The Story Games Names Project

Brazilian
Compiled by Jason Morningstar and
Moyra Turkington
From http://en.wikipedia.org/
wiki/List_of_most_common_surnames:
“Most of Brazilian surnames
derive from Portuguese surnames.
When someone’s surname was unknown,
not verifiable or considered
unpronounceable in Portuguese
language, their surname was usually
registered as “da Costa” when living
near the sea coast or “da Silva”
(from the forest) if lived inland. The
surname “dos Santos” (from the
saints) was given to orphan children.”
FEMALE
1) Andreia
2) Inês
3) Joana
4) Carla
5) Maria Constância
6) Cristina
7) Sofia
8) Sara
9) Susana
10) Maria Diamantina
11) Berta
12) Conceição
13) Rosa
14) Gracinda
15) Ilda
16) Maria João
17) Antónia
18) Natália
19) Lucinda
20) Maria Alzira
MALE
1) Rui
2) Carlos
3) Eduardo
4) André
5) Gonçalo
6) Carlos
7) Miguel
8) Tiago
9) Gustavo
10) Pedro
11) Paulo
12) João.
13) Manuel
14) José
15) António
16) Abel
17) Ramiro
18) Arlindo
19) Helder
20) Armindo
SURNAMES 1
1) da Costa
2) Álvares
3) Moraes
4) Andrade
5) Sá
6) Pires
7) Silveira
8) Rego
9) Sanches
10) Moreira
11) Amaral
12) Borges
13) Cardoso
14) Carvalho
15) Branco
16) Castro
17) da Silva
18) Dias
19) Cavalcante
20) da Mata
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