Meaning of the nameAgamenon
- Male
- Greek origin
- A-ga-me-non
Agamenon is a male name of Greek origin, the Portuguese form of Agamêmnon, the king of Mycenae in the Iliad, and it possibly means 'very steadfast'.
Meaning
“Portuguese form of Greek Agamêmnon, possibly 'very steadfast'”
Source: Behind the Name: Agamemnon
- People (2022)
- 2,053
- Rank in Brazil
- #5,020
- Median age
- 54 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,431
- people
Agamenon in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Agamenon, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1970s (426 people).
0 women 2,051 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Agamenon is most common
States with the highest share of people named Agamenon in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Paraíba 0.005%
- Ceará 0.002%
- Pernambuco 0.002%
- Bahia 0.002%
- São Paulo 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 351 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 224 | 0.002% |
| Paraíba | 197 | 0.005% |
| Ceará | 181 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 173 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 98 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 95 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 88 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 84 | 0.003% |
| Minas Gerais | 71 | 0.000% |
| Pará | 66 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 66 | 0.002% |
| Distrito Federal | 49 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 44 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 44 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 36 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso | 35 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 34 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 22 | 0.000% |
| Amazonas | 22 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 21 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 15 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Agamenon
Agamenon is the Portuguese form of Agamêmnon, the king of Mycenae in the Iliad, according to Wiktionary, which records Agamenon as an alternative form of Agamenão. Behind the Name says the Greek name possibly means 'very steadfast', linking it to the Greek words for 'very' and 'to remain'. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,053 people named Agamenon, with a median age of 54. Proportionally, it is most common in Paraíba.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Agamenon · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Wiktionary: Agamenão · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Behind the Name: Agamemnon · behindthename.com · meaning
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Agamenon · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Agamenon
What does the name Agamenon mean?
Agamenon means “Portuguese form of Greek Agamêmnon, possibly 'very steadfast'”, according to Behind the Name.
How many people are named Agamenon in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,053 people with the first name Agamenon, which ranks it number 5,020 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Agamenon a boy's or a girl's name?
Agamenon is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 2,051 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
What is the origin of the name Agamenon?
Agamenon is a name of Greek origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Agamenon most common?
Proportionally, in Paraíba: 0.005% of the state's population is named Agamenon (197 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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