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Meaning of the nameBernardete

Bernardete is a feminine name of French origin, a variant of Bernadete (Bernadette), a diminutive of Bernarde, feminine of the Germanic name Bernard, formed from 'bear' and 'hard, strong'.

Meaning

“variant of Bernadete, from French Bernadette (diminutive of Bernarde, feminine of Bernard, from Germanic elements for 'bear' and 'hard, strong')”

Source: Wiktionary: Bernadette · Wiktionary: Bernard · Behind the Name: Bernadette

People (2022)
5,793
Rank in Brazil
#2,468
Median age
61 years
2010 Census
5,086
people

Bernardete in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Bernardete, 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 (2,249 people).

5,770 women 23 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 Bernardete is most common

States with the highest share of people named Bernardete in the population, in the 2022 Census.

  1. Santa Catarina 0.012%
  2. Rio Grande do Sul 0.011%
  3. Paraná 0.005%
  4. São Paulo 0.003%
  5. Espírito Santo 0.003%
All states
StatePeople% of population
Rio Grande do Sul1,2130.011%
São Paulo1,1990.003%
Santa Catarina9340.012%
Paraná5290.005%
Rio de Janeiro3750.002%
Minas Gerais3240.002%
Bahia1840.001%
Pernambuco1590.002%
Maranhão1190.002%
Ceará1030.001%
Espírito Santo1010.003%
Paraíba810.002%
Piauí670.002%
Pará590.001%
Mato Grosso590.002%
Goiás460.001%
Distrito Federal380.001%
Mato Grosso do Sul360.001%
Rio Grande do Norte350.001%
Alagoas310.001%
Amazonas300.001%
Sergipe260.001%
Rondônia150.001%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Bernardete

Wiktionary records Bernardete as a borrowing from French Bernadette, with influence from the Portuguese names Bernardo and Bernarda. In French, Bernadette is a diminutive of Bernarde, feminine of Bernard, a Germanic name that joins an element for 'bear' to another for 'hard, strong'. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 5,793 people named Bernardete, with a median age of 61. Proportionally, it is most common in Santa Catarina. The records are almost always female, and most of the people were born between 1950 and 1969.

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: Bernardete · en.wiktionary.org · origin
  2. Wiktionary: Bernadette · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  3. Wiktionary: Bernard · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  4. Behind the Name: Bernadette · behindthename.com · meaning

Questions about the name Bernardete

What does the name Bernardete mean?

Bernardete means “variant of Bernadete, from French Bernadette (diminutive of Bernarde, feminine of Bernard, from Germanic elements for 'bear' and 'hard, strong')”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name.

How many people are named Bernardete in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 5,793 people with the first name Bernardete, which ranks it number 2,468 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.

Is Bernardete a boy's or a girl's name?

Bernardete is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 5,770 women and 23 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Bernardete?

Bernardete is a name of French and Germanic origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Bernardete most common?

Proportionally, in Santa Catarina: 0.012% of the state's population is named Bernardete (934 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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