Moacir
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[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]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.[1]
Pronunciation
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- Hyphenation: Mo‧a‧cir
Proper noun
[edit]Moacir m
- a male given name from Old Tupi, of Brazilian usage
References
[edit]- ^ Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “moasy”, in Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil [Dictionary of Old Tupi: The Classical Indigenous Language of Brazil] (overall work in Portuguese), São Paulo: Global, →ISBN, page 286, column 1
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