Given name
Moacir
“to regret”
Moacir is a masculine given name from Old Tupi, meaning “to regret.” It is used in Portuguese.
Meaning & origin
The story
Coined by Brazilian writer José de Alencar in 1865.
Moacir’s family of names
In Portuguese usage, Moacir has a related form in MOACYR.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Moacir
- MoacirBrazilian association football player (1970–2024)
- Moacir BarbosaBrazilian footballer (1921–2000)
- MoacirBrazilian footballerborn 1936
- TutaBrazilian association football player (1974-)
- Moacir SilvaBrazilian priestborn 1954
- Moacir Goulart de FigueredoBrazilian Roman-Catholic bishopborn 1965
- Moacir ZimmermannBrazilian athletics competitorborn 1983
- Moacir Aparecido de Freitasborn 1962
- MoacirBrazilian footballerborn 1986
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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