Baby name

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Jacira

/zhah · SEE · rah/


“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.

jaci

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.