Meaning of the nameArmelinda
- Female
- Ar-me-lin-da
Armelinda is a female name of uncertain origin, with almost all the people recorded born up to the 1960s.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,808 people named Armelinda, the 5,493rd most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 71, and the largest group was born in the 1940s. Proportionally, it is most common in Santa Catarina.
Meaning
The meaning of Armelinda 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)
- 1,808
- Rank in Brazil
- #5,493
- Median age
- 71 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,815
- people
Armelinda in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Armelinda, 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 (494 people).
1,800 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 Armelinda is most common
States with the highest share of people named Armelinda in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Santa Catarina 0.004%
- Paraná 0.003%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.003%
- São Paulo 0.001%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 512 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 307 | 0.003% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 294 | 0.003% |
| Santa Catarina | 277 | 0.004% |
| Minas Gerais | 127 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 65 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso | 49 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 47 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 33 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 19 | 0.000% |
| Rondônia | 19 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Armelinda
The origin of the name Armelinda is uncertain. The Morphemary of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) describes the final element of the name as a formative of Germanic origin, found in names such as Ermelinda, Teolinda and Adelinda. The same dictionary records Armelindo, a male name with a similar spelling. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,808 people named Armelinda, with a median age of 71; proportionally, it is most common in Santa Catarina. Almost all the people were born up to the 1960s, and the name is almost always female.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-LINDO, -LINDA) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Armelindo · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Armelinda
What does the name Armelinda mean?
The meaning of Armelinda 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 Armelinda in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,808 people with the first name Armelinda, which ranks it number 5,493 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1940s.
Is Armelinda a boy's or a girl's name?
Armelinda is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,800 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Armelinda most common?
Proportionally, in Santa Catarina: 0.004% of the state's population is named Armelinda (277 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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