Meaning of the nameCasimiro
- Male
- Slavic origin
- Ca-si-mi-ro
Casimiro is a spelling of the name Cassimiro, which means “Slavic name formed with 'mir' ('peace'); the first part is explained as 'to destroy' or as 'to preach'”.
Meaning
“Slavic name formed with 'mir' ('peace'); the first part is explained as 'to destroy' or as 'to preach'”
Meaning of the name Cassimiro, of which Casimiro is a spelling.
Source: Behind the Name: Casimir · Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Casimiro
- People (2022)
- 1,033
- Rank in Brazil
- #8,102
- Median age
- 64 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,676
- people
Casimiro in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Casimiro, 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 (244 people).
0 women 1,031 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 Casimiro is most common
States with the highest share of people named Casimiro in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 170 | 0.000% |
| Paraná | 139 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 87 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 79 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 73 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 57 | 0.000% |
| Santa Catarina | 53 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 52 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 50 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 38 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 35 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 29 | 0.000% |
| Piauí | 27 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 26 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 24 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 20 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 18 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Casimiro
Spelling with a single S, the form found in dictionaries and in Wiktionary.
About the name Cassimiro
Wiktionary records Casimiro as a name of Polish origin, equivalent to the English Casimir. Behind the Name presents it as the Portuguese, Spanish and Italian form of Casimir, formed from the Slavic elements kaziti, 'to destroy', and mirŭ, 'peace, world'. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil), citing Machado (1981), instead derives the name from the French Casimir and the Polish Kazimir, links the first part to 'to teach, to preach' and translates the name as 'he who preaches peace'. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,682 people named Cassimiro and 1,033 named Casimiro.
Other spellings of Cassimiro
| Spelling | People (2022) |
|---|---|
| Cassimiro | 1,682 |
| Casimiro | 1,033 |
Sources
- Behind the Name: Casimiro · behindthename.com · origin
- Behind the Name: Casimir · behindthename.com · meaning
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Casimiro · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · meaning
- Wiktionary: Casimiro · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Questions about the name Casimiro
What does the name Casimiro mean?
Casimiro means “Slavic name formed with 'mir' ('peace'); the first part is explained as 'to destroy' or as 'to preach'”, according to Behind the Name and Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil. This is the meaning of the name Cassimiro, of which Casimiro is a spelling.
How many people are named Casimiro in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,033 people with the first name Casimiro, which ranks it number 8,102 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.
Is Casimiro a boy's or a girl's name?
Casimiro is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,031 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
What is the origin of the name Casimiro?
Casimiro is a name of Slavic origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Casimiro most common?
Proportionally, in Paraná: 0.001% of the state's population is named Casimiro (139 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Casimiro?
Cassimiro. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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