Meaning of the nameBrandina
- Female
- Bran-di-na
Brandina is a feminine name ending in -ina, a diminutive suffix of Latin origin, and the origin of the beginning of the word is uncertain.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,175 people named Brandina, the 7,417th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 71, and the largest group was born in the 1950s. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Sul.
Meaning
The meaning of Brandina 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)
- 1,175
- Rank in Brazil
- #7,417
- Median age
- 71 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,848
- people
Brandina in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Brandina, 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 (325 people).
1,169 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 Brandina is most common
States with the highest share of people named Brandina in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.003%
- Paraná 0.002%
- Santa Catarina 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.000%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Rio Grande do Sul | 301 | 0.003% |
| São Paulo | 173 | 0.000% |
| Paraná | 167 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 107 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 79 | 0.000% |
| Bahia | 75 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 45 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 44 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso | 39 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 36 | 0.000% |
| Pernambuco | 19 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Brandina
The ending -ina is a diminutive suffix from Latin, present in traditional names such as Blandina, Regina and Valentina, according to the Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil). The origin of Brandin-, the base of the name, is uncertain, so the meaning of Brandina is not known with certainty. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,175 people named Brandina, with a median age of 71. It is almost always a female name, from older generations, borne mostly by people born in the 1940s and 1950s. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Sul.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Brandina · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Brandina
What does the name Brandina mean?
The meaning of Brandina 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 Brandina in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,175 people with the first name Brandina, which ranks it number 7,417 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.
Is Brandina a boy's or a girl's name?
Brandina is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,169 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Brandina most common?
Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.003% of the state's population is named Brandina (301 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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