Tupi
names are used by the Tupi people of Brazil.
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Anahí f Guarani, Tupi, Spanish (Latin American)Meaning uncertain. In Tupi-Guarani legend this is the name of a princess killed by Spanish conquistadors, who was turned into a flower--usually identified with the flower of the Ceibo tree (Erythrina crista-galli)... [
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Angra f TupiThe name given to the goddess of fire in Tupi-Guarani mythology.
Bartira f TupiDerived from Tupi
bo tiira "flower". Bartira was the name of the daughter of the chief Tibiriça, an indigenous leader of great importance for the formation of the city of São Paulo. Bartira was married to the Portuguese explorer João Ramalho and after her marriage she was baptized as Isabel Dias.
Bishnud m TupiA popular name among Tupi communities in Formosa (Argentina), this name may also be a Guarani mythological god.
Caçapava f TupiDerived from Tupi
ka'a asapaba meaning "stroll through the forest".
Caique m Tupi (Latinized, Modern, Archaic)Caique seems to be an indigenous word, more specifically the extinct Tupi language, which means "aquatic bird." Other translations seem to refer to "he who glides on the waters".... [
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Ceci f TupiThe meaning is debatable. It could mean "my mother" or "mother who cries" in Tupi.
Goiás m TupiDerived from Tupi
gua iá "same origin".
Ipê f TupiDerived from Tupi
ï'pe "shell (of a seed)". This is the Portuguese name for several bignoniaceae trees known for the beauty of their flowers. Moreover, the
ipê was elected as the Brazilian national tree.
Iuna f Tupi"Iuna" is a term derived from the Tupi-Guarani language, meaning "black river", by combining the words' 'y' (water, river) and "un" (black).
Juruna m & f Tupi, Lingua GeralMeans "black mouth" in Lingua Geral and it's an exonym used for the Yudjá people. The name is given after Mário Juruna (1942-2002), the first national-level federal representative in Brazil that belonged to an indigenous people.
Kawahib m TupiA popular name in Argentina and in Eastern Paraguay among Guarani people, also the name of a dialect of the language.
Mayra f Tupi, PortugueseDerived from Tupi
mair "foreigner" and by extension, "French", referring to French settlements in Brazil.
Mera f TupiDerived from Tupi
mãra meaning "war".
Ñamandu m TupiMeaning "God" in Tupí, this name is popular in North-Eastern Argentina, Paraguay and Brazil.
Nheengatu m TupiPopular name in ancient Guarani nations, it is now the name of a dialect of Guarani, and popular name for males of Tupi descent in Brazil, Colombia, Paraguay, Bolivia, Argentina and common among males of Tupi descent in Uruguay.
Tabaré m South American, Guarani (Hispanicized, ?), Tupi (Hispanicized, ?)Chiefly Uruguayan name, allegedly of Guarani or Tupi origin and meaning "village man" or "one who lives far from town". The Uruguayan poet Juan Zorrilla de San Martín used it for the title hero of his epic poem
Tabaré (1888), which depicts the tragic love between Tabaré, an indigenous Charrúa man, and Blanca, the sister of a Spanish conquistador.
Tainara f Tupi, Portuguese (Brazilian)The name comes from the Tupí language, spoken by the native indigenous peoples of Brazil. It means "star" or "full of light", "illuminated".
Tupã m TupiKnown as the supreme god in Guarani mythology.
Ubiratã m TupiMeans "strong spear" in Tupi, from
übü'ra á'tã.
Yamandú m Tupi, GuaraniMeans "the precursor of the waters (of the world)" in Tupi-Guaraní.