Brazilian masculine name of uncertain origin, possibly a phonetic adaptation of Wagner or a regional invention; strongly associated with the northeastern Brazilian state of Ceará.
Nicknames
fag
Vibe
strong
How it ages.
Distinctly regional Brazilian; ages with strong Northeastern identity but limited outside that context.
The cultural moment.
Common in northeastern Brazil, particularly Ceará, from the 1970s through the 1990s.
Other Brazilian Portuguese names with similar texture: