Maicon

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

First recorded in Brazil in the 1980s. Rendering of English Michael, having become popular due to 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].

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈmaj.kõw̃/ [ˈmaɪ̯.kõʊ̯̃]

Proper noun

Maicon m

a male given name from English, of Brazilian usage