Meaning of the nameDeolinda
- Female
- De-o-lin-da
Deolinda is a feminine name that the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil gives as an alteration of Teolinda, with an ending of Germanic origin.
Meaning
The meaning of Deolinda is not known for certain. No reliable source documents it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
- People (2022)
- 5,593
- Rank in Brazil
- #2,544
- Median age
- 71 years
- 2010 Census
- 8,167
- people
Deolinda in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Deolinda, 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 (1,485 people).
5,573 women 20 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 Deolinda is most common
States with the highest share of people named Deolinda in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Mato Grosso do Sul 0.006%
- Paraná 0.005%
- São Paulo 0.005%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.004%
- Santa Catarina 0.004%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 2,179 | 0.005% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 670 | 0.004% |
| Paraná | 615 | 0.005% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 374 | 0.003% |
| Santa Catarina | 314 | 0.004% |
| Minas Gerais | 301 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 167 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 166 | 0.006% |
| Espírito Santo | 158 | 0.004% |
| Amazonas | 108 | 0.003% |
| Bahia | 87 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 87 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 84 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 39 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 36 | 0.002% |
| Distrito Federal | 35 | 0.001% |
| Amapá | 27 | 0.004% |
| Maranhão | 20 | 0.000% |
| Paraíba | 20 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 19 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 19 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 18 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Deolinda
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) records the formation of Deolinda in two parts, Deo- and a Germanic ending, and cites Machado (1981), for whom it is an alteration of Teolinda. The Morfemário of the same dictionary explains this ending as the Germanic element lind, 'serpent', and cites Deolindo and Teolinda among the traditional names with it, but no source gives a meaning for the whole name. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 5,593 people named Deolinda, almost always women and born mostly up to the 1960s.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Deolinda · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Wiktionary: Deolinda · en.wiktionary.org · spelling
- Morfemário do Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: formativos · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Teolinda · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Deolinda
What does the name Deolinda mean?
The meaning of Deolinda is not known for certain: no reliable source documents it. So we give no meaning; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
How many people are named Deolinda in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 5,593 people with the first name Deolinda, which ranks it number 2,544 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.
Is Deolinda a boy's or a girl's name?
Deolinda is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 5,573 women and 20 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Deolinda most common?
Proportionally, in Mato Grosso do Sul: 0.006% of the state's population is named Deolinda (166 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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