Girl name · Tupi-Guarani
Araci
“mother of the day, dawn”
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Common nicknames
Short-forms and diminutives parents often use for Araci.
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About the name
Araci is arasy, ara being day or sky and sy being mother — mother of the day, which is to say the dawn. Tupi builds most of its names by compounding two or three plain words, so the etymology is usually visible on the surface rather than buried.
The same ara element sits inside Arariboia and Araruama and a long list of Brazilian place names.
Three syllables, said ah-rah-SEE. On our vibe map it is Celestial with Nature-Inspired colour.
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Araci sits in our Tupi-Guarani set — these share its roots.
All Tupi-Guarani names →Araci — common questions
Is Araci a boy or girl name?
Araci is traditionally a girl name of Tupi-Guarani origin.
What does the name Araci mean?
Araci means “mother of the day, dawn” of Tupi-Guarani origin. Araci is arasy, ara being day or sky and sy being mother — mother of the day, which is to say the dawn. Tupi builds most of its names by compounding two or three plain words, so the etymology is usually visible on the surface rather than buried.
Where does the name Araci come from?
Araci is Tupi-Guarani in origin. The same ara element sits inside Arariboia and Araruama and a long list of Brazilian place names.
What are common nicknames for Araci?
Ara and Aci — the short-forms parents most often use for Araci.
How popular is Araci?
Araci did not make the top 1,000 girls' names in US Social Security Administration data for 2025, which makes it genuinely rare in the US.
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