Catalina is a name with Portuguese origins, and is a form of Caterine meaning “pure”. This name is one of the California Channel Islands, making it an attractive and newly stylish variation on the classic Catherine or Caitlin.
Origin: Portuguese
Inara
The origins of the name Inara is unclear, but some thing that it is a feminine form of the Basque name “Inar,” meaning ray of light. It can also mean “heaven sent,” a feminine name of Arabic origins.
Joao
Joao is the Portuguese form of the common boy’s name, John, which means “God has given”. The name is a prominent one in the bible and is of great importance to early Christianity, since it was borne by many saints. It is also the name of twenty-three popes.
Matias
Matias is the Portuguese version of the name Matthias, meaning “gift from God”. The name is used across Europe in a variety of variant forms as both a given name and a surname. In the Hebrew bible, Matthias was the disciple selected to replace Judas as an apostle.
Thiago
Thiago is a different spelling of the name Tiago, which in itself is a dimiutive of Santiago. To make things more complicated, Santiago is the Spanish version of the name James. That is why all these names share the same meaning as James, which is “supplanter”.
