Baby name
REVIVING
🇧🇷 Kauan
/KAH · wan/
Meaning
“Unknown”
Brazilian masculine name from Tupi, a variant of Kaua meaning 'hawk'; the -an ending gives it a slightly more formal character.
Nicknames
none
Vibe
strong
How it ages.
Modern and grounded in indigenous heritage; ages well in a Brazilian context.
The cultural moment.
Used in Brazil from the 1990s through 2010s; part of the Tupi naming revival.