Baby name

FADING GIRL · TUPI-BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE
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Neide

/NAY · jee/


“Water goddess”

Brazilian feminine name of Tupi origin, from Neide or Neidé, possibly related to the water goddess figure in Amazonian mythology; purely Brazilian in usage.

gentle

How it ages.

Common in Brazil from the 1950s through 1970s; now strongly associated with older generations.

The cultural moment.

Peak use in Brazil from 1950 to 1975; very rare in new births since the 1990s.