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Meaning of the nameCristiani

Cristiani is a feminine name, a spelling variant of Cristiane, which comes from the Latin christianus, 'Christian'.

Meaning

“form of Cristiane, from Latin christianus, 'Christian'”

Source: Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Cristiane · Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (Crist-, Cristi-, -ane)

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People (2022)
3,396
Rank in Brazil
#3,573
Median age
41 years
2010 Census
4,525
people

Cristiani in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Cristiani, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1980s (1,385 people).

3,231 women 165 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 Cristiani is most common

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

  1. Santa Catarina 0.007%
  2. Rio Grande do Sul 0.004%
  3. Espírito Santo 0.004%
  4. Paraná 0.003%
  5. São Paulo 0.002%
All states
StatePeople% of population
São Paulo8920.002%
Santa Catarina5550.007%
Rio Grande do Sul4670.004%
Paraná3290.003%
Minas Gerais2020.001%
Rio de Janeiro2010.001%
Espírito Santo1390.004%
Mato Grosso980.003%
Bahia790.001%
Mato Grosso do Sul700.003%
Pará580.001%
Pernambuco450.001%
Goiás370.001%
Distrito Federal320.001%
Ceará270.000%
Rondônia240.002%
Amazonas210.001%
Maranhão200.000%
Paraíba200.001%
Sergipe190.001%
Rio Grande do Norte170.001%

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

About the name Cristiani

The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) lists Cristiani among the spelling variants of Cristiane, a name formed from Cristi- and -ane and derived from Cristiano, from the Latin christianus, 'Christian'. The same dictionary explains Cristi- as coming from the Latin Cristo, which in turn comes from the Greek Khristós, 'anointed', and -ane as a formative coming from the French -anne. The meaning is that of the base name. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 3,396 people named Cristiani, almost always women, and most were born in the 1970s and 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Santa Catarina.

Sources

  1. Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Cristiane · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · meaning
  2. Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (Crist-, Cristi-, -ane) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · meaning

Questions about the name Cristiani

What does the name Cristiani mean?

Cristiani means “form of Cristiane, from Latin christianus, 'Christian'”, according to Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil.

How many people are named Cristiani in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 3,396 people with the first name Cristiani, which ranks it number 3,573 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.

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

Cristiani is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 3,231 women and 165 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Cristiani?

Cristiani is a name of Latin and Greek origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Cristiani most common?

Proportionally, in Santa Catarina: 0.007% of the state's population is named Cristiani (555 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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