Meaning of the nameAlderina
- Female
- Al-de-ri-na
Alderina is a feminine name with the ending -ina, a formative of Latin origin with a diminutive value, and a beginning, Alder-, of uncertain origin.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,363 people named Alderina, the 6,703rd most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 58, and the largest group was born in the 1960s. Proportionally, it is most common in Tocantins.
Meaning
The meaning of Alderina is not known for certain. The sources consulted give no settled meaning for it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
- People (2022)
- 1,363
- Rank in Brazil
- #6,703
- Median age
- 58 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,647
- people
Alderina in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Alderina, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1960s (313 people).
1,357 women 0 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 Alderina is most common
States with the highest share of people named Alderina in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Maranhão | 454 | 0.007% |
| Pará | 193 | 0.002% |
| Tocantins | 163 | 0.011% |
| Goiás | 92 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 76 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 57 | 0.002% |
| São Paulo | 44 | 0.000% |
| Piauí | 41 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 29 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 27 | 0.000% |
| Distrito Federal | 25 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 24 | 0.000% |
| Minas Gerais | 23 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 16 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 15 | 0.000% |
| Acre | 15 | 0.002% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Alderina
The ending -ina comes from Latin, where it was a diminutive affix, according to the Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil), which finds it in Brazilian names such as Adalvina, Francelina and Raquelina. The origin of the beginning Alder- is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,363 people with the name, with a median age of 58; almost all are women, and most were born from 1940 to 1979. Proportionally, it is most common in Tocantins.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-INA) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Alderina · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Alderina
What does the name Alderina mean?
The meaning of Alderina is not known for certain: the sources consulted give no settled meaning for it. So we give none; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
How many people are named Alderina in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,363 people with the first name Alderina, which ranks it number 6,703 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Alderina a boy's or a girl's name?
Alderina is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,357 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Alderina most common?
Proportionally, in Tocantins: 0.011% of the state's population is named Alderina (163 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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