Baby name

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Maycon

/MAY · kon/


“Who is like God?”

Brazilian phonetic spelling of the English pronunciation of Michael; reflects the influence of English names in Brazil.

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How it ages.

Uniquely Brazilian; the phonetic spelling of an Anglo name gives it a particular regional character.

The cultural moment.

Emerged in Brazil in the 1990s-2000s; associated with younger generations.