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Meaning of the nameDomingo

Domingo is a male name of Latin origin, the Spanish form of Dominicus, 'of the Lord', and it sounds the same as the word for the day of the week.

Meaning

“of the Lord (from Latin Dominicus)”

Source: Behind the Name: Dominic · Priberam: domingo

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People (2022)
9,319
Rank in Brazil
#1,811
Median age
59 years
2010 Census
15,483
people

Domingo in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Domingo, 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 (2,180 people).

55 women 9,264 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 Domingo is most common

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

  1. Tocantins 0.029%
  2. Piauí 0.026%
  3. Maranhão 0.025%
  4. Bahia 0.010%
  5. Pará 0.008%
All states
StatePeople% of population
Maranhão1,6940.025%
Bahia1,3500.010%
Piauí8470.026%
São Paulo6910.002%
Minas Gerais6690.003%
Pará6510.008%
Tocantins4310.029%
Ceará4260.005%
Goiás3270.005%
Paraná3100.003%
Mato Grosso2010.006%
Santa Catarina1930.003%
Rio Grande do Sul1880.002%
Amazonas1850.005%
Pernambuco1760.002%
Rio de Janeiro1530.001%
Espírito Santo940.003%
Rondônia910.006%
Rio Grande do Norte900.003%
Distrito Federal840.003%
Paraíba830.002%
Roraima830.013%
Mato Grosso do Sul820.003%
Sergipe820.004%
Alagoas750.002%
Amapá320.004%
Acre310.004%

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

About the name Domingo

Behind the Name gives Domingo as the Spanish form of Late Latin Dominicus, which means 'of the Lord', and records that this name was traditionally given to children born on a Sunday; the Portuguese form is Domingos. Wiktionary derives Spanish Domingo from Old Spanish Domingos and Late Latin Dominicus, and the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil lists Domingo among the Galician variants of Domingos. In Portuguese, the name coincides with the word domingo, 'Sunday', which Priberam traces to Latin [dies] dominicus, 'day of the Lord'. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 9,319 people named Domingo, with a median age of 59; proportionally, it is most common in Tocantins.

Sources

  1. Behind the Name: Domingo · behindthename.com · origin
  2. Behind the Name: Dominic · behindthename.com · meaning
  3. Wiktionary: Domingo · en.wiktionary.org · origin
  4. Priberam: domingo · dicionario.priberam.org · meaning
  5. Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Domingos · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling

Questions about the name Domingo

What does the name Domingo mean?

Domingo means “of the Lord (from Latin Dominicus)”, according to Behind the Name and Priberam.

How many people are named Domingo in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 9,319 people with the first name Domingo, which ranks it number 1,811 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.

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

Domingo is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 55 women and 9,264 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Domingo?

Domingo is a name of Latin origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Domingo most common?

Proportionally, in Tocantins: 0.029% of the state's population is named Domingo (431 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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