Portuguese form of Conceição, meaning conception, referring to the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary; one of the most common devotional names in Brazil and Portugal.
Nicknames
conceita · ceiça
Vibe
strongelegant
How it ages.
Deeply Catholic and devotional; firmly associated with older generations in Brazil, not in revival.
The cultural moment.
Top name in Brazil through the mid-20th century; now primarily associated with grandmothers.
Other Latin-Portuguese names with similar texture: