Baby name
Kauane
/kah · WAH · neh/
Meaning
“Hawk or falcon”
Brazilian feminine form of Kauan, from Tupi meaning 'hawk' or 'falcon'; carries the same indigenous heritage with a feminized ending.
How it ages.
Fresh and indigenous; fits the contemporary Brazilian preference for Tupi feminine names.
The cultural moment.
Rising in Brazil from the 2000s onward as female Tupi names gained popularity.