Baby name

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Meire

/MAY · reh/


“Light”

Brazilian variant of Meira, the Hebrew name meaning light; used among Jewish Brazilian communities and more broadly as a feminine given name.

mei

warm

How it ages.

Soft and bright in meaning; feels gently dated in Brazil.

The cultural moment.

Modest use in Brazil from the mid-20th century onward.