Baby name
FADING
🇧🇷 Jacira
/zhah · SEE · rah/
Meaning
“Honey of the moon”
Brazilian feminine name from Tupi jaci (moon) and ira (honey); meaning 'honey of the moon'. A romantically constructed indigenous Brazilian name.
Nicknames
jaci
Vibe
strongwarm
How it ages.
Mid-century in Brazil - will take time to shed the dated feel, but the etymology is genuinely lovely.
The cultural moment.
Common in Brazil from the 1940s-1970s; now rare among younger generations.