Meaning of the nameCarmelinda
- Female
- Latin origin
- Hebrew origin
- Car-me-lin-da
Carmelinda is a Brazilian female name, the feminine form of Carmelindo, which derives from Carmelo, from Latin Carmelus, linked to Mount Carmel.
Meaning
“feminine form of Carmelindo, from Carmelo, which would mean 'garden'”
Source: Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Carmelinda · Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Carmelindo · Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Carmelo
- People (2022)
- 2,858
- Rank in Brazil
- #4,024
- Median age
- 66 years
- 2010 Census
- 3,852
- people
Carmelinda in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Carmelinda, 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 (795 people).
2,845 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 Carmelinda is most common
States with the highest share of people named Carmelinda in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.006%
- Santa Catarina 0.005%
- Paraná 0.004%
- Goiás 0.002%
- São Paulo 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Rio Grande do Sul | 624 | 0.006% |
| Paraná | 426 | 0.004% |
| São Paulo | 390 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 385 | 0.005% |
| Minas Gerais | 186 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 126 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 115 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 105 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 97 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 58 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 56 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 45 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 45 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 35 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 31 | 0.000% |
| Maranhão | 29 | 0.000% |
| Distrito Federal | 21 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 19 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Carmelinda
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) records Carmelinda as the feminine of Carmelindo. Carmelindo, according to the same dictionary, which cites Machado (1981), derives from Carmelo and is influenced by a common Portuguese word, cited in the dictionary, or by the name Carmelino. Carmelo comes from Latin Carmelus, the Mount Carmel range, of Hebrew origin, which would mean 'garden'; this is the meaning of the base name. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,858 people named Carmelinda, with a median age of 66.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Carmelinda · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · meaning
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Carmelindo · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · meaning
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Carmelo · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · meaning
Questions about the name Carmelinda
What does the name Carmelinda mean?
Carmelinda means “feminine form of Carmelindo, from Carmelo, which would mean 'garden'”, according to Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil.
How many people are named Carmelinda in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,858 people with the first name Carmelinda, which ranks it number 4,024 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.
Is Carmelinda a boy's or a girl's name?
Carmelinda is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 2,845 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
What is the origin of the name Carmelinda?
Carmelinda is a name of Latin and Hebrew origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Carmelinda most common?
Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.006% of the state's population is named Carmelinda (624 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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