Mogi-Mirim
/mo.ˌʒi miˈɾĩ/noun
A municipality and former settlement in São Paulo, Brazil.
Did you know?The name is associated with Tupi morphemes for “snake” and “small,” and belongs to the same naming tradition as Mogi Guaçu, often interpreted as “great snake.”
Etymological Timeline
Pre-colonial period
Tupi
mboî / moî
“Snake; a form later adapted in Portuguese spelling as “mogi” in regional place-names.”
Pre-colonial period
Tupi
mirĩ
“Small or little.”
16th–17th Century
Tupi-Portuguese
Mogi Mirim
“A Tupi place-name interpreted as “little snake.””
18th Century
Portuguese
Mogi-Mirim
“Portuguese orthographic form used for the settlement and surrounding region.”
Modern English
English
Mogi-Mirim
“The established English form of the Brazilian municipality’s name.”
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