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Moacir.

a male given name from Old Tupi, of Brazilian usage

6 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

name/mo.aˈsiʁ/Brazil[mo.aˈsih]Brazil/mo.aˈsiɾ/São-Paulo/mo.aˈsiʁ/Rio-de-Janeiro
  1. a male given name from Old Tupi, of Brazilian usage

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Coined by Brazilian writer José de Alencar in 1865, as the name of a character in the novel Iracema. The author derived it from Old Tupi moasy (“to regret”), although he translated it as "son of the pain" in the book.

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