Meaning of the nameDionete
- Female
- Di-o-ne-te
Dionete is a Brazilian feminine name ending in -ete, a diminutive of French origin, and its meaning as a whole is not known for certain.
Meaning
The meaning of Dionete 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)
- 1,200
- Rank in Brazil
- #7,311
- Median age
- 51 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,353
- people
Dionete in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Dionete, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1970s (297 people).
1,169 women 31 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 Dionete is most common
States with the highest share of people named Dionete in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 193 | 0.000% |
| Paraná | 153 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 125 | 0.002% |
| Bahia | 104 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 71 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 69 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 62 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 55 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 42 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 41 | 0.000% |
| Minas Gerais | 30 | 0.000% |
| Amazonas | 28 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 25 | 0.000% |
| Alagoas | 24 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 23 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 20 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 20 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 16 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 15 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 15 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Dionete
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil describes the ending -ete as coming from the French -ette, which comes from the Latin diminutive suffix -eta, found in names such as Claudete and Marinete. The initial part Dion- has no documented origin for this name, and for that reason the meaning of the whole name is uncertain. The name is almost always female, and most of the people recorded were born between 1960 and 1989. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,200 people named Dionete, with a median age of 51.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-ETE) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Dionete
What does the name Dionete mean?
The meaning of Dionete 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 Dionete in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,200 people with the first name Dionete, which ranks it number 7,311 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Dionete a boy's or a girl's name?
Dionete is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,169 women and 31 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Dionete most common?
Proportionally, in Pará: 0.002% of the state's population is named Dionete (125 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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