Viana do Castelo
Viana do Castelo#English

A place in Fiães parish, Melgaço, Viana do Castelo district, Portugal.

A city and municipality of Bahia, Brazil.


Ansião

/ɐ̃.siˈɐ̃w̃/

[ɐ̃.sɪˈɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[ɐ̃ˈsjɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

From Ansiães, from Medieval Latin [Vila] Ānsilanem. Cognate with Galician Anseán.

A village and municipality of Leiria district, Portugal


Arronches

/ɐˈʁõ.t͡ʃɨʃ/


Alcochete

A town and municipality of Setúbal district, Portugal


Almada

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Almadã, from Arabic المَعْدِن (al-maʕdin, literally “the mine”).


Arruda dos Vinhos

[ɐˈʁu.ðɐ ðuʒ ˈvi.ɲuʃ]

[ɐˈʁu.ðɐ ðuʒ ˈvi.ɲuʃ]

[ɐˈʁu.ðɐ ðuʒ ˈβi.ɲuʃ]

A village and municipality of Lisboa district, Portugal


Almeida

Borrowed from Arabic الْمَائِدَة (al-māʔida, “the plateau”).


Arcos de Valdevez

[ˈaɾ.kuʒ ðɨ ˌβaɫ.dɨˈβeʃ]

Literally, “arches of Valdevez (i.e. valley of the Vez river)”.

lit

A town and municipality of the district of Viana do Castelo, Portugal


Amarante

/ɐ.mɐˈɾɐ̃.tɨ/

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Amarante, from Early Medieval Latin [Villa] Amaranthi (“Amarantus' villa”). Compare Galician Amarante.

inh

A city and municipality of the district of Porto, Portugal


Amarante

/ɐ.mɐˈɾɐ̃.tɨ/


Angra do Heroísmo

[ˈɐ̃.ɡɾɐ ðu iˈɾwiʒ.mu]

[ˈɐ̃.ɡɾɐ ðu eˈɾwiʒ.mu]

Angra do Heroísmo
Angra do Heroísmo#English

Angra do Heroísmo (a city and municipality on the island of Terceira, Azores, Portugal)


Armamar

A village and municipality of Viseu district, Portugal


Anadia

Inherited from Latin aqua nātīva (“natural spring”).

A city and municipality of Aveiro district, Portugal


Xibalba

Xibalba (the underworld in Mayan mythology)


Batalha

From batalha (“battle”). The village was founded by king John I of Portugal in gratitude for the divine help received during the Battle of Aljubarrota.

Battle of Aljubarrota
John I of Portugal


Barrancos

/bɐˈʁɐ̃.kuʃ/

A village and municipality of Beja district, Portugal


Baião

[baɪ̯ˈɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

A village and municipality of Porto district, Portugal


Baião

[baɪ̯ˈɐ̃ʊ̯̃]


Avis

A village and municipality of Portalegre district, Portugal


Aveiro

There is in Medieval Latin the form Alavarius, but it is discarded by some (as if made up to account for some long initial A), who prefer Latin Averius, from Celtic *adberos (“estuary”). Cognate with Aveiras.

2020-05-12, “Festival Aveiro é Nosso celebra a cultura de Aveiro de 13 a 17 de Maio [Festival Aveiro is Ours celebrates the culture of Aveiro on 13 and 17 of May]”, in Comunidade, Cultura e Arte:

Aveiro (a city and municipality of Aveiro district, Portugal)

Aveiro (a district in northern Portugal)


Borba

A city and municipality of Évora district, Portugal


Boticas

A village and municipality of Vila Real district, Portugal


Benavente

A village and municipality of Santarém district, Portugal


Barreiro

A city and municipality of Setúbal district, Portugal


Belmonte

From belo (“beautiful”) + monte (“mountain”).

Belmonte (a village and municipality of Castelo Branco district, Portugal)

Belmonte (a town and municipality of Bahia, Brazil)

A village and municipality of Santa Catarina, Brazil


Barcelos

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Barcelos.

inh+

A city and municipality of Braga district, Portugal


Munique

Munich (the capital and largest city of Bavaria, Germany)


Braga

English: Braga

desc

→ Chinese: → 布拉加 (Bùlājiā) (transliteration)

From Old Galician-Portuguese Braga, from Latin Bracara Augusta, named after a Celtic tribe, the Bracari. Doublet of Brácara.

Braga (a district in northeastern Portugal)

Braga (a city and municipality of Braga district, Portugal)

Rio Grande do Sul
Rio Grande do Sul#English

A village and municipality of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil


Cabeceiras de Basto

[kɐ.βɨˈsɐj.ɾɐʒ ðɨ ˈβaʃ.tu]

[kɐ.βɨˈsɐj.ɾɐʒ ðɨ ˈβaʃ.tu]

[kɐ.βɨˈsej.ɾɐʒ ðɨ ˈβaʃ.tu]

[kɐ.βɨˈsej.ɾɐʒ ðɨ ˈβaʃ.tu]

[kɐ.βɨˈse.ɾɐʒ ðɨ ˈβaʃ.tu]

A village and municipality of Braga district, Portugal


Bragança

/bɾaˈɡɐ̃.sɐ/

/bɾaˈɡɐ̃.sɐ/

/bɾɐˈɡɐ̃.sɐ/

[bɾɐˈɣɐ̃.sɐ]

From Latin Brigantia, from Proto-Celtic *Brigantī, *brigantī, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰérǵʰonts (“high”), from the root *bʰerǵʰ- (“to rise”) + *-onts (adjective-forming suffix).

Bragança (a district in northeastern Portugal)

Bragança (a city and municipality of Bragança district, Portugal)


Bragança

/bɾaˈɡɐ̃.sɐ/

/bɾaˈɡɐ̃.sɐ/

/bɾɐˈɡɐ̃.sɐ/

[bɾɐˈɣɐ̃.sɐ]


Solano

From Latin solanus (“the Levant's wind”).


feroês

Faroese (a language of the Faroe Islands)


Nero

From Old Galician-Portuguese Nero, from Latin Nerō.


Celorico da Beira

A village and municipality of Guarda district, Portugal


Cascais

A town and municipality of the district of Lisbon, Portugal


Caminha

Borrowed from Suevic *Camenae or *Camina.

A village and municipality of Viana do Castelo district, Portugal


Castro Daire

A village, parish, and municipality of the district of Viseu, Portugal


Cartaxo

A city and municipality of Santarém district, Portugal


Calheta

A village and municipality of Azores, Portugal

A village and municipality of Madeira, Portugal


Cadaval

A village and municipality of Lisboa district, Portugal


Castro Verde

A village and municipality of the district of Beja, Portugal


Cantanhede

[kɐ̃.tɐˈɲe.ðɨ]

From Proto-Celtic *kant- (“big rock”); attested in the 11th century as Medieval Latin Cantonieti.

A city and municipality of Coimbra district, Portugal


Cantanhede

[kɐ̃.tɐˈɲe.ðɨ]


Castelo de Paiva

A village and municipality of the district of Aveiro, Portugal


Carregal do Sal

From carregal (“a place where cárregas (a type of sedge) occur in abundance”) + do (“of the”) + sal (“salt”), after the region’s salt-mines.

A village and municipality of Viseu district, Portugal


Castelo Branco

Castelo Branco (a district in central Portugal)

Castelo Branco (a city and municipality of Castelo Branco district, Portugal)


Carrazeda de Ansiães

[ka.χaˈze.dɐ d͡ʒi ɐ̃.sɪˈɐ̃ɪ̯̃ʃ]

[ka.χaˈze.dɐ d͡ʒi ɐ̃ˈsjɐ̃ɪ̯̃ʃ]

/kɐ.ʁɐˈze.dɐ d‿ɐ̃ˈsjɐ̃j̃ʃ/

[kɐ.ʁɐˈze.ðɐ ð‿ɐ̃ˈsjɐ̃j̃ʃ]

A village and municipality of Bragança district, Portugal


Castanheira de Pera

/kɐʃ.tɐˈɲɐj.ɾɐ dɨ ˈpe.ɾɐ/

[kɐʃ.tɐˈɲɐj.ɾɐ ðɨ ˈpe.ɾɐ]

/kɐʃ.tɐˈɲɐj.ɾɐ dɨ ˈpe.ɾɐ/

[kɐʃ.tɐˈɲɐj.ɾɐ ðɨ ˈpe.ɾɐ]

[kɐʃ.tɐˈɲej.ɾɐ ðɨ ˈpe.ɾɐ]

[kɐʃ.tɐˈɲej.ɾɐ ðɨ ˈpe.ɾɐ]

/kɐʃ.tɐˈɲe.ɾɐ dɨ ˈpe.ɾɐ/

[kɐʃ.tɐˈɲe.ɾɐ ðɨ ˈpe.ɾɐ]

A village and municipality of Leiria district, Portugal


Campo Maior

[ˈkɐ̃.pu maɪ̯ˈɔɾ]

[ˈkɐ̃.pu maɪ̯ˈɔχ]

[ˈkɐ̃.po maɪ̯ˈɔɻ]

A village and municipality of Portalegre district, Portugal


Caldas da Rainha

[ˈkaɫ.dɐʒ ðɐ ʁɐˈi.ɲɐ]

A city and municipality of Leiria district, Portugal


Castro Marim

A village, parish, and municipality of the district of Faro, Portugal


Castelo de Vide

[kɐʃˈtɛ.lu ðɨ ˈβi.ðɨ]

A village and municipality of the district of Portalegre, Portugal


Coruche

A village and municipality of Santarém district, Portugal


Estarreja

A city and municipality of Aveiro district, Portugal


Celorico de Basto

A village and municipality of Braga district, Portugal


Idanha-a-Nova

[iˈðɐ.ɲ‿a ˈnɔ.vɐ]

[iˈðɐ.ɲ‿a ˈnɔ.vɐ]

[iˈðɐ.ɲ‿a ˈnɔ.βɐ]

From Latin Egitania + a (“the”) + nova (“new”).

af

A village and municipality of Castelo Branco district, Portugal


Fundão

A city and municipality of Castelo Branco district, Portugal


Grândola

A village and municipality of the district of Setúbal, Portugal


Fafe

From Old Galician-Portuguese Halaf, Falaf, from Arabic [Term?] (“Jalaf”).

A city and municipality of the district of Braga, Portugal


Funchal

Funchal (a city and municipality of Madeira, Portugal)


Lamego

Unknown. Possibly from a Latin eponym *Lamaecus.

A city and municipality of Viseu district, Portugal


Golegã

Unknown. Possibly from Celtic or Arabic.


Lagoa

A city and municipality of Faro district, Portugal

A city and municipality of Azores, Portugal


Cinfães

[sĩˈfɐ̃ɪ̯̃s]

[sĩˈfɐ̃ɪ̯̃s]

[sĩˈfɐ̃ɪ̯̃ʃ]

Inherited from Early Medieval Latin [Villa] Quiffanem.

inh+

A town and municipality of the district of Viseu, Portugal


Gavião

[ɡa.vɪˈɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[ɡaˈvjɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

A village, parish, and municipality of Portalegre district

Vila Nova de Famalicão
Vila Nova de Famalicão#English

A parish of Vila Nova de Famalicão, Porto district.


Fronteira

/fɾõˈtɐj.ɾɐ/

/fɾõˈtɐj.ɾɐ/

A village and municipality of Portalegre district, Portugal


Gouveia

A city and municipality of Guarda district, Portugal


Constância

[kõʃˈtɐ̃.sɪ.ɐ]


Góis

A village and municipality of Coimbra district, Portugal


Esposende

The second element is from Gothic 𐍃𐌹𐌽𐌸𐍃 (sinþs, “military expedition”), also found in Resende, Ermesinde and Galician Hermisende.

uder

A city and municipality of Braga district, Portugal


Câmara de Lobos

[ˈkɐ.mɐ.ɾɐ ðɨ ˈlo.βuʃ]

From câmara (“chamber”) + de (“of”) + lobo-marinho (“Mediterranean monk seal”).

af

A city and municipality of Madeira, Portugal


Condeixa-a-Nova

A village and municipality of the district of Coimbra, Portugal


Lajes das Flores

/ˈla.ʒɨʒ dɐʃ ˈflo.ɾɨʃ/

[ˈla.ʒɨʒ ðɐʃ ˈflo.ɾɨʃ]

A village and municipality of Ilha das Flores, Azores, Portugal


Covilhã

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Covilhãa.

inh+

Cidade da Covilhã

A city and municipality of the district of Castelo Branco, Portugal


Guarda

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Guarda.

Guarda (a district in northeastern Portugal)

Cidade da Guarda

Guarda (a city and municipality of the district of Guarda, Portugal)


Figueira da Foz

/fiˈɡɐj.ɾɐ dɐ ˈfɔʃ/

[fiˈɣɐj.ɾɐ ðɐ ˈfɔʃ]

/fiˈɡɐj.ɾɐ dɐ ˈfɔʃ/

[fiˈɣɐj.ɾɐ ðɐ ˈfɔʃ]

[fiˈɣej.ɾɐ ðɐ ˈfɔʃ]

[fiˈɣej.ɾɐ ðɐ ˈfɔʃ]

/fiˈɡe.ɾɐ dɐ ˈfɔʃ/

[fiˈɣe.ɾɐ ðɐ ˈfɔʃ]

A city and municipality of Coimbra district, Portugal


Felgueiras

[feʊ̯ˈɡe(ɪ̯).ɾɐʃ]

/fɛlˈɡɐj.ɾɐʃ/

[fɛɫˈɣɐj.ɾɐʃ]

/fɛlˈɡɐj.ɾɐʃ/

[fɛɫˈɣɐj.ɾɐʃ]

[fɛɫˈɣej.ɾɐʃ]

[fɛɫˈɣej.ɾɐʃ]

/fɛlˈɡe.ɾɐʃ/

[fɛɫˈɣe.ɾɐʃ]

From felgueira (“thicket of male ferns”), from Vulgar Latin *filicāria (“thicket of ferns”). Compare Galician Filgueiras and French Fougères.

der

A city and municipality of Porto district, Portugal


Felgueiras

[feʊ̯ˈɡe(ɪ̯).ɾɐʃ]

/fɛlˈɡɐj.ɾɐʃ/

[fɛɫˈɣɐj.ɾɐʃ]

/fɛlˈɡɐj.ɾɐʃ/

[fɛɫˈɣɐj.ɾɐʃ]

[fɛɫˈɣej.ɾɐʃ]

[fɛɫˈɣej.ɾɐʃ]

/fɛlˈɡe.ɾɐʃ/

[fɛɫˈɣe.ɾɐʃ]


Fornos de Algodres

[ˈfɔɾ.nuʒ ð‿aɫˈɣo.ðɾɨʃ]

A village and municipality of Guarda district, Portugal


Entroncamento

From entroncamento (“junction”); the city grew around a railway junction.

A city and municipality of the district of Santarém, Portugal


Figueiró dos Vinhos

A village and municipality of Leiria district, Portugal


Mafra

A town and municipality of the district of Lisboa, Portugal

A municipality of Santa Catarina, Brazil


Marvão

[maɦˈvɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[maɦˈvɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[maɾˈvɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[maʁˈvɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[maɻˈvɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

Borrowed from Arabic مَرْوَان (marwān), named after Andalusian military leader Ibn Marwan.

named-after

A village and municipality of the district of Portalegre, Portugal


Gondomar

From Medieval Latin Gundemari, genitive of Gundemarus.


Corvo

An island, village, and municipality of the Azores, Portugal


Horta

Named after Josse van Huerter, probably with influence from horta.

Cidade da Horta

Horta (a municipality and city on Faial island, Azores, Portugal)


Mangualde

[mɐ̃ˈɡwaʊ̯.d͡ʒi]

[mɐ̃ˈɡwaʊ̯.d͡ʒi]

From Low Latin vīlla Manualdi. Ultimately of Germanic origin, from Proto-Germanic *mann- m (“human being, man”) + Proto-Germanic *waldą (“might, power, main”).

der

A city and municipality of Viseu district, Portugal


Manteigas

[mɐ̃ˈte(ɪ̯).ɡɐʃ]

/mɐ̃ˈtɐj.ɡɐʃ/

[mɐ̃ˈtɐj.ɣɐʃ]

/mɐ̃ˈtɐj.ɡɐʃ/

[mɐ̃ˈtɐj.ɣɐʃ]

/mɐ̃ˈte.ɡɐʃ/

[mɐ̃ˈte.ɣɐʃ]


Melgaço

A village and municipality of Viana do Castelo district, Portugal


Mesão Frio

[meˈzɐ̃ʊ̯̃ ˈfɾiʊ̯]

A village and municipality of Vila Real district, Portugal


Marinha Grande

/maˈɾĩ.ɲɐ ˈɡɾɐ̃.d͡ʒi/

[maˈɾĩ.j̃ɐ ˈɡɾɐ̃.d͡ʒi]

/maˈɾĩ.ɲɐ ˈɡɾɐ̃.d͡ʒi/

[maˈɾĩ.j̃ɐ ˈɡɾɐ̃.d͡ʒi]

/mɐˈɾi.ɲɐ ˈɡɾɐ̃.dɨ/

[mɐˈɾi.ɲɐ ˈɣɾɐ̃.dɨ]

A city and municipality of Leiria district, Portugal


Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo

[fiˈɣɐj.ɾɐ ðɨ kɐʃˈtɛ.lu ʁuˈðɾi.ɣu]

[fiˈɣɐj.ɾɐ ðɨ kɐʃˈtɛ.lu ʁuˈðɾi.ɣu]

[fiˈɣe.ɾɐ ðɨ kɐʃˈtɛ.lu ʁuˈðɾi.ɣu]

Pt-pt Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo FF.ogg


Freixo de Espada à Cinta

A village and municipality of Bragança district, Portugal


Mação

Unknown. Some derivations have been suggested:
* Latin mānsiōnem (“stopping place; stage”);
* Old French maçon (“mason”); and
* given name Maçam.

uder

A village and municipality of Santarém district, Portugal


Marco de Canaveses

Literally, “boundary marker of hemp fields”.


Miranda do Corvo

A village and municipality of Coimbra district, Portugal


Macedo de Cavaleiros

Named after Portuguese knight Martim Gonçalves de Macedo, who saved future king John I in the battle of Aljubarrota. From Old Galician-Portuguese macedo (“apple orchard”) + de (“of”) + cavaleiros (“knights”).

uder

A city and municipality of Bragança district, Portugal


Lousada

A village and municipality of Porto district, Portugal


Miranda do Douro

A city and municipality of the district of Bragança, Portugal.


Mealhada

A city and municipality of Aveiro district, Portugal


Loures

A city and municipality of Lisboa district, Portugal


Matosinhos

A city and municipality of the district of Porto, Portugal


Loulé

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Loule, from Andalusian Arabic *al-Olea, from Arabic الْعُلْيَا (al-ʕulyā, “the high one”). Alternatively, from Arabic اَلْ (al-, “the”) + Latin olea (“olive tree”).

af

A city and municipality of the district of Faro, Portugal


Madalena

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Madalena, after the town of Magdala, from Hebrew מגדל (migdál, “tower”).

inh+

A village and municipality of the Azores, Portugal


Ferreira do Alentejo

[fɨˈʁe.ɾɐ ðu ɐ.lẽˈtɛ.ʒu]

A village and municipality of Beja district, Portugal


Machico

Possibly named after English adventurer Robert Machin.

named-after

A city and municipality of Madeira, Portugal


Ferreira do Zêzere

[fɨˈʁɐj.ɾɐ ðu ˈze.zɨ.ɾɨ]

[fɨˈʁɐj.ɾɐ ðu ˈze.zɨ.ɾɨ]

Named after Portuguese crossbowman Pedro Ferreiro, to whom part of the land where the village currently is was donated by Dom Sancho I. Zêzere is a nearby river.

A village and municipality of the district of Santarém, Portugal


Lourinhã

[lo(ʊ̯).ɾĩˈj̃ɐ̃]

[lo(ʊ̯).ɾĩˈj̃ɐ̃]

A village and municipality of Lisboa district, Portugal


Chaves

Inherited from Latin [Aquae] Flāviae (“Flavian Waters/Thermae”), from Flāvius (“Flavian gens”, adjective). Doublet of flávio.

inh+

A city and municipality of the district of Vila Real, Portugal


Chaves

→ English: Chaves

desc

→ Chinese: → 沙維斯／沙维斯 (Shāwéisī) (transliteration)


Coimbra

→ English: Coimbra

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Coimbra, from Latin Conimbriga (“Condeixa-a-Velha”), with the first element possibly being named after the Conii people, and the second element from Proto-Celtic *brigā. Doublet of Conímbriga.

inh+

Coimbra (a district in central Portugal)

Coimbra (a city and municipality of Coimbra district, Portugal)


Álava

Álava (a province of the Basque Country, Spain)


Albacete

Castile-La Mancha
Castile-La Mancha#English

Albacete (a province of Castile-La Mancha, Spain)

Albacete (a city, the provincial capital of Albacete, Spain)


Divali

Diwali (annual Indian festival of lights)


Zamora

Borrowed from Spanish Zamora. Displaced Çamora (yielding Samora).

Castile and León
Castile and León#English

Zamora (a province of Castile and León, Spain; capital: Zamora)


Ganimedes

[ɡɐ.niˈmɛ.ðɨʃ]

(astronomy) Ganymede (satellite of Jupiter)


Ganimedes

[ɡɐ.niˈmɛ.ðɨʃ]

(Greek mythology) Ganymede (Zeus’ cup-bearer)


Tóquio

Tokyo (a prefecture, the capital city of Japan)

(metonymically) The Japanese government.


União Europeia

[u.nɪˈɐ̃ʊ̯̃ eʊ̯.ɾoˈpɛɪ̯.ɐ]

[uˈnjɐ̃ʊ̯̃ eʊ̯.ɾoˈpɛɪ̯.ɐ]

[u.nɪˈɐ̃ʊ̯̃ eʊ̯.ɾoˈpɛɪ̯.ɐ]

[uˈnjɐ̃ʊ̯̃ eʊ̯.ɾoˈpɛɪ̯.ɐ]

[u.nɪˈɐ̃ʊ̯̃ eʊ̯.ɾoˈpɛɪ̯.a]

[uˈnjɐ̃ʊ̯̃ eʊ̯.ɾoˈpɛɪ̯.a]

European Union (organisation consisting of various European nations)


Silva

Derived from Silva (name of several places in Portugal), ultimately from silva (“forest”).


Salazar

Borrowed from Spanish Salazar, from sala (“hall”) + Basque zahar (“old”).


Salazar

António de Oliveira Salazar, a Portuguese dictator


Hargeisa

Hargeisa (the capital city of Somaliland)


Blanchard

Unadapted borrowing from French Blanchard.


Santana

/sɐ̃ˈtɐ̃.nɐ/

/sɐ̃ˈtɐ̃.nɐ/

Contraction of santa (“saint”) + Ana (“Anne”).

(biblical) Saint Anne (the mother of Virgin Mary)

a placename:
A location in Brazil:
A municipality of Amapá

a placename:
A location in Brazil:
A municipality of Bahia

A village in Cantagalo district, São Tomé and Príncipe


Santana

/sɐ̃ˈtɐ̃.nɐ/

/sɐ̃ˈtɐ̃.nɐ/


Mêda

(proscribed) A city and municipality of Guarda district, Portugal


Nelas

A village and municipality of Viseu district, Portugal


Monção

A village and municipality of Viana do Castelo district, Portugal


Mirandela

A city and municipality of Bragança district, Portugal


Mértola

Borrowed from Arabic مَارْتُلَة (mārtula), from Latin Myrtilis.

bor+

A village and municipality of Beja district, Portugal


Murtosa

A village and municipality of Aveiro district, Portugal


Mogadouro

A village and municipality of Bragança district, Portugal


Montalegre

/mõ.tɐˈlɛ.ɡɾɨ/

[mõ.tɐˈlɛ.ɣɾɨ]

A village and municipality of Vila Real district, Portugal


Mourão

[mo(ʊ̯)ˈɾɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

A village and municipality of Évora district, Portugal


Mourão

[mo(ʊ̯)ˈɾɐ̃ʊ̯̃]


Murça

Borrowed from Arabic مُوسَى (mūsā), with the intrusive -r- likely appearing in the 14th century. Doublet of Moisés.


Montijo

A city and municipality of Setúbal district, Portugal


Moita

A village and municipality of the district of Setúbal, Portugal


Montemor-o-Velho

[mõ.tɨˈmɔɾ u ˈβɛ.ʎu]

A village and municipality of Coimbra district, Portugal


Monchique

Uncertain. Possibly from Mozarabic *Monchique (attested as Medieval Latin Munchice, Munchite).

Monchique (a town and municipality of Faro district, Portugal)


Moimenta da Beira

[mojˈmẽ.tɐ ðɐ ˈβɐj.ɾɐ]

[mojˈmẽ.tɐ ðɐ ˈβɐj.ɾɐ]


Montemor-o-Novo

A city and municipality of Évora district, Portugal


Monforte

A village and municipality of Portalegre district, Portugal


Olhão

A city and municipality of Faro district, Portugal


Ourém

[o(ʊ̯)ˈɾẽɪ̯̃]

A city and municipality of the district of Santarém, Portugal


Palmela

A village and municipality of Setúbal district, Portugal


Pinhel

A city and municipality of Guarda district, Portugal


Oleiros

A village and municipality of Castelo Branco district, Portugal


Peniche

A city and municipality of Leiria district, Portugal


Paredes

A city and municipality of Porto district, Portugal


Penacova

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Pena cova, probably from pena (“rock”) + cova (“pit”).


Peso da Régua

A city and municipality of Vila Real district, Portugal


Paredes de Coura

[pɐˈɾe.ðɨʒ ðɨ ˈko(w).ɾɐ]

[pɐˈɾe.ðɨʒ ðɨ ˈko(w).ɾɐ]

[pɐˈɾe.ðɨʒ ðɨ ˈkow.ɾɐ]

[pɐˈɾe.ðɨʒ ðɨ ˈko.ɾɐ]

A village and municipality of Viana do Castelo district, Portugal


Nordeste

/nɔɾˈdɛʃ.tɨ/

[nɔɾˈðɛʃ.tɨ]

/ˌnɔɦˈdɛʃti/

/ˌnɔɦˈdɛʃt͡ʃi/

A village and municipality of Azores, Portugal

Meronym: Sertão

Northeast Region
Northeast Region#English

Northeast Region (a macroregion of Brazil, comprised by the states of Alagoas, Bahia, Ceará, Maranhão, Paraíba, Piauí, Pernambuco, Rio Grande do Norte and Sergipe)


Pampilhosa da Serra

/pɐ̃.piˈʎɔ.zɐ dɐ ˈsɛ.ʁɐ/

[pɐ̃.piˈʎɔ.zɐ ðɐ ˈsɛ.ʁɐ]


Oliveira de Frades

[ɔ.liˈvɐj.ɾɐ ðɨ ˈfɾa.ðɨʃ]

[ɔ.liˈvɐj.ɾɐ ðɨ ˈfɾa.ðɨʃ]

[ɔ.liˈβej.ɾɐ ðɨ ˈfɾa.ðɨʃ]

[ɔ.liˈve.ɾɐ ðɨ ˈfɾa.ðɨʃ]

A village and municipality of Viseu district, Portugal


Paços de Ferreira

[ˈpa.suʒ ðɨ fɨˈʁɐj.ɾɐ]

[ˈpa.suʒ ðɨ fɨˈʁɐj.ɾɐ]

A city and municipality of the district of Porto, Portugal


Oliveira do Hospital

A city and municipality of Coimbra district, Portugal


Oliveira de Azeméis

[ɔ.liˈvɐj.ɾɐ ð‿ɐ.zɨˈmɐjʃ]

[ɔ.liˈvɐj.ɾɐ ð‿ɐ.zɨˈmɐjʃ]

A city and municipality of Aveiro district, Portugal


Penalva do Castelo

A village and municipality of the district of Viseu, Portugal


Portalegre

From the city's Roman name, Latin portus alacer ("cheerful port").

Portalegre (a district in central Portugal)

Portalegre (a city and municipality, the district capital of Portalegre district, Portugal)


Portimão

[poɾ.t͡ʃiˈmɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[poχ.t͡ʃiˈmɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[poɻ.t͡ʃiˈmɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

From Mozarabic *Portiman (attested in Medieval Latin as Portimunt), from Latin Portus Magnus.

A city and municipality of Faro district, Portugal


Sabrosa

A village and municipality of Douro district, Portugal


Porto Moniz

From porto (“port”) + Moniz, named after Portuguese noble and colonist Francisco Moniz.

named-after

A village and municipality of Madeira, Portugal


Porto Santo

A city and municipality of Madeira, Portugal


Ponte de Lima

From earlier Ponte do Lima, literally, “bridge of the Lima [River]”.

A town and municipality of the district of Viana do Castelo, Portugal


Ponte de Sor

[ˈpõ.tɨ ðɨ ˈsoɾ]

[ˈpõ.tɨ ðɨ ˈsoɾ]

A city and municipality of Portalegre district, Portugal


Sertã

A village and municipality of Castelo Branco district, Portugal


Sesimbra

A village and municipality of the district of Setúbal, Portugal


Sousel

A village and municipality of Portalegre district, Portugal


Tondela

A city and municipality of the district of Viseu, Portugal


Trofa

A city and municipality of Porto district, Portugal


Sardoal

A village and municipality of Santarém district, Portugal


Seixal

A city and municipality of Setúbal district, Portugal


Rio Maior

[ˈhiʊ̯ maɪ̯ˈɔh]

[ˈhiʊ̯ maɪ̯ˈɔh]

[ˈhiʊ̯ maɪ̯ˈɔɾ]

[ˈχi.u maɪ̯ˈɔχ]

[ˈχiʊ̯ maɪ̯ˈɔχ]

[ˈhiʊ̯ maɪ̯ˈɔɻ]

A city and municipality of Santarém district, Portugal


Ribeira Brava

[ʁiˈβɐj.ɾɐ ˈβɾa.vɐ]

[ʁiˈβɐj.ɾɐ ˈβɾa.vɐ]

[ʁiˈβej.ɾɐ ˈβɾa.βɐ]

[ʁiˈβej.ɾɐ ˈβɾa.vɐ]

[ʁiˈβe.ɾɐ ˈβɾa.vɐ]

A city and municipality and most populated of the island of São Nicolau, Cape Verde

A stream in central São Nicolau, Cape Verde


Penedono

A village and municipality of Viseu district, Portugal


Ponte da Barca

[ˈpõ.tɨ ðɐ ˈβaɾ.kɐ]

A village and municipality of Viana do Castelo district, Portugal


Ribeira de Pena

[ʁiˈβɐj.ɾɐ ðɨ ˈpe.nɐ]

[ʁiˈβɐj.ɾɐ ðɨ ˈpe.nɐ]

[ʁiˈβe.ɾɐ ðɨ ˈpe.nɐ]

A village and municipality of Vila Real district, Portugal


Tábua

Probably from tábua (“board; plank”), after a wooden bridge which existed there.

A village and municipality of Coimbra district, Portugal


Ponta Delgada

[ˈpõ.tɐ ðɛɫˈɣa.ðɐ]

Ponta Delgada (a city and municipality of Azores, Portugal)


Portel

Inherited from Latin portellus, diminutive of portus (“harbor”).

A village and municipality of Évora district, Portugal


Oeiras

Inherited from Vulgar Latin aurāriās (“gold mines”).

inh+

A town and municipality of the district of Lisbon, Portugal


Povoação

A village and municipality of the Azores, Portugal


Tomar

From Arabic [script needed] (tamarama, “fresh waters”).


Praia da Vitória

[ˈpɾaj.ɐ ðɐ βiˈtɔ.ɾjɐ]

A city and municipality of Azores, Portugal


Resende

A town and municipality of the district of Viseu, Portugal

A municipality of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil


Setúbal

Borrowed from Arabic شِطُوبَر (šiṭūbar), from Latin Caetobriga, composed by a pre-Roman substrate of Iberia element and Proto-Celtic *brigā (“hill, fortress”). Doublet of Cetóbriga.

Setúbal (a district in central Portugal)

Setúbal (a city and municipality, the district capital of Setúbal district, Portugal)


Sernancelhe

From Old Galician-Portuguese Cernancelhi, from Early Medieval Latin [Villa] Seniorcelli.

inh

A village and municipality of the district of Viseu, Portugal


Sabugal

A city, parish, and municipality of Guarda district, Portugal


Tavira

A city and municipality of Faro district, Portugal


Serpa

A city and municipality of Beja district, Portugal


Santa Comba Dão

/ˈsɐ̃.tɐ ˈkõ.bɐ ˈdɐ̃w̃/

[ˈsɐ̃.tɐ ˈkõ.bɐ ˈdɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/ˈsɐ̃.tɐ ˈkõ.bɐ ˈdɐ̃w̃/

[ˈsɐ̃.tɐ ˈkõ.bɐ ˈdɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[ˈsɐ̃.ta ˈkõ.ba ˈdɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/ˈsɐ̃.tɐ ˈkõ.bɐ ˈdɐ̃w̃/

[ˈsɐ̃.tɐ ˈkõ.bɐ ˈðɐ̃w̃]

Named after Spanish nun and saint Columba + Dão (“a river”).

named-after

A village and municipality of Viseu district, Portugal


Torres Vedras

/ˈto.ʁɨʒ ˈvɛ.dɾɐʃ/

[ˈto.ʁɨʒ ˈvɛ.ðɾɐʃ]

/ˈto.ʁɨʒ ˈvɛ.dɾɐʃ/

[ˈto.ʁɨʒ ˈvɛ.ðɾɐʃ]

/ˈto.ʁɨʒ ˈbɛ.dɾɐʃ/

[ˈto.ʁɨʒ ˈβɛ.ðɾɐʃ]

A city and municipality of Lisboa district, Portugal


Torres Novas

/ˈto.ʁɨʒ ˈnɔ.vɐʃ/

/ˈto.ʁɨʒ ˈnɔ.vɐʃ/

/ˈto.ʁɨʒ ˈnɔ.bɐʃ/

[ˈto.ʁɨʒ ˈnɔ.βɐʃ]

A city and municipality of Santarém district, Portugal


Sintra

→ Assamese: সুমথিৰা (xumthira)

→ Gujarati: સંતરું (santrũ)

→ Hindi: संतरा (santrā)

desc

→ Urdu: سنترا

→ Urdu: سنترا

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Sintra.

inh+

A town and municipality of the district of Lisboa, Portugal


Sátão

[ˈsa.tɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Zaaton, Zalatan. Further etymology is unknown. Possibly from Arabic صِرَاطَيْن (ṣirāṭayn, “two paths”). Other theories include::
* Latin terram satam (“sown land”);
* Latin terram saeptam (“surrounded land”);
* Named after a Moorish lord Zalatane


Vila Nova de Foz Côa

Vila Nova de Foz Coa
Vila Nova de Foz Coa#Portuguese

Pre-reform spelling (until 1990) of Vila Nova de Foz Coa. Still used in countries where the agreement hasn't come into effect; may occur as a sporadic misspelling.


Porto de Mós

A village and municipality of Leiria district, Portugal


Salvaterra de Magos

[saɫ.βɐˈtɛ.ʁɐ ðɨ ˈma.ɣuʃ]

A village and municipality of Santarém district, Portugal


Santa Cruz das Flores

/ˈsɐ̃.tɐ ˈkɾuʒ dɐʃ ˈflo.ɾɨʃ/

[ˈsɐ̃.tɐ ˈkɾuʒ ðɐʃ ˈflo.ɾɨʃ]

A village and municipality of Azores, Portugal


Vagos

Inherited from Latin vacuos (“empty [lands]”).

inh+

A village and municipality of Aveiro district, Portugal


Torre de Moncorvo

A village and municipality of Bragança district, Portugal


Ponta do Sol

[ˈpõ.tɐ ðu ˈsɔɫ]

[ˈpõ.tɐ ðu ˈsɔɫ]

A village and municipality of Madeira, Portugal

a city, being the northernmost populated place in both Santo Antão and Cape Verde


Sever do Vouga

[sɨˈβɛɾ ðu ˈβow.ɣɐ]

A town and municipality of the district of Aveiro, Portugal

A parish of Sever do Vouga municipality, district of Aveiro, Portugal


Póvoa de Varzim

[ˈpɔ.vwɐ ðɨ vɐɾˈzĩ]

[ˈpɔ.vwɐ ðɨ vɐɾˈzĩ]

[ˈpɔ.βwɐ ðɨ βɐɾˈzĩ]

First attested in a Latin document from 953 as Villa Euracini, which may be read as 'villa of Euracinus', the latter a name of obscure origin that is otherwise undocumented. The city is also later mentioned as Verazini (1033), Verazim (1198), and Varazim (1258).

A city and municipality of the district of Porto, Portugal


Póvoa de Lanhoso

A village and municipality of the district of Braga, Portugal


Santiago do Cacém

A city and municipality of the district of Setúbal, Portugal

Santiago do Cacém
Santiago do Cacém#English

A parish of Santiago do Cacém, district of Setúbal, Portugal


Trancoso

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese troncoso. Cognate with Galician Troncoso and Troncosa.

A city and municipality of Guarda district, Portugal


Oliveira do Bairro

A city and municipality of Aveiro district, Portugal


Santa Cruz da Graciosa

/ˈsɐ̃.tɐ ˈkɾuʒ dɐ ɡɾɐˈsjɔ.zɐ/

[ˈsɐ̃.tɐ ˈkɾuʒ ðɐ ɣɾɐˈsjɔ.zɐ]


São João da Madeira

[ˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃ ʒoˈɐ̃ʊ̯̃ da maˈde(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]

[ˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃ ʒoˈɐ̃ʊ̯̃ da maˈde(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]

[ˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃ ʒoˈɐ̃ʊ̯̃ da maˈde(ɪ̯).ɾa]

/ˈsɐ̃w̃ ˈʒwɐ̃w̃ dɐ mɐˈdɐj.ɾɐ/

[ˈsɐ̃w̃ ˈʒwɐ̃w̃ dɐ mɐˈðɐj.ɾɐ]

/ˈsɐ̃w̃ ˈʒwɐ̃w̃ dɐ mɐˈdɐj.ɾɐ/

[ˈsɐ̃w̃ ˈʒwɐ̃w̃ dɐ mɐˈðɐj.ɾɐ]

/ˈsɐ̃w̃ ˈʒwɐ̃w̃ dɐ mɐˈdej.ɾɐ/

[ˈsɐ̃w̃ ˈʒwɐ̃w̃ dɐ mɐˈðej.ɾɐ]

/ˈsɐ̃w̃ ˈʒwɐ̃w̃ dɐ mɐˈdej.ɾɐ/

[ˈsɐ̃w̃ ˈʒwɐ̃w̃ dɐ mɐˈðej.ɾɐ]

/ˈsɐ̃w̃ ˈʒwɐ̃w̃ dɐ mɐˈde.ɾɐ/

[ˈsɐ̃w̃ ˈʒwɐ̃w̃ dɐ mɐˈðe.ɾɐ]

A city and municipality of Porto district, Portugal


Sobral de Monte Agraço

A village and municipality of Lisboa district, Portugal


Tabuaço

A village and municipality of Viseu district, Portugal


Pombal

A city and municipality of Leiria district, Portugal


Pedrógão Grande

/peˈdɾɔ.ɡɐ̃w̃ ˈɡɾɐ̃.d͡ʒi/

[peˈdɾɔ.ɡɐ̃ʊ̯̃ ˈɡɾɐ̃.d͡ʒi]

/peˈdɾɔ.ɡɐ̃w̃ ˈɡɾɐ̃.d͡ʒi/

[peˈdɾɔ.ɡɐ̃ʊ̯̃ ˈɡɾɐ̃.d͡ʒi]

/peˈdɾɔ.ɡɐ̃w̃ ˈɡɾɐ̃.de/

[peˈdɾɔ.ɡɐ̃ʊ̯̃ ˈɡɾɐ̃.de]

/pɨˈdɾɔ.ɡɐ̃w̃ ˈɡɾɐ̃.dɨ/

[pɨˈðɾɔ.ɣɐ̃w̃ ˈɡɾɐ̃.dɨ]

A village and municipality of Leiria district, Portugal


Odivelas

[ɔ.ðiˈβɛ.lɐʃ]

Analyzed as Odi-, from Arabic وَادٍ (wādin, “river”), + the element "velas" of uncertain origin.

A stream in the district of Lisbon, Portugal;

A city and municipality of the district of Lisbon, Portugal.

A stream and tributary of the Sado river, Alentejo, Portugal;

Ferreira do Alentejo
Ferreira do Alentejo#English

A village and parish of the municipality of Ferreira do Alentejo, district of Beja, Portugal.


Velas

A village and municipality of the Azores, Portugal


Valença

From Latin Valentia. Doublet of Valência. Compare Spanish Valencia and French Valence.

A city and municipality of the district of Viana do Castelo, Portugal


Valença

A municipality of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil


Penafiel

Inherited from Latin penna fidele. Compare Spanish Peñafiel.

A city and municipality of the district of Porto, Portugal


Seia

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Sẽa, from Early Medieval Latin Sena.

A city and municipality of the district of Guarda, Portugal


Valpaços

A city and municipality of the district of Vila Real, Portugal


São Pedro do Sul

[ˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃ ˈpɛ.dɾu du ˈsuʊ̯]

[ˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃ ˈpɛ.dɾu du ˈsuʊ̯]

[ˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃ ˈpɛ.dɾo do ˈsuʊ̯]

[ˈsɐ̃w̃ ˈpɛ.ðɾu ðu ˈsuɫ]

[ˈsɐ̃w̃ ˈpɛ.ðɾu ðu ˈsuɫ]

A city and municipality of Viseu district, Portugal

A municipality of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil


Vinhais

A village and municipality of Bragança district, Portugal


Ílhavo

A city and municipality of Aveiro district, Portugal


Vila Viçosa

A town and municipality of Évora district, Portugal


Viseu

From the Latinised Roman name for the settlement, Latin *Vissaium, reconstructed from the original pre-Roman (probably Lusitanian) “Vissaieigobor”.

Viseu (a city and municipality, the district capital of Viseu district, Portugal)


Vila Flor

A town and municipality of Bragança district, Portugal


Vila Verde

A town and municipality of Braga district, Portugal


Vale de Cambra

[ˈva.lɨ ðɨ ˈkɐ̃.bɾɐ]

[ˈva.lɨ ðɨ ˈkɐ̃.bɾɐ]

[ˈba.lɨ ðɨ ˈkɐ̃.bɾɐ]

Literally, “valley of Cambra”, from Latin Calambriga.

A city and municipality of the district of Aveiro, Portugal


Vila Real de Santo António

A city and municipality of Faro district, Portugal


Vidigueira

A village and municipality of Beja district, Portugal


Vendas Novas

/ˈvẽ.dɐʒ ˈnɔ.vɐʃ/

/ˈvẽ.dɐʒ ˈnɔ.vɐʃ/

/ˈvẽ.dɐʒ ˈnɔ.vɐʃ/

/ˈbẽ.dɐʒ ˈnɔ.bɐʃ/

[ˈbẽ.dɐʒ ˈnɔ.βɐʃ]

A city and municipality of Évora district, Portugal


Vila de Rei

[ˈvi.lɐ ðɨ ˈʁɐj]

[ˈvi.lɐ ðɨ ˈʁɐj]

A town and municipality of Castelo Branco district, Portugal


Soure

A town and municipality of the district of Coimbra, Portugal

A parish of Soure municipality, district of Coimbra, Portugal


Santa Maria da Feira

/ˈsɐ̃.tɐ mɐˈɾi.ɐ dɐ ˈfɐj.ɾɐ/

[ˈsɐ̃.tɐ mɐˈɾi.ɐ ðɐ ˈfɐj.ɾɐ]

/ˈsɐ̃.tɐ mɐˈɾi.ɐ dɐ ˈfɐj.ɾɐ/

[ˈsɐ̃.tɐ mɐˈɾi.ɐ ðɐ ˈfɐj.ɾɐ]

[ˈsɐ̃.tɐ mɐˈɾi.ɐ ðɐ ˈfej.ɾɐ]

[ˈsɐ̃.tɐ mɐˈɾi.ɐ ðɐ ˈfej.ɾɐ]

/ˈsɐ̃.tɐ mɐˈɾi.ɐ dɐ ˈfe.ɾɐ/

[ˈsɐ̃.tɐ mɐˈɾi.ɐ ðɐ ˈfe.ɾɐ]

A village and municipality of Aveiro district, Portugal


Vila do Bispo

A town and municipality of Faro district, Portugal


Vila Real

Vila Real (a district in northern Portugal)

Vila Real (a city and municipality, the district capital of Vila Real district, Portugal)


Vila do Conde

A city and municipality of Porto district, Portugal


Vizela

From Latin avicella (“little bird”) or perhaps pre-Latin and related to Ave (cf. also -ela).


Vizela

A city and municipality of the district of Braga, Portugal


Vila do Porto

A town and municipality of Azores, Portugal


São Brás de Alportel

[ˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃ ˈbɾa(ɪ̯)z d͡ʒi aʊ̯.pohˈtɛʊ̯]

[ˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃ ˈbɾa(ɪ̯)z d͡ʒi aʊ̯.pohˈtɛʊ̯]

[ˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃ ˈbɾa(ɪ̯)z d͡ʒi aʊ̯.poɾˈtɛʊ̯]

[ˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃ ˈbɾa(ɪ̯)ʒ d͡ʒi aʊ̯.poχˈtɛʊ̯]

[ˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃ ˈbɾa(ɪ̯)z de aʊ̯.poɻˈtɛʊ̯]

[ˈsɐ̃w̃ ˈbɾaʒ ð‿aɫ.puɾˈtɛɫ]

[ˈsɐ̃w̃ ˈbɾaʒ ð‿aɫ.puɾˈtɛɫ]

A village and municipality of Faro district, Portugal


Vieira do Minho

A village and municipality of Braga district, Portugal


Óbidos

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *opidus, from Late Latin oppidus, from Latin oppidum (“town”).

A town and municipality of the district of Leiria, Portugal


Viana do Alentejo

A village and municipality of Évora district, Portugal


Vouzela

Inherited from Early Medieval Latin Vaucella, diminutive formed with -ella of Latin *Vauca, metathesized from Vacua (“Vouga”). The usage of the diminutive designates a tributary river, now known as Zela.
The analysis of Vouzela as Vouga + Zela is folk etymology.

A town and municipality of the district of Viseu, Portugal

A parish of Vouzela municipality, district of Viseu, Portugal


Valongo

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Valongo, from Vulgar Latin vallum longum. By surface analysis, vale + longo.

a toponym indicating a presence of a long valley:

A parish, city, and municipality of the district of Porto, Portugal;

A parish of Avis, district of Portalegre, Portugal.


Vila Franca de Xira

/ˈvi.lɐ ˈfɾɐ̃.kɐ d͡ʒi ˈʃi.ɾɐ/

/ˈvi.lɐ ˈfɾɐ̃.kɐ d͡ʒi ˈʃi.ɾɐ/

/ˈvi.lɐ ˈfɾɐ̃.kɐ dɨ ˈʃi.ɾɐ/

[ˈvi.lɐ ˈfɾɐ̃.kɐ ðɨ ˈʃi.ɾɐ]

/ˈvi.lɐ ˈfɾɐ̃.kɐ dɨ ˈʃi.ɾɐ/

[ˈvi.lɐ ˈfɾɐ̃.kɐ ðɨ ˈʃi.ɾɐ]

/ˈbi.lɐ ˈfɾɐ̃.kɐ dɨ ˈʃi.ɾɐ/

[ˈbi.lɐ ˈfɾɐ̃.kɐ ðɨ ˈʃi.ɾɐ]

A city and municipality of the district of Lisboa, Portugal


Vila Nova da Barquinha

[ˈvi.lɐ ˈnɔ.vɐ ðɐ βɐɾˈki.ɲɐ]

[ˈvi.lɐ ˈnɔ.vɐ ðɐ βɐɾˈki.ɲɐ]

[ˈbi.lɐ ˈnɔ.βɐ ðɐ βɐɾˈki.ɲɐ]

A town and municipality of the district of Santarém, Portugal


Reguengos de Monsaraz

[χeˈɡẽ.ɡuʒ d͡ʒi mõ.saˈɾa(ɪ̯)ʃ]

/ʁɨˈɡẽ.ɡuʒ dɨ mõ.sɐˈɾaʃ/

[ʁɨˈɣẽ.ɡuʒ ðɨ mõ.sɐˈɾaʃ]


Viana do Castelo

Viana do Castelo (a district in northwestern Portugal)

Viana do Castelo (a city and municipality, the district capital of Viana do Castelo district, Portugal)


Vila Nova de Cerveira

[ˈvi.lɐ ˈnɔ.vɐ ðɨ sɨɾˈvɐj.ɾɐ]

[ˈvi.lɐ ˈnɔ.vɐ ðɨ sɨɾˈvɐj.ɾɐ]

[ˈbi.lɐ ˈnɔ.βɐ ðɨ sɨɾˈβej.ɾɐ]

A town and municipality of the district of Viana do Castelo, Portugal


Vila Velha de Ródão

/ˈvi.lɐ ˈvɛ.ʎɐ d͡ʒi ˈʁɔ.dɐ̃w̃/

[ˈvi.lɐ ˈvɛ.ʎɐ d͡ʒi ˈhɔ.dɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/ˈvi.lɐ ˈvɛ.ʎɐ d͡ʒi ˈʁɔ.dɐ̃w̃/

[ˈvi.lɐ ˈvɛ.ʎɐ d͡ʒi ˈhɔ.dɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/ˈvi.lɐ ˈvɛ.ʎɐ d͡ʒi ˈʁɔ.dɐ̃w̃/

[ˈvi.lɐ ˈvɛ.ʎɐ d͡ʒi ˈχɔ.dɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/ˈvi.lɐ ˈvɛ.ʎɐ dɨ ˈʁɔ.dɐ̃w̃/

[ˈvi.lɐ ˈvɛ.ʎɐ ðɨ ˈʁɔ.ðɐ̃w̃]

/ˈvi.lɐ ˈvɛ.ʎɐ dɨ ˈʁɔ.dɐ̃w̃/

[ˈvi.lɐ ˈvɛ.ʎɐ ðɨ ˈʁɔ.ðɐ̃w̃]

/ˈbi.lɐ ˈbɛ.ʎɐ dɨ ˈʁɔ.dɐ̃w̃/

[ˈbi.lɐ ˈβɛ.ʎɐ ðɨ ˈʁɔ.ðɐ̃w̃]

A town and municipality of Castelo Branco district, Portugal


Terras de Bouro

[ˈtɛ.ʁɐʒ ðɨ ˈβo(w).ɾu]

[ˈtɛ.ʁɐʒ ðɨ ˈβo(w).ɾu]

[ˈtɛ.ʁɐʒ ðɨ ˈβow.ɾu]

[ˈtɛ.ʁɐʒ ðɨ ˈβo.ɾu]

Literally, “Lands of the Buri (a Germanic tribe)”.


Vila Franca do Campo

A town and municipality of the Azores, Portugal


Vila Nova de Famalicão

A city and municipality of the district of Braga, Portugal


Ribeira Grande

[hiˈbe(ɪ̯).ɾɐ ˈɡɾɐ̃.d͡ʒi]

[hiˈbe(ɪ̯).ɾɐ ˈɡɾɐ̃.d͡ʒi]

[χiˈbe(ɪ̯).ɾɐ ˈɡɾɐ̃.d͡ʒi]

/ʁiˈbɐj.ɾɐ ˈɡɾɐ̃.dɨ/

[ʁiˈβɐj.ɾɐ ˈɣɾɐ̃.dɨ]

/ʁiˈbɐj.ɾɐ ˈɡɾɐ̃.dɨ/

[ʁiˈβɐj.ɾɐ ˈɣɾɐ̃.dɨ]

/ʁiˈbej.ɾɐ ˈɡɾɐ̃.dɨ/

[ʁiˈβej.ɾɐ ˈɣɾɐ̃.dɨ]

/ʁiˈbej.ɾɐ ˈɡɾɐ̃.dɨ/

[ʁiˈβej.ɾɐ ˈɣɾɐ̃.dɨ]

/ʁiˈbe.ɾɐ ˈɡɾɐ̃.dɨ/

[ʁiˈβe.ɾɐ ˈɣɾɐ̃.dɨ]

A city and municipality of the Azores, Portugal

a city in the northeast of Santo Antão, Cape Verde

one of the longest streams of Santo Antão, Cape Verde


Vila Nova de Gaia

[ˈbi.lɐ ˈnɔ.βɐ ðɨ ˈɣaj.ɐ]

From Vila Nova and Gaia, which were united into a single city in 1834. The second element comes from Old Galician-Portuguese Gaia, from Latin Cale, ultimately from Proto-Celtic.

A city and municipality of the district of Porto, Portugal


Vila Pouca de Aguiar

A town and municipality of Vila Real district, Portugal


São João da Pesqueira

[ˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃ ʒoˈɐ̃ʊ̯̃ da pesˈke(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]

[ˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃ ʒoˈɐ̃ʊ̯̃ da pesˈke(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]

[ˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃ ʒoˈɐ̃ʊ̯̃ da peʃˈke(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]

[ˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃ ʒoˈɐ̃ʊ̯̃ da pesˈke(ɪ̯).ɾa]

/ˈsɐ̃w̃ ˈʒwɐ̃w̃ dɐ pɨʃˈkɐj.ɾɐ/

/ˈsɐ̃w̃ ˈʒwɐ̃w̃ dɐ pɨʃˈkɐj.ɾɐ/

/ˈsɐ̃w̃ ˈʒwɐ̃w̃ dɐ pɨʃˈkej.ɾɐ/

/ˈsɐ̃w̃ ˈʒwɐ̃w̃ dɐ pɨʃˈkej.ɾɐ/

/ˈsɐ̃w̃ ˈʒwɐ̃w̃ dɐ pɨʃˈke.ɾɐ/

A village and municipality of Viseu district, Portugal


Santa Marta de Penaguião

[ˈsɐ̃.tɐ ˈmaɾ.tɐ d͡ʒi pe.na.ɡɪˈɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[ˈsɐ̃.tɐ ˈmaχ.tɐ d͡ʒi pe.na.ɡɪˈɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/ˈsɐ̃.tɐ ˈmaɾ.tɐ dɨ pɨ.nɐˈɡjɐ̃w̃/

[ˈsɐ̃.tɐ ˈmaɾ.tɐ ðɨ pɨ.nɐˈɣjɐ̃w̃]

A village and municipality of Vila Real district, Portugal


São Roque do Pico

A village and municipality of the Azores, Portugal


Vila Nova de Poiares

A town and municipality of the district of Coimbra, Portugal


Almere

Almere (a city and municipality of the Netherlands)


Tilburg

Tilburg (a city in North Brabant, Netherlands)


Angoumois

[ɐ̃.ɡo(ʊ̯)ˈmɔɪ̯s]

[ɐ̃.ɡo(ʊ̯)ˈmɔɪ̯s]

[ɐ̃.ɡo(ʊ̯)ˈmɔɪ̯ʃ]

/ɐ̃.ɡoˈmɔjʃ/

Unadapted borrowing from French Angoumois.

ubor

Angoumois (a former county and province of France)


Abgar

A male given name of historical usage, equivalent to English Abgar, notably borne by a number of kings of Osroene


Rabaul

East New Britain
East New Britain#English

Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea#English

Rabaul (a town in East New Britain, Papua New Guinea)


Antalya

Mediterranean Region
Mediterranean Region#English

Antalya (a province of the Mediterranean Region, Turkey)

Antalya (a city, the provincial capital of Antalya, Turkey)


Vigo

From Old Galician-Portuguese Vigo, from Latin vīcus (“village, hamlet”), from Proto-Indo-European *weyḱ- (“village”).

Vigo (a city on the southwest coast of Galicia, Spain)


União Africana

[u.nɪˈɐ̃ʊ̯̃ a.fɾiˈkɐ̃.nɐ]

[u.nɪˈɐ̃ʊ̯̃ a.fɾiˈkɐ̃.nɐ]

African Union (organisation consisting of various African nations)


Sérgio

a male given name from Latin, equivalent to English Sergius


Aníbal

Borrowed from Latin Hannibal, Annibal, from Punic 𐤇𐤍𐤁𐤏𐤋 (ḥnbʿl).

a male given name, equivalent to English Hannibal

Hannibal (Carthaginian general during the Second Punic War)


Raimunda

[χaɪ̯ˈmũ.dɐ]


Raimundo

From Old Galician-Portuguese Reimundo, from Old French Reimund, Raimund, from Germanic.

a male given name from the Germanic languages, equivalent to English Raymond


Ahura-Mazda

[ɐˌu.ɾɐˈmaʒ.ðɐ]


Pai

(Christianity, usually as a form of address) God

(Christianity) the first person of the Holy Trinity


Estige

(Greek mythology) Styx (a mythological river in the underworld)


Aqueronte

/ɐ.kɨˈɾõ.tɨ/

Borrowed from Latin Acherontem, from Ancient Greek Ἀχέρων (Akhérōn, “lamentation”).

der

(Greek mythology) Acheron (a river of the infernal regions)


Orfeu

From Latin Orpheus, from Ancient Greek Ὀρφεύς (Orpheús).

(Greek mythology) Orpheus (musician who failed to retrieve his wife from Hades)


Eurídice

Learned borrowing from Latin Eurydicē, from Ancient Greek Εὐρυδίκη (Eurudíkē).


Aretusa

(Greek mythology) Arethusa (nereid nymph who became a fountain)


Branca

a female given name, equivalent to English Blanche


Antenor

(Greek mythology) Antenor (a son of Aesyetes)


Eurotúnel

Channel Tunnel; Eurotunnel (tunnel joining England to France)


Hyrcania

Pre-reform spelling (until Brazil 1943/Portugal 1911) of Hircânia.


Luzerna

A municipality of Santa Catarina, Brazil


Guadalquivir

Guadalquivir (a river in southern Spain)


Virgem Maria

[ˈviɦ.ʒẽɪ̯̃ maˈɾi.ɐ]

[ˈviɦ.ʒẽɪ̯̃ maˈɾi.ɐ]

[ˈviɾ.ʒẽɪ̯̃ maˈɾi.ɐ]

[ˈviʁ.ʒẽɪ̯̃ maˈɾi.ɐ]

/ˈviɾ.ʒɐ̃j̃ mɐˈɾi.ɐ/

/ˈviɾ.ʒɐ̃j̃ mɐˈɾi.ɐ/

/ˈbiɾ.ʒɐ̃j̃ mɐˈɾi.ɐ/

Compound of virgem (“virgin”) + Maria (“Mary”).

com+

(Christianity) Virgin Mary (the mother of Christ)


Bretanha

/bɾeˈtɐ̃.ɲɐ/

/bɾeˈtɐ̃.ɲɐ/

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Bretanha, from Latin Britannia, from Ancient Greek Πρεττανια (Prettania). Compare Galician Bretaña.

inh+

administrative region
administrative region

Brittany (an administrative region, historical province, and peninsula in northwest France)


Berlim

Berlin (the capital and largest city of Germany)


Romeu

a male given name, equivalent to English Romeo


António

European Portuguese standard spelling of Antônio.


Antônio

Learned borrowing from Latin Antonius. Doublet of Antão.

a male given name, equivalent to English Anthony


Veneza

Venice (a city, the regional capital of Veneto, Italy)

(historical) Venice (a former maritime republic centred in the city of Venice)


Ame-no-Uzume

Borrowed from Japanese 天宇受売命, 天鈿女命 (あめのうずめ, Ame-no-Uzume).

(mythology, Shinto) Ame-no-Uzume (Japanese goddess of dawn, joy and springtime)


Íris

Learned borrowing from Latin Iris, from Ancient Greek Ἶρις (Îris).

a female given name, equivalent to English Iris

(Greek mythology) Iris (Greek messenger of the gods)


Atlântico

Learned borrowing from Latin ātlanticus.


Mamãe Noel

[maˈmɐ̃ɪ̯̃ noˈɛʊ̯]

(Brazil, folklore) Mrs. Claus, Mother Christmas (Santa Claus’ wife)


joão-pestana

[ʒoˌɐ̃ʊ̯̃.pesˈtɐ̃.nɐ]

[ʒoˌɐ̃ʊ̯̃.pesˈtɐ̃.nɐ]

/ʒoˌɐ̃w̃.peʃˈtɐ̃.nɐ/

[ʒoˌɐ̃ʊ̯̃.peʃˈtɐ̃.nɐ]

/ˌʒwɐ̃w̃.pɨʃˈtɐ.nɐ/

/ˌʒwɐ̃w̃.pɨʃˈtɐ.nɐ/


Mãe Natal

[ˈmɐ̃ɪ̯̃ naˈtaʊ̯]

[ˈmɐ̃j̃ nɐˈtaɫ]

[ˈmɐ̃j̃ nɐˈtaɫ]

(Portugal, folklore) Mrs. Claus (Santa Claus’ wife)


João Pestana

[ʒoˈɐ̃ʊ̯̃ pesˈtɐ̃.nɐ]

[ʒoˈɐ̃ʊ̯̃ pesˈtɐ̃.nɐ]

/ʒoˈɐ̃w̃ peʃˈtɐ̃.nɐ/

[ʒoˈɐ̃ʊ̯̃ peʃˈtɐ̃.nɐ]

/ˈʒwɐ̃w̃ pɨʃˈtɐ.nɐ/

/ˈʒwɐ̃w̃ pɨʃˈtɐ.nɐ/

/ˈʒwɐ̃w̃ pɨʃˈta.nɐ/

From João (“John”, a common male given name) + Pestana (“eyelash”, also a surname).

com

Estás a cair com soninho… é o João Pestana que lá vem…

1946, João Carlos, A estrada de fogo, Editorial Gleba, page 211:

You are falling asleep… Sandman is coming…

O pae riu-se e disse-lhe que não deitasse as culpas ás feiticeiras mas ao João Pestana.

1899, Maximiliano de Azevedo, Historias das Ilhas (Reminiscencias dos Açores e da Madeira), Libraria Editora, page 220:

The father laughed and told him not to blame the sorceresses but his own sleepiness.


finados

Dia de Finados
Dia de Finados#Portuguese


Vesúvio

Borrowed from Latin Vesuvius, possibly from Oscan 𐌚𐌄𐌔𐌚 (fesf, “steam, smoke”) or Proto-Celtic *ves (“mountain”).


Minho

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Minho, from Latin Minius. Cognate with Galician Miño.

inh+

Minho (a traditional region and former province in northern Portugal)


Montevidéu

Montevideo (the capital city of Uruguay)


Annaba

Annaba (a district in northeastern Algeria)

Annaba (a city in Annaba district, Algeria)


Héstia

[ˈɛs.t͡ʃɪ.ɐ]

[ˈɛs.t͡ʃɪ.ɐ]

/ˈɛʃ.t͡ʃi.ɐ/

[ˈɛʃ.t͡ʃɪ.ɐ]

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἑστίᾱ (Hestíā).

bor+

(Greek mythology) Hestia (goddess of the household)


Deméter

From Ancient Greek Δημήτηρ (Dēmḗtēr), from γῆ (gê) + μήτηρ (mḗtēr).

(Greek mythology) Demeter (goddess of the harvest)


Artemisa

(Greek mythology) Artemis (Greek goddess of hunting and the wilderness)


País Basco

autonomous community
autonomous community

Basque Country (an autonomous community of Spain)


Jerónimo

Jerónimos (plural)
Portuguese spelling (European)

From Old Galician-Portuguese Jeronimo, from Latin Hierōnymus, from Ancient Greek Ἱερώνυμος (Hierṓnumos).

a male given name, equivalent to English Hieronymus, Jerome


Cantábria

Cantabria (an autonomous community and province of Spain)


Maracanã

Maracanã Stadium
pt:Maracanã (desambiguação)

/mɐ.ɾɐ.kɐˈnɐ̃/

From Guaraní maraka'nã (“mini-macaw”, a local bird).

der

A river the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

A neighbourhood in northern Rio de Janeiro, named after the river

A municipality the state of Pará, northern Brazil


Tróade

Troad (a historical region in Asia Minor)


Bois-le-Duc

Unadapted borrowing from French Bois-le-Duc.

ubor

's-Hertogenbosch (a city in North Brabant, Netherlands)


Douro

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Doiro, from Latin Dūrius (compare Spanish Duero), probably of Celtic origin, possibly from Proto-Celtic *dubros (“water”).

inh+

Douro (a river in northern Portugal and Spain)

Douro (a traditional region in Portugal)


Cruzinha

a diminutive of the female given name Cruz


Arunachala

Arunachala (a holy hill in Thiruvannamalai, India, dedicated to Shiva)


Aksai Chin

Aksai Chin (a macroregion of Kashmir, governed by China)


Andaluzia

Andalusia (an autonomous community of Spain)


Estrada de Santiago

From the Portuguese words for "Road of Saint James", being a divine memento of the path Saint James traveled in Europe, a Church attempt to banish the pagan beliefs that the Milky Way as seen from earth was either milk from Hera's breast or the trace the sun god left while leading souls to the gods' dwelling.

(astronomy) a broad band of diffuse white light, visible in the night sky; our view of the dense portions of the Milky Way Galaxy from inside the galaxy


Tiago

New Testament form of Jacó. From Latin Sanctus (“holy, saint”) + Iacobus (“James”), from Ancient Greek Ἰακώβ (Iakṓb), from Hebrew יַעֲקֹב (Yaʿăqōḇ). The regular outcome of Latin word-initial /iV-/ in Portuguese is /d͡ʒV-/; Iacobus must have been borrowed during the Middle Ages. Later, it was contracted to Santiago when referring to the saint, and ultimately suffered juncture reinterpretation (“São Tiago”) in analogy to São Mateus, São Marcos, etc.

der

Hebrew יַעֲקֹב (Yaʿăqōḇ)

Tiago, servo de Deus e do Senhor Jesus Cristo, às doze tribos da Dispersão, saúde.

1959, João Ferreira de Almeida, Almeida Revista e Atualizada, Sociedade Bíblica do Brasil, Tiago 1:6:

James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are of the Dispersion, greeting.

(biblical) the twentieth book of the New Testament of the Bible, the general epistle of James

one of two Apostles, James the Greater and James the Less, often identified with James, brother of Jesus

a male given name, equivalent to English James


Pereira

From pereira (“pear tree”), or from a variant of pedreira (cf. Pero and Pedro). Compare Spanish Perera and Catalan Perer.


Antibes

Antibes (a resort town in the Alpes-Maritimes department, France)


Garibaldi

A municipality of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil


Danilo

From Italian Danilo, from Serbo-Croatian Danilo. Doublet of Daniel.


Sardenha

[sɐɾˈðɐ(j).ɲɐ]

[sɐɾˈðɐ(j).ɲɐ]

Sardinia (an island and autonomous region of Italy, in the Mediterranean Sea)


Mauro

Borrowed from Latin Maurus. Doublet of mouro.


Renault

Unadapted borrowing from French Renault.


Bianchi

Unadapted borrowing from Italian Bianchi.


Vasco

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Vaasco. Cognate to Spanish Velasco.


Mastrique

(obsolete) Alternative form of Maastricht


Turcomenistão

Alternative form of Turquemenistão: Turkmenistan (a country in Central Asia)


Heloísa

a female given name from French, equivalent to English Eloise


Deodato

From Latin Deodatus, from Adeodatus (“given by God”) or Deusdedit (“God has given”).


Diabo

(Rio Grande do Sul)


Lázaro

From Old Galician-Portuguese Lazaro, from Latin Lazarus, from Ancient Greek Λάζαρος (Lázaros), from Hebrew אֶלְעָזָר (ʼelʻāzār).

der

Hebrew אֶלְעָזָר (ʼelʻāzār)

(biblical) Lazarus (man brought back to life by Jesus)

a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Lazarus


Mefistófeles

(German folklore) Mephistopheles (Devil to whom Faust sold his soul)


Bia

a diminutive of the female given name Bianca

a diminutive of the female given name Beatriz


Ródano

Rhone (a river in Switzerland and France)


Alecto

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀληκτώ (Alēktṓ).

bor+

(Greek mythology, Roman mythology) Alecto (goddess of vengeance)


Ramsés

From Ancient Greek Ῥαμέσσης (Rhaméssēs), itself from Egyptian rꜥ-ms-sw.

A male given name of historical usage, equivalent to English Ramesses, notably borne by several Egyptian pharaohs


Quinto Império

(mysticism, poetic) the Portuguese colonial empire, seen as a spiritual and prophetic entity


Micenas

Mycenae (an ancient city and archaeological site in Greece)


Ananke

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀνάγκη (Anánkē).

(Greek mythology) Ananke (goddess of destiny, necessity and fate)


Dudinka

Krasnoyarsk Krai
Krasnoyarsk Krai#English

Dudinka (a port city in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia)


BCB

Banco Central do Brasil
w:pt:Banco Central do Brasil

(Brazil) Initialism of Banco Central do Brasil (“Central Bank of Brazil”).


Achaia

Pre-reform spelling (until Brazil 1943/Portugal 1911) of Acaia.


Arbela

Arbela (an ancient city in Mesopotamia, in modern Iraq; modern Arbil)


Pantanal

From pantanal (“wetland, bog”). Compare the more common homonym pântano.

A neighborhood of Duque de Caxias, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

A neighborhood of Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil


Heligoland

Heligoland (an island of Germany in the North Sea)


Feodosia

Borrowed from Russian Феодо́сия (Feodósija), from Ancient Greek Θεοδοσία (Theodosía).

Feodosia (a port and resort city in Crimea, internationally recognized as part of Ukraine but de facto in Russia)


Queluz

Borrowed from Arabic قَاع اللَّوْز (qāʕ al-lawz, “almond land”).

قَاع اللَّوْز

Queluz (a city in Sintra municipality, district of Lisbon, Portugal)

Queluz (a municipality of São Paulo, Brazil)


Alytus

Alytus (a city and municipality, the administrative centre of Alytus County, Lithuania)


ANSEA

Associação de Nações do Sudeste Asiático#Portuguese

Acronym of Associação de Nações do Sudeste Asiático. ASEAN


Al Jazira

Al Jazeera (Arabic satellite TV news channel)


Alexandroupolis

Eastern Macedonia and Thrace
Eastern Macedonia and Thrace#English

Alexandroupoli (a city in Evros, Eastern Macedonia and Thrace, Greece)


Andra Pradesh

Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh#Portuguese


Absalão

Borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin Absalom, from Hebrew אַבְשָׁלוֹם.

der

Hebrew אַבְשָׁלוֹם


Arimã

Ahriman (the hypostasis of chaos, destruction, evil in Zoroastrianism)


Alcoólicos Anónimos

Alcoholics Anonymous
Alcoholics Anonymous


Angkor Vat

Angkor Wat (a temple complex in Cambodia)


Alemanha Oriental

northeastern Germany
northeastern Germany#English

East Germany (a former country in Europe; modern northeastern Germany)


Armagedão

(Christianity, Islam) Armageddon (The place where the final battle will be fought between the forces of good and evil)


Antártica

América

América do Norte, América Central, América do Sul


Banco Central Europeu

European Central Bank
European Central Bank

(European Union) European Central Bank (central bank for the European Union)


Arquipélago Malaio

Malay Archipelago
Malay Archipelago#English

Malay Archipelago (an archipelago between the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean)


head

Associação de Nações do Sudeste Asiático f

ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations)


Birobidjan

Jewish Autonomous Oblast
Jewish Autonomous Oblast#English

Birobidzhan (a city, the administrative center of the Jewish Autonomous Oblast, Russia)


Bitínia

Bithynia (a historical region in Asia Minor)


Breslávia

Wrocław (a city in the Lower Silesia, Poland)


Assunção

(Catholicism, Eastern Orthodoxy) Assumption (the ascent of the Virgin Mary into Heaven)


Aquisgrano

North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia#English

Aachen (a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany)


Caiena

Cayenne (the capital city of French Guiana)


Caçarola

Big Dipper (bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky)


Carachi

Karachi (a city, the provincial capital of Sindh, Pakistan)


Chiva

(proscribed) Alternative spelling of Xiva


Cazã

Kazan (the capital and largest city of the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia)


Caverna de Platão

(philosophy) Plato's Cave (the allegorical cave)


Chapeuzinho Vermelho

Little Red Riding Hood
Little Red Riding Hood

(European folklore) Little Red Riding Hood (girl who was tricked by a wolf dressed as her grandmother)


Atos dos Apóstolos

Acts of the Apostles
Acts of the Apostles

(biblical) Acts of the Apostles (the name of the book of Acts in the Bible)


Chipre do Norte

Northern Cyprus (a breakaway country in Cyprus)


Canal de Suez

Suez Canal (an artificial canal in Egypt, connecting the Mediterranean and Red seas)


Colosso de Rodes

Colossus of Rhodes (the statue of Helios)


Colônia

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of Colónia (“Cologne”).


Cheliabinsk

Chelyabinsk (an oblast of Russia, near the Ural Mountains)

Chelyabinsk (a city, the administrative center of Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia)


Cirena

Cyrene (an ancient city in North Africa, in modern Libya)


Comunidade das Nações

Commonwealth of Nations
Commonwealth of Nations

Commonwealth of Nations (association of independent states)


Briansk

Bryansk (a city, the administrative center of Bryansk Oblast, Russia)


Comunidade dos Estados Independentes

Commonwealth of Independent States
Commonwealth of Independent States

Commonwealth of Independent States (successor to the Soviet Union)


Cavala

East Macedonia and Thrace
East Macedonia and Thrace#English

Kavala (a regional unit of East Macedonia and Thrace, Greece)


Cortina de Ferro

(historical) Iron Curtain (the dividing line between western Europe and the Soviet controlled regions)


Cordeiro de Deus

Lamb of God (a title for Jesus that appears in the Gospel of John)


Conisberga

(historical) Königsberg (former name of Kaliningrado)


Cilícia

(historical) Cilicia (a historical region in Asia Minor)


Conselho de Segurança das Nações Unidas

Conselho de Segurança das Nações Unidas m

UN Security Council (international organ)


Cosme

a male given name, equivalent to English Cosmas


Cuala Lumpur

(rare) Alternative spelling of Kuala Lumpur


Boémia

Bohemia (a macroregion of the Czech Republic)


Cooperação Econômica da Ásia e do Pacífico f

Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation

Cooperação Económica da Ásia e do Pacífico

(geopolitics) Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (trade agreement)


Cloto

(Greek mythology) Clotho (one of the Fates)


Cnossos

Knossos (an ancient city of the Minoans in Crete)


Boêmia

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of Boémia.


Amesterdão

/ɐ.mɨʃ.tɛɾˈdɐ̃w̃/

[ɐ.mɨʃ.tɛɾˈðɐ̃w̃]

Borrowed from Dutch Amsterdam, from the river Amstel + dam (“dam”).

Amsterdam (the capital city of the Netherlands)


Báli

Bali (an island and province of Indonesia, part of the Lesser Sunda)


Abijão

[a.biˈʒɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/ɐ.biˈʒɐ̃w̃/

[ɐ.βiˈʒɐ̃w̃]


Astreu

(Greek mythology) Astraeus (titan-god of the dusk)


Antíoco

Antiochus (one of the thirteen kings of the Seleucid dynasty)


Chechénia

/t͡ʃɛˈt͡ʃɛ.njɐ/

European Portuguese standard spelling of Chechênia.


Ancara

Ankara (the capital city and province of Turkey)


Barém

Bahrain (an archipelago, island, and country in Western Asia, in the Persian Gulf)


Adrião

[a.dɾɪˈɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[aˈdɾjɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/ɐ.dɾiˈɐ̃w̃/

[ɐ.ðɾiˈɐ̃w̃]

From Latin Adriānus. Doublet of Adriano.

a male given name, equivalent to English Adrian


Baical

Borrowed from Russian Байка́л (Bajkál), from Buryat Байгал (Bajgal).


Antilhas

/ɐ̃ˈt͡ʃi.ʎɐs/

/ɐ̃ˈt͡ʃi.ʎɐs/

/ɐ̃ˈt͡ʃi.ʎɐʃ/

From Antillia, a phantom island reputed to lie west of the Iberian Peninsula in the Atlantic Ocean. The name is of disputed origin, with many different theories proposed; see Antillia.

the Caribbean Sea
the Caribbean Sea#English

Antilles (an archipelago in the Caribbean Sea)


Alcorão

[aʊ̯.koˈɾɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

From Old Galician-Portuguese alcoran, from Arabic الْقُرْآن (al-qurʔān).


Bento

From Old Galician-Portuguese Bẽeito, from Late Latin Benedictus, from benedictus (“blessed”), from Latin benedicō. Doublet of Benedito and bendito. Compare Spanish Benito, French Benoît, Italian Benedetto.

a male given name, equivalent to English Benedict


Bornéu

Borneo (an island in the Malay Archipelago)


Caim

Borrowed from Latin Cain, from Hebrew קַיִן.


Anatólio

Borrowed from Latin Anatolius, from Ancient Greek [Term?].

a male given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Anatolius


Astreia

[asˈtɾɛɪ̯.ɐ]

[asˈtɾɛɪ̯.ɐ]

[aʃˈtɾɛɪ̯.ɐ]

(Greek mythology) Astraea (goddess of justice)


Banguecoque

/bɐ̃.ɡɨˈkɔ.kɨ/


Agostinho

From Old Galician-Portuguese Agostỹo, from Latin Augustīnus.

a male given name, equivalent to English Augustine


Abissínia

(historical) Abyssinia (historical name of Ethiopia)


Cabo da Boa Esperança

Cape of Good Hope
Cape of Good Hope#English

Cape of Good Hope (a cape in southwestern South Africa)


Benedito

Borrowed from Latin Benedictus. Compare the inherited doublet Bento.


Alsácia

Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin Alsatia, from Old High German ali sazzo (“inhabitant of the other”) (referring to the opposite bank of the Rhine), from Proto-Germanic *aljaz (“other”) + *sitjaną (“inhabitant”, literally “sitter”).

q

administrative region
administrative region

Alsace (a region, former administrative region, and historical province of France, located on the west bank of the upper Rhine; since 2016, part of the administrative region of Grand Est)


Bombaim

desctree

→ Middle Bengali: বোম্বাই (bōmbai)
Bengali: বোম্বাই (bōmbai)

→ Hindustani: bambaī

Hindi: बंबई

Urdu: بَمْبَئِی (bambaī)

Mumbai, Bombay (a megacity, the capital of Maharashtra, India)


Bóreas

(Greek mythology) Boreas (god of the north wind, storms, winter, ice and snow)


Anfitrite

(Greek mythology) Amphitrite (Greek goddess)


Bréscia

Brescia (a city and province of Lombardy, Italy)


Avinhão

/a.vĩˈɲɐ̃w̃/

[a.vĩˈj̃ɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/a.vĩˈɲɐ̃w̃/

[a.vĩˈj̃ɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[a.viˈɲɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/ɐ.viˈɲɐ̃w̃/

/ɐ.viˈɲɐ̃w̃/

/ɐ.biˈɲɐ̃w̃/

[ɐ.βiˈɲɐ̃w̃]

Borrowed from French Avignon, Occitan Avinhon.

Avignon (a city in the Vaucluse department, France)


Ambrósio

Borrowed from Latin Ambrosius, from Ancient Greek ἀμβρόσῐος (ambrósios, “immortal”).

der

a male given name, equivalent to English Ambrose


Apúlia

Borrowed from Latin Āpūlia, from Ancient Greek Ἰαπυγία (Iapugía).

Apulia (a peninsula and administrative region in southern Italy)


Brício

Borrowed from Latin Bricius, Britius, from Gaulish [Term?].

a male given name, equivalent to English Bryce or Brice


Caríbdis

[kɐˈɾi.βðiʃ]

(Greek mythology) Charybdis (Greek mythological monster)


Afonso

From Old Galician-Portuguese Afonso, from Early Medieval Latin Alfonsus, Adephonsus, from Gothic *𐌰𐌸𐌰𐌻𐌰𐍆𐌿𐌽𐍃 (*aþalafuns). Compare Spanish Alfonso.

inh

a male given name, equivalent to English Alfonso or Alphonse


Afonso

a surname transferred from the given name


Borístenes

(historical) Dnieper (a river in Eastern Europe)


Canaã

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Χαναάν (Khanaán), from Hebrew כְּנַעַן (k'ná'an).

bor+

Canaan (a historical region in the Levant)


Bonifácio

a male given name, equivalent to English Boniface


Bizâncio

From Ancient Greek Βυζάντιον (Buzántion) or Latin Byzantium. Displaced Old Galician-Portuguese Besanço.

Byzantium (ancient Greek city situated on the Bosporus in modern Turkey, later called Constantinople; modern Istanbul)


Abdala

From Old Galician-Portuguese Abdalla, from Arabic عَبْدُ الله (ʕabdu llāh).

A male given name of historical usage, equivalent to English Abdullah


Chanucá

(Judaism) Hanukkah (holiday commemorating the rededication of the Holy Temple)


Bordéus

From Occitan Bordèu, from Old Occitan Bordel, from Latin Burdigala, from a Proto-Celtic root.

Bordeaux (the capital city of the Gironde department, France; capital city of the region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine)


Cós

Kos (an island and regional unit of the Dodecanese, South Aegean, Greece)


Antuérpia

[ɐ̃.tʊˈɛɾ.pɪ.ɐ]

[ɐ̃.tʊˈɛχ.pɪ.ɐ]

From New Latin Antverpia, from Dutch Antwerpen.

Antwerp (a city and province of Belgium)


A Corunha

Borrowed from Galician A Coruña, of uncertain origin. Predominant theories are:
* A corruption of the word for “crown”, via Galician, French, or a Celtic language;
* From French Cluny, a commune in eastern France;
* From Scottish Gaelic cork orrunach (literally “harbor of the brave men”): Celtic settlers had been known to explore the coast;
* From Crunia, a medieval Leonese name of unknown origin.

der

A Coruña, La Coruña (a city in Galicia, Spain)


Dia da Terra

Earth Day (global day of observance of the need to protect the earth)


Dez Mandamentos

(biblical) Ten Commandments (ten commandments given by God to Moses)


Colónia

Cologne (the largest city in North Rhine-Westphalia, in northwestern Germany)


Dia da Vitória

Victory Day (a day to commemorate victories in important battles or wars in the countries' history)


Edwiges

a female given name, equivalent to English Hedwig


Damão e Diu

Daman and Diu (a former union territory in India)


Bálcãs

[ˈbaʊ̯.kɐ̃ʃ]

Balkans (a peninsula and mountain range in southeast Europe)


Chéquia

Czech Republic, Czechia (a country in Central Europe; official name: República Checa)


Cracóvia

[kɾɐˈkɔ.βjɐ]

Lesser Poland Voivodeship
Lesser Poland Voivodeship#English

Cracow, Krakow (the capital city of the Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland)


Disneylândia

Disneyland (a theme park in Anaheim, United States)


Efésios

(biblical) Ephesians (book of the Bible)


Benjamim

/bɐ̃j̃.ʒɐˈmĩ/

(biblical) Benjamin (the youngest son of Jacob)

a male given name, equivalent to English Benjamin


Dia de São Valentim

Saint Valentine's Day
Saint Valentine's Day


Eritréia

(Brazilian Portuguese spelling) Pre-reform spelling (until 1990) of Eritreia.


Casa Branca

[ˈka.zɐ ˈβɾɐ̃.kɐ]

White House (the official residence of the President of the United States of America)


Ecbátana

(historical) Ecbatana (an ancient city in Media, in western Iran)


Cantuária

Learned borrowing from New Latin Cantuaria.


Esculápio

(Roman mythology) Aesculapius (Roman god of medicine and healing)


Ecaterimburgo

Yekaterinburg (a city, the administrative center of Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia)


Eslavónia

Slavonia (a traditional region in eastern Croatia)


Clímene

(Greek mythology) Clymene (nymph of Greek mythology)


Bérgamo

Bergamo (a city and province of Lombardy, Italy)


Dia de Todos-os-Santos

(Christianity) All Saints' Day; All Hallows Day (feast day on November 1)


Crimeia

[kɾiˈmɛɪ̯.ɐ]

[kɾiˈmɛɪ̯.ɐ]


Diocleciano

A male given name of historical usage, equivalent to English Diocletian, notably borne by a Roman emperor


Estreito de Sunda

Sunda Strait (a strait between Java and Sumatra)


Eleitorado do Palatinato

Electorate of the Palatinate
Electorate of the Palatinate#English

Holy Roman Empire
Holy Roman Empire#English

Electorate of the Palatinate (a historical territory in the Holy Roman Empire)


Estátua da Liberdade

Statue of Liberty (large statue in New York harbour)


Bruxelas

/bɾuˈʃɛ.lɐʃ/

/bɾuˈʃɛ.lɐʃ/


Bartolomeu

From Old Galician-Portuguese Bartolomeu, from Latin Bartholomaeus, from Ancient Greek Βαρθολομαῖος (Bartholomaîos), from Aramaic בר תלמי (bar Tolmai, “son of Tolmai”).

der

Βαρθολομαῖος

a male given name, equivalent to English Bartholomew

(biblical) Bartholomew (one of the apostles)


Calábria

Calabria (a peninsula and administrative region of southern Italy)


Bolonha

Inherited from Latin Bonōnia, the Roman settlement's name.

Bologna (a city and province of Emilia-Romagna, Italy)


Cátia

Ка́тя Катя#Russian

a female given name from Russian Ка́тя (Kátja), equivalent to English Katya


Eurafrásia

Afro-Eurasia (a supercontinent consisting of Europe, Asia and Africa)


Conrado

a male given name, equivalent to English Conrad


Burquina Faso

Burkina Faso (a country in West Africa, formerly Upper Volta)


Exposição Mundial

World Exposition (a regular international exposition)


Aleixo

Inherited from Latin Alexius, from Ancient Greek Ἄλεξις (Álexis).

a male given name, equivalent to English Alexius