At a Glance
- Meaning
- Longing or yearning
- Origin
- Portuguese
- Gender
- Girl
- Pronunciation
- sow-DAH-jee
Saudade is a Portuguese girl's name meaning “longing or yearning”. It appears in our list of 150+ Portuguese Baby Girl Names With Romantic Lusophone Flair.
Meaning & Origin of Saudade
Meaning: Longing or yearning.
Origin: Portuguese.
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Saudade
sow-DAH-jeeIPA /saʊˈdɑːdi/
Popularity of Saudade
Saudade 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.
Lists That Include Saudade
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