Meaning of the nameCarmelino
- Male
- Car-me-li-no
Carmelino is a Brazilian masculine name, recorded as the masculine form of Carmelina; the meaning of the whole is not known for certain.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 975 people named Carmelino, the 8,436th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 64, and the largest group was born in the 1950s. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Meaning
The meaning of Carmelino 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)
- 975
- Rank in Brazil
- #8,436
- Median age
- 64 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,317
- people
Carmelino in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Carmelino, 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 (284 people).
0 women 973 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 Carmelino is most common
States with the highest share of people named Carmelino in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Bahia 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.001%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 238 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 155 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 102 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 93 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 72 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 60 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 54 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 38 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 35 | 0.000% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 18 | 0.000% |
| Espírito Santo | 16 | 0.000% |
| Amazonas | 15 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Carmelino
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil records Carmelino as the masculine form of Carmelina. For Carmelina, the same dictionary cites Machado (1981), who derives it from 'Camelo'; for the related name Carmelo, it cites Latin Carmēlus, linked to Mount Carmel, of Hebrew origin, which would be 'garden'. The two derivations differ, and a link between Carmelino and the sense of Carmelo is not documented. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 975 people named Carmelino, with a median age of 64. The name is almost always male.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Carmelino · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Carmelina · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Carmelo · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Carmelino
What does the name Carmelino mean?
The meaning of Carmelino 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 Carmelino in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 975 people with the first name Carmelino, which ranks it number 8,436 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.
Is Carmelino a boy's or a girl's name?
Carmelino is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 973 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Carmelino most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.001% of the state's population is named Carmelino (155 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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