Boy name · Tupi-Guarani
Caua
“hawk, falcon”
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Common nicknames
Short-forms and diminutives parents often use for Caua.
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About the name
Cauã is a hawk. It is written with a nasal ã in Portuguese and the final vowel is nasalised, which is a sound English does not make and cannot easily approximate.
Unlike most names in this group it is genuinely current rather than revived — it climbed Brazilian charts through the 2000s, helped by the actor Cauã Reymond, and is given to children whose families have no particular Indigenous connection.
Two syllables, said kow-AH with the second nasalised. The spelling here drops the tilde for searchability. On our vibe map it is Nature-Inspired, with Cultural Fusion held behind a real aesthetic primary.
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All Tupi-Guarani names →Caua — common questions
Is Caua a boy or girl name?
Caua is traditionally a boy name of Tupi-Guarani origin.
What does the name Caua mean?
Caua means “hawk, falcon” of Tupi-Guarani origin. Cauã is a hawk. It is written with a nasal ã in Portuguese and the final vowel is nasalised, which is a sound English does not make and cannot easily approximate.
Where does the name Caua come from?
Caua is Tupi-Guarani in origin. Unlike most names in this group it is genuinely current rather than revived — it climbed Brazilian charts through the 2000s, helped by the actor Cauã Reymond, and is given to children whose families have no particular Indigenous connection.
What are common nicknames for Caua?
Cau — the short-forms parents most often use for Caua.
How popular is Caua?
Caua did not make the top 1,000 boys' names in US Social Security Administration data for 2025, which makes it genuinely rare in the US.
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