Meaning of the nameDivina
- Female
- Portuguese origin
- Latin origin
- Di-vi-na
Divina is a feminine name that comes from the Portuguese adjective divina, 'of God or relating to God', from Latin divinus.
Meaning
“divine, of God or relating to God”
Source: Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Divina · Priberam: divino, divina
- People (2022)
- 34,582
- Rank in Brazil
- #742
- Median age
- 60 years
- 2010 Census
- 41,184
- people
Divina in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Divina, 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 (10,103 people).
34,409 women 173 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 Divina is most common
States with the highest share of people named Divina in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Goiás 0.223%
- Tocantins 0.065%
- Mato Grosso 0.041%
- Minas Gerais 0.032%
- Distrito Federal 0.032%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Goiás | 15,729 | 0.223% |
| Minas Gerais | 6,553 | 0.032% |
| São Paulo | 3,689 | 0.008% |
| Mato Grosso | 1,493 | 0.041% |
| Tocantins | 977 | 0.065% |
| Paraná | 974 | 0.009% |
| Pará | 896 | 0.011% |
| Distrito Federal | 891 | 0.032% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 488 | 0.018% |
| Maranhão | 476 | 0.007% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 408 | 0.003% |
| Bahia | 405 | 0.003% |
| Piauí | 287 | 0.009% |
| Rondônia | 282 | 0.018% |
| Espírito Santo | 272 | 0.007% |
| Amazonas | 216 | 0.006% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 142 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 114 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 100 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 58 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 38 | 0.000% |
| Roraima | 32 | 0.005% |
| Paraíba | 22 | 0.001% |
| Acre | 17 | 0.002% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Divina
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil), citing Machado (1981), gives the origin of Divina as the adjective divina. Priberam has divino as an adjective from Latin divinus, 'of the gods', with the senses 'of God or relating to God' and 'proper to divinity'. The name therefore coincides with the feminine form of the common word. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 34,582 people named Divina, with a median age of 60. Proportionally, the name is most common in Goiás.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Divina · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · meaning
- Priberam: divino, divina · dicionario.priberam.org · meaning
Questions about the name Divina
What does the name Divina mean?
Divina means “divine, of God or relating to God”, according to Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil and Priberam.
How many people are named Divina in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 34,582 people with the first name Divina, which ranks it number 742 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Divina a boy's or a girl's name?
Divina is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 34,409 women and 173 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Divina?
Divina is a name of Portuguese and Latin origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Divina most common?
Proportionally, in Goiás: 0.223% of the state's population is named Divina (15,729 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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