Meaning of the nameAlcione

Unisex
Greek origin
Al-ci-o-ne

Alcione is the Portuguese form of Alcyone, the Greek name of the mythological figure linked to the alkyṓn, the kingfisher.

Meaning

“kingfisher, from Greek alkyṓn, through Alcyone, a mythological name”

Source: Behind the Name: Alcyone · Wiktionary: ἀλκυών

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People (2022): 30,699
Rank in Brazil: #809
Median age: 43 years
2010 Census: 33,898; people

Alcione in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Alcione, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1980s (10,634 people).

23,932 women 6,767 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 Alcione is most common

States with the highest share of people named Alcione in the population, in the 2022 Census.

Amapá 0.035%
Pernambuco 0.027%
Acre 0.025%
Pará 0.025%
Amazonas 0.025%

All states

State	People	% of population
Minas Gerais	3,889	0.019%
São Paulo	3,559	0.008%
Pernambuco	2,431	0.027%
Rio de Janeiro	2,301	0.014%
Bahia	2,099	0.015%
Pará	2,027	0.025%
Santa Catarina	1,784	0.023%
Paraná	1,693	0.015%
Rio Grande do Sul	1,375	0.013%
Maranhão	1,310	0.019%
Goiás	1,225	0.017%
Amazonas	980	0.025%
Espírito Santo	885	0.023%
Paraíba	663	0.017%
Piauí	572	0.018%
Mato Grosso	562	0.015%
Rio Grande do Norte	455	0.014%
Ceará	450	0.005%
Alagoas	425	0.014%
Rondônia	370	0.023%
Distrito Federal	344	0.012%
Mato Grosso do Sul	307	0.011%
Tocantins	257	0.017%
Amapá	255	0.035%
Acre	210	0.025%
Sergipe	169	0.008%
Roraima	102	0.016%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Alcione

Behind the Name records Alcione as the Portuguese form of Alcyone, a Latinization of Greek Ἀλκυόνη, which comes from alkyṓn, 'kingfisher'. In Greek mythology, Alcyone is the daughter of Aeolus and the wife of Ceyx, and the two were turned into kingfishers; the name is also that of the brightest star in the Pleiades, according to the same source. Wiktionary says the origin of the Greek word is unknown, apparently pre-Greek. In Brazil, the name is used mostly by women, but also by men, and most of those recorded were born in the 1970s and 1980s. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 30,699 people named Alcione, with a median age of 43; proportionally, it is most common in Amapá.

Sources

Behind the Name: Alcyone · behindthename.com · meaning
Wiktionary: Alcione (Italian) · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Wiktionary: ἀλκυών · en.wiktionary.org · meaning

Questions about the name Alcione

What does the name Alcione mean?

Alcione means “kingfisher, from Greek alkyṓn, through Alcyone, a mythological name”, according to Behind the Name and Wiktionary.

How many people are named Alcione in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 30,699 people with the first name Alcione, which ranks it number 809 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.

Is Alcione a boy's or a girl's name?

Alcione is used by both men and women: in the 2022 Census, 23,932 women and 6,767 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Alcione?

Alcione is a name of Greek origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Alcione most common?

Proportionally, in Amapá: 0.035% of the state's population is named Alcione (255 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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