Meaning of the nameBernadete
- Female
- French origin
- Germanic origin
- Ber-na-de-te
Bernadete is a female name taken from the French Bernadette, a diminutive of the feminine of Bernard, a Germanic name formed from 'bear' and 'firm, brave'.
Meaning
“feminine form of Bernard, from bern, 'bear', and hart, 'firm, brave'”
Source: Behind the Name: Bernard
- People (2022)
- 28,309
- Rank in Brazil
- #852
- Median age
- 60 years
- 2010 Census
- 36,211
- people
Bernadete in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Bernadete, 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 (9,666 people).
28,160 women 149 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 Bernadete is most common
States with the highest share of people named Bernadete in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Santa Catarina 0.038%
- Sergipe 0.030%
- Paraíba 0.027%
- Paraná 0.026%
- Bahia 0.020%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 5,738 | 0.013% |
| Paraná | 2,936 | 0.026% |
| Santa Catarina | 2,914 | 0.038% |
| Bahia | 2,867 | 0.020% |
| Minas Gerais | 2,258 | 0.011% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 1,679 | 0.015% |
| Pernambuco | 1,572 | 0.017% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 1,391 | 0.009% |
| Paraíba | 1,063 | 0.027% |
| Pará | 713 | 0.009% |
| Sergipe | 651 | 0.030% |
| Ceará | 642 | 0.007% |
| Alagoas | 561 | 0.018% |
| Espírito Santo | 550 | 0.014% |
| Maranhão | 390 | 0.006% |
| Mato Grosso | 362 | 0.010% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 356 | 0.011% |
| Goiás | 348 | 0.005% |
| Piauí | 303 | 0.009% |
| Amazonas | 288 | 0.007% |
| Distrito Federal | 282 | 0.010% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 154 | 0.006% |
| Rondônia | 125 | 0.008% |
| Tocantins | 60 | 0.004% |
| Amapá | 46 | 0.006% |
| Roraima | 42 | 0.007% |
| Acre | 18 | 0.002% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Bernadete
According to Wiktionary, Bernadete was taken from the French Bernadette, a diminutive of Bernarde, the feminine of Bernard, a name that spread because of Saint Bernadette of Lourdes. Behind the Name explains Bernard through the Germanic elements bern, 'bear', and hart, 'hard, firm, brave', and gives Bernadete as the Portuguese form of Bernadette. The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil links the ending -ete to the French diminutive -ette. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 28,309 people named Bernadete, most of them born in the 1950s and 1960s.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Bernadete · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Wiktionary: Bernadette · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Behind the Name: Bernard · behindthename.com · meaning
- Behind the Name: Bernadette · behindthename.com · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-ete) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Bernadete
What does the name Bernadete mean?
Bernadete means “feminine form of Bernard, from bern, 'bear', and hart, 'firm, brave'”, according to Behind the Name.
How many people are named Bernadete in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 28,309 people with the first name Bernadete, which ranks it number 852 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Bernadete a boy's or a girl's name?
Bernadete is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 28,160 women and 149 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Bernadete?
Bernadete is a name of French and Germanic origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Bernadete most common?
Proportionally, in Santa Catarina: 0.038% of the state's population is named Bernadete (2,914 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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