Meaning of the nameUiara
- Female
- Tupi origin
- Ui-a-ra
Uiara is a female name of Old Tupi origin, a variant of Iara, which means 'lady of the water'.
Meaning
“'lady of the water'”
Source: Behind the Name: Uiara · Behind the Name: Iara · Wiktionary: Iara
- People (2022)
- 1,494
- Rank in Brazil
- #6,285
- Median age
- 39 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,696
- people
Uiara in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Uiara, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1980s (946 people).
1,482 women 0 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Uiara is most common
States with the highest share of people named Uiara in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Bahia 0.002%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 252 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 244 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 243 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 155 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 90 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 89 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 73 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 41 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 41 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 38 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 36 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 27 | 0.000% |
| Paraíba | 24 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 22 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 21 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 17 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 16 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Uiara
Behind the Name lists Uiara as a variant of Iara, a name it translates as 'lady of the water' and derives from the Tupi elements y ('water') and îara ('lady'). Wiktionary gives Iara from Nheengatu iiyara, 'lady of the water', from ií ('water') and yara ('lord, lady'), and lists Uiara among the alternative forms. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil lists Uyara, Huiara and Huyara as spelling variants. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,494 people named Uiara, with a median age of 39; the largest group was born in the 1980s.
Sources
- Behind the Name: Uiara · behindthename.com · meaning
- Behind the Name: Iara · behindthename.com · meaning
- Wiktionary: Iara · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Uiara · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Uiara
What does the name Uiara mean?
Uiara means “'lady of the water'”, according to Behind the Name and Wiktionary.
How many people are named Uiara in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,494 people with the first name Uiara, which ranks it number 6,285 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Uiara a boy's or a girl's name?
Uiara is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,482 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
What is the origin of the name Uiara?
Uiara is a name of Tupi origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Uiara most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.002% of the state's population is named Uiara (243 people), according to the 2022 Census.
Names that also mean water
See all- Iara♀Lady of the waters88,394 people
- Ilza♀Origin uncertain: perhaps from Germanic Ilsa, "nymph, water sprite",…23,989 people
- Jordana♀Feminine form of Jordan, from the name of the Jordan River (in…23,143 people
- Danúbia♀Feminine form of Danúbio, the name of the European river10,514 people
- Ondina♀'wave', through the Latin unda, as a form of Undine6,706 people
- Moana♀Ocean3,051 people
- Jordane♂♀Name of the Jordan River, which is linked to the Hebrew verb 'to…1,441 people
- Giordana♀Feminine form of Giordano, the Italian form of Jordan, from the name…1,260 people
More names of Tupi origin
See all- Maiara♀'lady of riches', from Old Tupi84,234 people
- Iraci♀From eíra, 'bee, honey', and sy, 'mother'71,097 people
- Iracema♀'lips of honey', according to Alencar67,397 people
- Jussara♀Name of a palm tree (Euterpe edulis), from Tupi îuçara, 'thorny,…63,835 people
- Maíra♀Name of a mythical prophet52,120 people
- Juraci♂♀From Tupi îuru, 'mouth', and çy, 'mother, origin'42,662 people
- Jacira♀Honeymoon34,716 people
- Jaciara♀From îasy, 'moon', and îara, 'lady, lord'28,001 people
Spotted a mistake? Report a correction for Uiara with a source. See the methodology.