Meaning of the nameBethânia

Bethânia is a spelling of the name Betânia, which means “from the name of the biblical village Bethany, possibly 'house of affliction' or 'house of figs'”.

Meaning

“from the name of the biblical village Bethany, possibly 'house of affliction' or 'house of figs'”

Meaning of the name Betânia, of which Bethânia is a spelling.

Source: Behind the Name: Bethany

People (2022): 2,326
Rank in Brazil: #4,614
Median age: 34 years
2010 Census: 1,778; people

Bethânia in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Bethânia, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1980s (684 people).

2,313 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 Bethânia is most common

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

All states

State	People	% of population
Minas Gerais	598	0.003%
São Paulo	383	0.001%
Rio de Janeiro	243	0.002%
Rio Grande do Sul	139	0.001%
Goiás	136	0.002%
Espírito Santo	123	0.003%
Bahia	117	0.001%
Paraná	88	0.001%
Santa Catarina	61	0.001%
Mato Grosso	55	0.002%
Maranhão	54	0.001%
Pernambuco	53	0.001%
Pará	52	0.001%
Distrito Federal	41	0.002%
Tocantins	40	0.003%
Mato Grosso do Sul	36	0.001%
Paraíba	24	0.001%
Alagoas	24	0.001%

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

The spelling Bethânia

It writes the TH of the transliteration Bethania, the Greek form of the village's name; Behind the Name lists it among the Brazilian forms.

About the name Betânia

Behind the Name explains Bethany through the name of a New Testament village, Βηθανία (Bethania) in Greek, probably of Aramaic or Hebrew origin and possibly meaning 'house of affliction' or 'house of figs'; the same entry gives Betânia and Bethânia as Brazilian Portuguese forms. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) records Betânia and lists Bethania, Betanea and Bethanea among the spelling variants. The name is almost always female and was given most often to people born in the 1970s and 1980s. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 16,902 people named Betânia, with a median age of 41; proportionally, it is most common in Alagoas.

Other spellings of Betânia

Spelling	People (2022)
Betânia	16,902
Bethânia	2,326

Sources

Behind the Name: Bethany · behindthename.com · meaning
Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Betânia · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling

Questions about the name Bethânia

What does the name Bethânia mean?

Bethânia means “from the name of the biblical village Bethany, possibly 'house of affliction' or 'house of figs'”, according to Behind the Name. This is the meaning of the name Betânia, of which Bethânia is a spelling.

How many people are named Bethânia in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,326 people with the first name Bethânia, which ranks it number 4,614 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.

Is Bethânia a boy's or a girl's name?

Bethânia is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 2,313 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).

What is the origin of the name Bethânia?

Bethânia is a name of Aramaic and Hebrew origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Bethânia most common?

Proportionally, in Espírito Santo: 0.003% of the state's population is named Bethânia (123 people), according to the 2022 Census.

What are the other spellings of Bethânia?

Betânia. IBGE counts each spelling separately.

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