Meaning of the nameAlexandrina
- Female
- Greek origin
- A-le-xan-dri-na
Alexandrina is a female name of Greek origin, an elaborated form of Alexandra, which comes from Greek elements linked to 'defend' and 'man'.
Meaning
“elaborated form of Alexandra, feminine of Alexander, 'defender of men'”
Source: Behind the Name: Alexandrina · Behind the Name: Alexandra · Behind the Name: Alexander
- People (2022)
- 6,742
- Rank in Brazil
- #2,219
- Median age
- 65 years
- 2010 Census
- 9,781
- people
Alexandrina in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Alexandrina, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1940s (1,300 people).
6,704 women 38 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 Alexandrina is most common
States with the highest share of people named Alexandrina in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Bahia 0.007%
- Piauí 0.006%
- Mato Grosso do Sul 0.004%
- Pernambuco 0.004%
- Maranhão 0.004%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 1,152 | 0.003% |
| Bahia | 939 | 0.007% |
| Minas Gerais | 698 | 0.003% |
| Pernambuco | 375 | 0.004% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 361 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 351 | 0.003% |
| Ceará | 346 | 0.004% |
| Maranhão | 281 | 0.004% |
| Goiás | 243 | 0.003% |
| Pará | 235 | 0.003% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 222 | 0.002% |
| Piauí | 205 | 0.006% |
| Santa Catarina | 196 | 0.003% |
| Paraíba | 152 | 0.004% |
| Mato Grosso | 151 | 0.004% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 121 | 0.004% |
| Amazonas | 116 | 0.003% |
| Espírito Santo | 109 | 0.003% |
| Distrito Federal | 109 | 0.004% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 80 | 0.002% |
| Tocantins | 70 | 0.005% |
| Sergipe | 58 | 0.003% |
| Alagoas | 53 | 0.002% |
| Rondônia | 45 | 0.003% |
| Acre | 30 | 0.004% |
| Amapá | 24 | 0.003% |
| Roraima | 20 | 0.003% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Alexandrina
Behind the Name describes Alexandrina as an elaborated form of Alexandra, which is the feminine of Alexander; this comes from the Greek Alexandros, 'defender of men', from alexo, 'to defend, to help', and aner, 'man'. The English entry in Wiktionary gives Alexandrina as a learned borrowing from Latin Alexandrīna, feminine of Alexandrīnus, and analyzes it as Alexandra plus the suffix -ina. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) lists Alechandrina as a spelling variant. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 6,742 people named Alexandrina, with a median age of 65.
Sources
- Behind the Name: Alexandrina · behindthename.com · meaning
- Behind the Name: Alexandra · behindthename.com · meaning
- Behind the Name: Alexander · behindthename.com · meaning
- Wiktionary: Alexandrina · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Alexandrina · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Alexandrina
What does the name Alexandrina mean?
Alexandrina means “elaborated form of Alexandra, feminine of Alexander, 'defender of men'”, according to Behind the Name.
How many people are named Alexandrina in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 6,742 people with the first name Alexandrina, which ranks it number 2,219 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1940s.
Is Alexandrina a boy's or a girl's name?
Alexandrina is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 6,704 women and 38 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Alexandrina?
Alexandrina is a name of Greek origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Alexandrina most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.007% of the state's population is named Alexandrina (939 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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