Meaning of the nameÁurea
- Female
- Latin origin
- Áu-re-a
Áurea is a female name of Latin origin, the feminine of aureus, 'golden', most common among people born in the 1950s and 1960s.
Meaning
“golden, of gold”
Source: Wiktionary: Aurea (Latin) · Behind the Name: Aurea · Wiktionary: áureo
- People (2022)
- 29,930
- Rank in Brazil
- #826
- Median age
- 60 years
- 2010 Census
- 36,143
- people
Áurea in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Áurea, 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 (6,656 people).
29,790 women 140 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 Áurea is most common
States with the highest share of people named Áurea in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Bahia 0.021%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.019%
- Espírito Santo 0.018%
- São Paulo 0.018%
- Minas Gerais 0.017%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 7,778 | 0.018% |
| Minas Gerais | 3,568 | 0.017% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 2,990 | 0.019% |
| Bahia | 2,954 | 0.021% |
| Paraná | 1,602 | 0.014% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 1,343 | 0.012% |
| Santa Catarina | 1,243 | 0.016% |
| Pernambuco | 1,089 | 0.012% |
| Pará | 891 | 0.011% |
| Goiás | 782 | 0.011% |
| Espírito Santo | 704 | 0.018% |
| Ceará | 696 | 0.008% |
| Maranhão | 582 | 0.009% |
| Amazonas | 462 | 0.012% |
| Distrito Federal | 452 | 0.016% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 411 | 0.015% |
| Paraíba | 401 | 0.010% |
| Mato Grosso | 377 | 0.010% |
| Piauí | 335 | 0.010% |
| Alagoas | 260 | 0.008% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 259 | 0.008% |
| Sergipe | 199 | 0.009% |
| Rondônia | 193 | 0.012% |
| Tocantins | 130 | 0.009% |
| Amapá | 86 | 0.012% |
| Acre | 76 | 0.009% |
| Roraima | 67 | 0.011% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Áurea
Áurea comes from the Latin Aurea, the feminine form of the adjective aureus, 'golden', related to aurum, 'gold', according to Wiktionary. Behind the Name describes it as an ancient Roman name and lists Áurea as the Portuguese form. In Portuguese, the adjective áureo has the senses 'of gold' and 'golden'. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 29,930 people named Áurea, with a median age of 60; proportionally, the name is most common in Bahia.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Aurea (Latin) · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Behind the Name: Aurea · behindthename.com · meaning
- Wiktionary: áureo · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Aurea · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Áurea
What does the name Áurea mean?
Áurea means “golden, of gold”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name.
How many people are named Áurea in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 29,930 people with the first name Áurea, which ranks it number 826 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Áurea a boy's or a girl's name?
Áurea is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 29,790 women and 140 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Áurea?
Áurea is a name of Latin origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Áurea most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.021% of the state's population is named Áurea (2,954 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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