Baby name
FADING
🇧🇷 Djalma
/JAHL · mah/
Meaning
“Unknown”
Brazilian masculine name of uncertain etymology, possibly a Tupi or African-influenced coinage. Made famous by the Brazilian football player Djalma Santos, a 1958 World Cup winner.
Nicknames
djalm · jal
Vibe
warm
How it ages.
Hyperlocal to Brazil; feels mid-20th century and is associated with the golden football era.
The cultural moment.
Common in Brazil from the 1930s through the 1960s; very rare for new births today.