Boy · Tupi-inspired literary coinage, Portuguese
Moacir
Say it: moh-ah-SEER
Meaning
Given by José de Alencar in 'Iracema' (1865) to the heroine's son, glossed by him from Tupi as 'son of pain'; the gloss is Alencar's literary one.
Uncertainseveral explanations, none settled.
Taken from Alencar's novel and used as a Brazilian boys' name in the 20th century.
Its wave through time
No birth counts are recorded for this name in the records loaded here: it has been given to fewer than five babies a year, or not at all, since records began.
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Moacyr
Famous bearers
- Moacyr Scliar, Brazilian writer
- Moacir Barbosa, Brazilian goalkeeper
Names worth a look
Where this comes from
- Well-known works of literature
- National census records of the 19th and 20th centuries
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