Meaning of the nameAugustinha
- Female
- Au-gus-ti-nha
Augustinha is a Brazilian female name of uncertain origin, written with au- and ending in -inha, like other names linked to the Latin Augustinus.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,045 people named Augustinha, the 8,045th 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 Bahia.
Meaning
The meaning of Augustinha 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)
- 1,045
- Rank in Brazil
- #8,045
- Median age
- 71 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,189
- people
Augustinha in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Augustinha, 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 (277 people).
1,037 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 Augustinha is most common
States with the highest share of people named Augustinha in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Bahia 0.001%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.000%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Minas Gerais | 134 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 133 | 0.001% |
| São Paulo | 127 | 0.000% |
| Maranhão | 82 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 72 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 58 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 50 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 48 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 46 | 0.000% |
| Piauí | 41 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 31 | 0.000% |
| Pernambuco | 29 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 29 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 25 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 24 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 21 | 0.000% |
| Tocantins | 20 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Augustinha
The origin of the spelling Augustinha is not known for certain. Wiktionary lists Agostinho as a name coming from the Latin Augustinus, formed from Augustus with the suffix -inus, and the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil has an entry for Augustinho. The Morfemário describes -inha as a diminutive affix coming from the Latin -ina, and cites Agostinho among the traditional names in -inho. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,045 people named Augustinha, with a median age of 71. Most were born before 1960, and almost all are women. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Agostinho · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Augustinho · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Augustinha
What does the name Augustinha mean?
The meaning of Augustinha 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 Augustinha in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,045 people with the first name Augustinha, which ranks it number 8,045 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1940s.
Is Augustinha a boy's or a girl's name?
Augustinha is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,037 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Augustinha most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.001% of the state's population is named Augustinha (133 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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