Meaning of the nameBelmira
- Female
- Bel-mi-ra
Belmira is a Brazilian feminine name, the feminine form of Belmiro, ending in -mira, an element found in names such as Palmira and Zulmira.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,161 people named Belmira, the 4,854th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 69, and the largest group was born in the 1950s. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Sul.
Meaning
The meaning of Belmira 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)
- 2,161
- Rank in Brazil
- #4,854
- Median age
- 69 years
- 2010 Census
- 3,157
- people
Belmira in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Belmira, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1950s (569 people).
2,146 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 Belmira is most common
States with the highest share of people named Belmira in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.002%
- Bahia 0.001%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- Santa Catarina 0.001%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 487 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 264 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 223 | 0.002% |
| Bahia | 201 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 194 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 137 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 101 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 88 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 83 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 48 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 47 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 39 | 0.000% |
| Amazonas | 32 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 31 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 25 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 24 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 24 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 20 | 0.000% |
| Rondônia | 20 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 15 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Belmira
Belmira is recorded as the feminine of Belmiro. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) lists Belmira among the names with the element -mira and points to at least three possible sources for that element, among them the Germanic mir, 'famous, illustrious'. The origin of the first part, Bel-, is uncertain, so the meaning of the full name is not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,161 people named Belmira, with a median age of 69; proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Sul. Most were born before 1970, and the name is almost always female.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Wiktionary: Belmiro · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Questions about the name Belmira
What does the name Belmira mean?
The meaning of Belmira 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 Belmira in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,161 people with the first name Belmira, which ranks it number 4,854 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.
Is Belmira a boy's or a girl's name?
Belmira is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 2,146 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Belmira most common?
Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.002% of the state's population is named Belmira (223 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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