Meaning of the nameDorcelina
- Female
- Dor-ce-li-na
Dorcelina is a female name of Brazilian formation ending in -ina, a diminutive suffix of Latin origin, used almost always by women born up to 1980.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,335 people named Dorcelina, the 6,816th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 63, and the largest group was born in the 1950s. Proportionally, it is most common in Goiás.
Meaning
The meaning of Dorcelina 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)
- 1,335
- Rank in Brazil
- #6,816
- Median age
- 63 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,761
- people
Dorcelina in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Dorcelina, 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 (356 people).
1,333 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 Dorcelina is most common
States with the highest share of people named Dorcelina in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Goiás 0.004%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.001%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Goiás | 280 | 0.004% |
| Minas Gerais | 259 | 0.001% |
| São Paulo | 252 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 110 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 108 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 78 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 60 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso | 53 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 33 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 24 | 0.000% |
| Pará | 23 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Dorcelina
The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) describes -ina as a diminutive suffix from Latin, found in female names such as Cristina and Valentina. The formation of the beginning Dorcel- is not documented, and so the meaning of the whole name is not known. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,335 people named Dorcelina, with a median age of 63; it is almost always a female name, and most were born between 1940 and 1970. Proportionally, it is most common in Goiás.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-ina) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Dorcelina
What does the name Dorcelina mean?
The meaning of Dorcelina 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 Dorcelina in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,335 people with the first name Dorcelina, which ranks it number 6,816 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.
Is Dorcelina a boy's or a girl's name?
Dorcelina is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,333 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Dorcelina most common?
Proportionally, in Goiás: 0.004% of the state's population is named Dorcelina (280 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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