Meaning of the nameBernardina
- Female
- Germanic origin
- Ber-nar-di-na
Bernardina is a female name of Germanic origin, the feminine form of Bernardino (a diminutive of Bernardo), from elements meaning 'bear' and 'hard, firm, brave'.
Meaning
“feminine form of Bernardino, diminutive of Bernardo (Bernard), from 'bear' and 'hard, firm, brave'”
Source: Behind the Name: Bernardino · Wiktionary: Bernard · Behind the Name: Bernard
- People (2022)
- 2,212
- Rank in Brazil
- #4,782
- Median age
- 70 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,965
- people
Bernardina in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Bernardina, 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 (564 people).
2,194 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 Bernardina is most common
States with the highest share of people named Bernardina in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Santa Catarina 0.004%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.003%
- Maranhão 0.002%
- Paraná 0.001%
- Bahia 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 306 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 280 | 0.003% |
| Santa Catarina | 278 | 0.004% |
| Minas Gerais | 212 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 166 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 161 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 123 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 110 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 79 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 78 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 67 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 62 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 49 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 45 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 39 | 0.000% |
| Tocantins | 27 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 26 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 23 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 21 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 19 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Bernardina
According to Behind the Name, Bernardino is a diminutive of Bernardo and has Bernardina as its feminine form; Wiktionary also gives Bernardina as the feminine form of Bernardino, and Bernardino as Bernardo plus the suffix -ino. Bernardo is the Portuguese form of Bernard, which Behind the Name explains through the Germanic elements bern ('bear') and hart ('hard, firm, brave'); Wiktionary gives Proto-Germanic *Bernuharduz. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,212 people named Bernardina, with a median age of 70. Most were born before 1960. Bernadina appears as a spelling variant.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Bernardina · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Wiktionary: Bernardino · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Behind the Name: Bernardino · behindthename.com · meaning
- Wiktionary: Bernard · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Behind the Name: Bernard · behindthename.com · meaning
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Bernardina · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Bernardina
What does the name Bernardina mean?
Bernardina means “feminine form of Bernardino, diminutive of Bernardo (Bernard), from 'bear' and 'hard, firm, brave'”, according to Behind the Name and Wiktionary.
How many people are named Bernardina in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,212 people with the first name Bernardina, which ranks it number 4,782 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.
Is Bernardina a boy's or a girl's name?
Bernardina is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 2,194 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
What is the origin of the name Bernardina?
Bernardina is a name of Germanic origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Bernardina most common?
Proportionally, in Santa Catarina: 0.004% of the state's population is named Bernardina (278 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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