Meaning of the nameDionísio

Dionísio is a male name that comes, through the Latin Dionysius, from the Greek Dionýsios, derived from the name of the god Dionysus, whose meaning is debated.

Meaning

The meaning of Dionísio 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): 14,513
Rank in Brazil: #1,320
Median age: 59 years
2010 Census: 19,442; people

Dionísio in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Dionísio, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1960s (3,265 people).

58 women 14,455 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 Dionísio is most common

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

Paraná 0.012%
Santa Catarina 0.011%
Piauí 0.011%
Mato Grosso do Sul 0.010%
Bahia 0.010%

All states

State	People	% of population
São Paulo	2,738	0.006%
Minas Gerais	1,598	0.008%
Bahia	1,360	0.010%
Paraná	1,312	0.012%
Rio Grande do Sul	1,036	0.010%
Santa Catarina	855	0.011%
Rio de Janeiro	758	0.005%
Pará	570	0.007%
Goiás	517	0.007%
Ceará	497	0.006%
Maranhão	440	0.007%
Pernambuco	360	0.004%
Piauí	359	0.011%
Mato Grosso	305	0.008%
Mato Grosso do Sul	275	0.010%
Espírito Santo	262	0.007%
Distrito Federal	202	0.007%
Amazonas	168	0.004%
Rondônia	140	0.009%
Tocantins	135	0.009%
Paraíba	133	0.003%
Alagoas	127	0.004%
Rio Grande do Norte	115	0.004%
Sergipe	104	0.005%
Amapá	57	0.008%
Acre	55	0.007%
Roraima	35	0.006%

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

About the name Dionísio

Wiktionary traces the Latin Dionysius to the Ancient Greek Διονύσιος, formed on Diónysos, the name of the god Dionysus, with the suffix -ios, and records Dionísio as the Portuguese form. Behind the Name also explains the Greek Dionysios as derived from the name of the god. The meaning of the name Dionysus itself is debated: Wiktionary records the popular link with Diós, the genitive of Zeus, alongside other proposals. Dinis, Diniz and Dênis are other Portuguese forms of the same name, according to Behind the Name. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 14,513 people named Dionísio, with a median age of 59; proportionally, it is most common in Paraná.

Sources

Wiktionary: Dionysius · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Wiktionary: Διόνυσος · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Behind the Name: Dionysios · behindthename.com · origin
Behind the Name: Dionysius · behindthename.com · origin
Wiktionary: Dionísio · en.wiktionary.org · spelling

Questions about the name Dionísio

What does the name Dionísio mean?

The meaning of Dionísio 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 Dionísio in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 14,513 people with the first name Dionísio, which ranks it number 1,320 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.

Is Dionísio a boy's or a girl's name?

Dionísio is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 58 women and 14,455 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Dionísio?

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

In which Brazilian state is Dionísio most common?

Proportionally, in Paraná: 0.012% of the state's population is named Dionísio (1,312 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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