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Meaning of the nameClementina

Clementina is a feminine name of Latin origin, the feminine form of Clementino, linked to Latin clemens, 'merciful, mild'.

Meaning

“feminine form of Clementino, derived from Latin clemens, 'merciful, mild'”

Source: Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Clementina · Behind the Name: Clementina · Behind the Name: Clement

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People (2022)
3,796
Rank in Brazil
#3,311
Median age
71 years
2010 Census
6,042
people

Clementina in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Clementina, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1940s (1,019 people).

3,780 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 Clementina is most common

States with the highest share of people named Clementina in the population, in the 2022 Census.

  1. Santa Catarina 0.005%
  2. Rio Grande do Sul 0.005%
  3. Paraná 0.005%
  4. Mato Grosso do Sul 0.005%
  5. São Paulo 0.002%
All states
StatePeople% of population
São Paulo9700.002%
Rio Grande do Sul5670.005%
Paraná5330.005%
Santa Catarina4080.005%
Minas Gerais2570.001%
Rio de Janeiro2160.001%
Bahia1410.001%
Mato Grosso do Sul1280.005%
Mato Grosso840.002%
Espírito Santo820.002%
Pará680.001%
Goiás630.001%
Maranhão440.001%
Piauí380.001%
Pernambuco360.000%
Ceará280.000%
Rondônia270.002%
Distrito Federal250.001%
Amazonas230.001%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Clementina

The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil records Clementina as the feminine of Clementino. Behind the Name describes it as derived from the Latin names Clemens or Clementius, and glosses the root clemens as 'merciful, mild'. Wiktionary lists Clemente and Clementino as related terms. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 3,796 people named Clementina, with a median age of 71. Proportionally, it is most common in Santa Catarina.

Sources

  1. Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Clementina · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · meaning
  2. Behind the Name: Clementina · behindthename.com · meaning
  3. Behind the Name: Clement · behindthename.com · meaning
  4. Wiktionary: Clementina · en.wiktionary.org · usage

Questions about the name Clementina

What does the name Clementina mean?

Clementina means “feminine form of Clementino, derived from Latin clemens, 'merciful, mild'”, according to Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil and Behind the Name.

How many people are named Clementina in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 3,796 people with the first name Clementina, which ranks it number 3,311 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1940s.

Is Clementina a boy's or a girl's name?

Clementina is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 3,780 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).

What is the origin of the name Clementina?

Clementina is a name of Latin origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Clementina most common?

Proportionally, in Santa Catarina: 0.005% of the state's population is named Clementina (408 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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