Baby name

FADING UNISEX · BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE-TUPI
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Lucineide

/loo · see · NEH · ee · dee/


“Daughter of water”

Brazilian compound of Luci (light) and neide, the latter possibly from the Tupi word meaning daughter of water; blends Latin and Indigenous Brazilian roots.

lu · neide

strongelegant

How it ages.

Rare even in Brazil today; a vivid artifact of mid-century naming creativity.

The cultural moment.

Peaked in Brazil in the 1960s and 70s; uncommon today.