“The given name 'Cuca' is a diminutive of 'Maria' in Portuguese and Spanish, meaning "bitter" or "sea of bitterness" from the Hebrew root *mar* (מר).”
Hebrew · Girl · 2 syllables
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GenderGirl
US Rank#3,945
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Peak year1925
Syllables2
OriginHebrew
LanguagePortuguese
CultureBrazilian/Portuguese
ReligionChristianity
Letters4
Numerology1 Chaldean 4
Global rank#47,928
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Historical popularity from 1880–2025 · US Social Security Administration data
About the name Cuca
The given name 'Cuca' is a diminutive of 'Maria' in Portuguese and Spanish, meaning "bitter" or "sea of bitterness" from the Hebrew root *mar* (מר).
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Etymology
The given name 'Cuca' is a diminutive of 'Maria' in Portuguese and Spanish, meaning "bitter" or "sea of bitterness" from the Hebrew root *mar* (מר). It is primarily used in Portuguese and Spanish-speaking Catholic cultures, notably in Brazil and Portugal, where it gained historical prominence as the nickname of the 20th-century Brazilian writer and journalist Rachel de Queiroz (Cuca).
Cuca currently ranks #3,945 in the United States as a girl's name. It reached its peak popularity around 1925.
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