Meaning of the nameCinira
- Female
- Greek origin
- Latin origin
- Ci-ni-ra
Cinira is a female name that, according to Machado, comes from the Greek kinyra or the Latin cinyra and means 'ten-stringed harp with a sad sound'.
- People (2022)
- 2,012
- Rank in Brazil
- #5,096
- Median age
- 65 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,684
- people
Cinira in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Cinira, 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 (493 people).
2,002 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 Cinira is most common
States with the highest share of people named Cinira in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- São Paulo 0.003%
- Paraná 0.002%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.001%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 1,244 | 0.003% |
| Paraná | 199 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 117 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 113 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 41 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 38 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 26 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 24 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 22 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 19 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 18 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 17 | 0.000% |
| Pernambuco | 15 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 15 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Cinira
According to Machado (1981), cited by the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil), Cinira comes from the Greek kinyra or the Latin cinyra, a word for a ten-stringed harp with a sad sound. In Wiktionary, the Ancient Greek κινύρα denotes a harp, adapted from the Hebrew kinnor, and the Late Latin cinyra descends from it. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,012 people named Cinira, with a median age of 65. The name is almost always female, and the peak is among those born in the 1950s.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Cinira · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · meaning
- Wiktionary: κινύρα · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Questions about the name Cinira
What does the name Cinira mean?
Cinira means “ten-stringed harp with a sad sound”, according to Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil.
How many people are named Cinira in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,012 people with the first name Cinira, which ranks it number 5,096 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.
Is Cinira a boy's or a girl's name?
Cinira is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 2,002 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
What is the origin of the name Cinira?
Cinira is a name of Greek and Latin origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Cinira most common?
Proportionally, in São Paulo: 0.003% of the state's population is named Cinira (1,244 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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