Meaning of the nameAlexandrino
- Male
- A-le-xan-dri-no
Alexandrino is a male name that the Portuguese Wiktionary distinguishes from the adjective alexandrino, 'relating to Alexandria', from Latin Alexandrīnus.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 938 people named Alexandrino, the 8,654th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 56, and the largest group was born in the 1960s. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Meaning
The meaning of Alexandrino 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)
- 938
- Rank in Brazil
- #8,654
- Median age
- 56 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,290
- people
Alexandrino in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Alexandrino, 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 (160 people).
0 women 930 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 Alexandrino is most common
States with the highest share of people named Alexandrino in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Bahia 0.001%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.000%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 149 | 0.000% |
| Minas Gerais | 146 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 136 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 72 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 64 | 0.000% |
| Ceará | 40 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 37 | 0.000% |
| Maranhão | 31 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 27 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 26 | 0.000% |
| Espírito Santo | 26 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 26 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 21 | 0.000% |
| Piauí | 21 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 18 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 16 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 15 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Alexandrino
The Portuguese Wiktionary lists Alexandrino as a male given name, without an etymology, with Alessandro as an alternative form and Alexandre, Alexandra, Sandro and Lisandro among the related anthroponyms; the origin of the given name itself is not known with certainty. The word alexandrino (adjective) is, according to Wiktionary, a learned borrowing from Latin Alexandrīnus, 'relating to Alexandria'. The largest group was born in the 1960s, and the records are almost always male. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 938 people named Alexandrino, with a median age of 56. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Sources
- Wiktionary: alexandrino · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Wikcionário: Alexandrino · pt.wiktionary.org · usage
Questions about the name Alexandrino
What does the name Alexandrino mean?
The meaning of Alexandrino 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 Alexandrino in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 938 people with the first name Alexandrino, which ranks it number 8,654 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Alexandrino a boy's or a girl's name?
Alexandrino is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 930 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Alexandrino most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.001% of the state's population is named Alexandrino (136 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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