Origin and meaning of 63 Brazilian names, with the source cited, how many people have the name in Brazil and its nicknames. When sources disagree, we say so and leave it blank.
Name-meaning sites tend to mix etymology with personality and destiny. Here only what can be checked goes in: the source language, the elements that form the name, the literal sense, who has borne it and the source. Each name was compared across two open sources we read on 2 November 2026, the Dicionário de Nomes Próprios and Behind the Name. Of the 63 names, 36 have sources that agree (Rafael is "God heals", from Hebrew rafa plus El), 16 are probable, with a caveat we show (Lucas probably comes from Loukanos, "from Lucania", but may link to light) and 11 are left without a meaning because the sources diverge, such as Maria, Bruno and Gustavo. In those cases we explain the disagreement instead of picking a version. Next to the meaning you see how many people have the name in the 2010 IBGE Census, its real nicknames and links to the nickname and popularity pages for the same name. There is no personality forecast, lucky number or destiny here: that is not etymology.
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Nobody knows for sure, which is why we leave the meaning blank. The Hebrew form is Miryam, the name of the sister of Moses. Behind the Name lists theories such as "sea of bitterness", "rebelliousness" and "wished-for child", or an Egyptian root tied to "beloved"; the Dicionário de Nomes Próprios gives "sovereign lady". These readings exclude one another.
God heals
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Sources opened and checked on 2026-11-02. The text is ours, reworded from them. We use no numerology and no personality traits.