Iracema

Iracema Meaning & Origin

About Iracema
The name "Iracema" is of indigenous Brazilian origin and holds significant cultural and historical importance. It means "honey lips" or "lips of honey" in the Tupi-Guarani language. Iracema is also the title of a famous novel by José de Alencar, published in 1865, which tells the tragic love story between a Portuguese colonizer and the indigenous woman Iracema. The name represents beauty, sweetness, and the blending of different cultures in Brazil's history.

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Name Popularity

Gender Distribution

Most individuals with the name Iracema are female.

Iracema Popularity Trends

The popularity of the name has remained the same by 0% over the past year.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
ARSM
🗽 NYSIIS
IANA
🔊 Soundex
I602050
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
IH0 R AH0 S EH1 M AH0
🌐 IPA
/iracema*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('ARSM', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
I625

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Iracema in Braille

Here's how to represent Iracema in Braille, with each pattern of raised dots corresponding to a letter of the name.

The name Iracema in braille

How to Spell the Name Iracema in American Sign Language (ASL)

The image below shows how you can spell Iracema using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Iracema in sign language

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