Maicon
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Etymology edit
First recorded in Brazil in the 1980s. Rendering of English Michael, having become popular due Michael Jackson’s fame. The ending in -on is probably due to the nasalization of the final original diphthong, pronounced in Brazilian Portuguese as /ow/, i.e. /ˈmaj.kow/ > [ˈmaj.kõw̃].
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Maicon m
- a male given name from English, of Brazilian usage
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Further reading edit
- Maicon on the Portuguese Wikipedia.Wikipedia pt