Meaning of the nameDionizia

Female
Greek origin
Di-o-ni-zi-a

Dionizia is a feminine name of Greek origin, a spelling with z of Dionísia, the feminine form of Dionísio (from the Greek Dionýsios).

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,793 people named Dionizia, the 5,521st most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 66, and the largest group was born in the 1950s. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.

Meaning

The meaning of Dionizia is not known for certain. The sources consulted give no settled meaning for it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.

People (2022): 1,793
Rank in Brazil: #5,521
Median age: 66 years
2010 Census: 2,329; people

Dionizia in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Dionizia, 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 (420 people).

1,782 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 Dionizia is most common

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

Bahia 0.002%
Minas Gerais 0.001%
São Paulo 0.001%

All states

State	People	% of population
São Paulo	341	0.001%
Bahia	282	0.002%
Minas Gerais	222	0.001%
Goiás	97	0.001%
Paraná	87	0.001%
Maranhão	83	0.001%
Ceará	77	0.001%
Mato Grosso do Sul	63	0.002%
Amazonas	56	0.001%
Pernambuco	55	0.001%
Rio de Janeiro	53	0.000%
Pará	52	0.001%
Mato Grosso	45	0.001%
Piauí	43	0.001%
Tocantins	32	0.002%
Santa Catarina	31	0.000%
Paraíba	24	0.001%
Distrito Federal	23	0.001%
Rio Grande do Sul	22	0.000%
Espírito Santo	21	0.001%
Sergipe	20	0.001%
Rio Grande do Norte	19	0.001%
Alagoas	17	0.001%
Rondônia	15	0.001%

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

About the name Dionizia

Behind the Name describes Dionysia as a feminine form of Dionysius and lists Dionísia as the Portuguese form. Dionysius is the Latin form of the Greek Dionysios. The roots of the name are debated: Behind the Name points to Zeus and Nysa, while Wiktionary treats the link with Zeus as folk etymology and presents other hypotheses for the Greek name of the god Dionysus. For this reason the meaning of the name is not given as known. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,793 people named Dionizia, almost always female and born mostly before 1970; proportionally, the name is most common in Bahia.

Sources

Behind the Name: Dionysia · behindthename.com · origin
Behind the Name: Dionysius · behindthename.com · origin
Wiktionary: Διόνυσος · en.wiktionary.org · origin

Questions about the name Dionizia

What does the name Dionizia mean?

The meaning of Dionizia is not known for certain: the sources consulted give no settled meaning for it. So we give none; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.

How many people are named Dionizia in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,793 people with the first name Dionizia, which ranks it number 5,521 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.

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

Dionizia is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,782 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).

What is the origin of the name Dionizia?

Dionizia is a name of Greek origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Dionizia most common?

Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.002% of the state's population is named Dionizia (282 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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