At a Glance
- Origin
- Disputed — Scottish folklore figure vs. Portuguese-derived place name
- Gender
- Girl
- Pronunciation
- BAY-ruh
Beira is a disputed — Scottish folklore figure vs. Portuguese-derived place name girl's name. It appears in 5 of our baby name lists.
Meaning & Origin of Beira
Origin: disputed — Scottish folklore figure vs. Portuguese-derived place name.
A common claim: Beira means 'water' in Scottish Gaelic, or refers to the Scottish 'Queen of Winter' goddess Actually: There's no reliable evidence that Beira means 'water' in Scottish Gaelic — the only sense Wiktionary records for 'Beira' is a Mozambican port city. The winter-goddess figure is real in Scottish folklore, but her name's meaning isn't established.
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Beira
BAY-ruhIPA /ˈbeɪrə/
Popularity of Beira
Beira doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.
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