Meaning of the nameCassimiro
- Male
- Slavic origin
- Cas-si-mi-ro
Casimiro is a male name of Slavic origin, the Portuguese form of Casimir, with the element 'mir', 'peace'; Cassimiro is its spelling with SS.
Meaning
“Slavic name formed with 'mir' ('peace'); the first part is explained as 'to destroy' or as 'to preach'”
Source: Behind the Name: Casimir · Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Casimiro
- People (2022)
- 1,682
- Rank in Brazil
- #5,776
- Median age
- 63 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,747
- people
Cassimiro in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Cassimiro, 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 (417 people).
0 women 1,674 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 Cassimiro is most common
States with the highest share of people named Cassimiro in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Paraná 0.002%
- Bahia 0.002%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 242 | 0.002% |
| São Paulo | 232 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 224 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 207 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 83 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 73 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 60 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 54 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 53 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 53 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 51 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 48 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 36 | 0.000% |
| Paraíba | 36 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 34 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 34 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 25 | 0.000% |
| Maranhão | 24 | 0.000% |
| Rondônia | 23 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 22 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 16 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 16 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
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.
Spelling with SS, the most common in the group; the dictionary lists Cazimiro and Kasimiro as other spellings of 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 Cassimiro
What does the name Cassimiro mean?
Cassimiro 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.
How many people are named Cassimiro in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,682 people with the first name Cassimiro, which ranks it number 5,776 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.
Is Cassimiro a boy's or a girl's name?
Cassimiro is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,674 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
What is the origin of the name Cassimiro?
Cassimiro is a name of Slavic origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Cassimiro most common?
Proportionally, in Paraná: 0.002% of the state's population is named Cassimiro (207 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Cassimiro?
Casimiro. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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