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Pages in category "Portuguese feminine given names" The following 96 pages are in this category, out of 96 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
Names like Dinis, Duarte, Garcia and Godinho were originally personal names, but today they are used in Brazil almost exclusively as surnames, although Duarte and Dinis are still common personal names in Portugal. Matronymics (surnames derived from female personal names) are not used in Portuguese.
Women in Portugal received full legal equality with Portuguese men as mandated by Portugal's constitution of 1976, which in turn resulted from the Revolution of 1974. Women were allowed to vote for the first time in Portugal in 1931 under Salazar's Estado Novo , but not on equal terms with men.
also: People: By gender: Women: By nationality: Portuguese This category exists only as a container for other categories of Portuguese women . Articles on individual women should not be added directly to this category, but may be added to an appropriate sub-category if it exists.
Women in Portugal This page was last edited on 12 May 2022, at 23:48 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 ...
Princes Royal of Portugal (7 P) This page was last edited on 15 June 2023, at 16:16 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 ...
João is the Portuguese equivalent of the given name John. The diminutive is Joãozinho and the feminine is Joana. It is widespread in Portuguese-speaking countries. Notable people with the name are enumerated in the sections below.
Women legislators in Portugal (2 C, 3 P) Pages in category "Portuguese women in politics" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total.