Meaning: Mother of the day
The story
A Brazilian literary name formed from Tupi elements. Araci appears in Jose de Alencar’s Ubirajara; its documented literary history gives more context than treating it as a generic word for dawn.
Nicknames
- Ara
- Cici
Popularity
Rare gem
Rare in US records; use elsewhere may differ.
Style
Origins
Araci comes from Tupi and Brazilian Portuguese.
More like Araci
More Portuguese namesIara
Lady of the water
Potira
Flower, from Tupi potyra
Iracema
Brazilian literary name; original interpretation debated
Estrela
Star
Margarida
Pearl; also daisy
Yara
Variant of Iara: lady of the water; Persian Yara is separate
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