Kauane: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Kauane – Origin: Old Tupi – Gender: Girl – Pronunciation: kow-AH-nee


Kauane is an Old Tupi girl's name. It appears in our list of 150+ Portuguese Baby Girl Names With Romantic Lusophone Flair.

Meaning & Origin of Kauane

Origin: Old Tupi.

A common claim: Sweet wind Actually: There is no reliable linguistic evidence connecting Kauane to 'sweet wind'; it is associated with the Tupi word for a hawk or falcon.

How to Pronounce Kauane

Phonetic: kow-AH-nee   IPA: /kaʊˈɑːni/

Popularity of Kauane

Kauane 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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