Portuguese Royal Baby Names

Micaela

Italian, Spanish, and Israeli variation of Michaela

"who is like God"

The original versions of Micaela have morphed into all manner of "inventive" spellings -- Makayla, McKalla et al -- but we prefer the genuine international versions, like this one.

Neves

Portuguese

"snows"

A name that refers to a title of the Virgin Mary -- "Maria des Neves," or Maria of Snows.

Sancha

Spanish, from Latin

"sacred"

Sancha of Leon was an 11th century princess who became Queen of Spain after her brother was killed by Ferdinand I, whom she then married. A twisted tale indeed, but Sancha is one of those names that…

Urraca

Basque or Portuguese, 'magpie'

Urraca was the name of many infantas and queens of several medieval Iberian kingdoms (most notably Leon). Despite its royal roots, Urraca is one of the names best left to the history books.

Vitoria

Vitoria is a feminine name of Latin and Portuguese origin, being the Portuguese and Galician spelling of Victoria. Derived from the Latin 'victoria' meaning 'victory' or 'conqueror,' it carries…