Meaning of the nameDulcimar
- Unisex
- Dul-ci-mar
Dulcimar is a Brazilian name that ends in -mar, mostly female but also used for men.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,710 people named Dulcimar, the 5,710th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 55, and the largest group was born in the 1960s. Proportionally, it is most common in Maranhão.
Meaning
The meaning of Dulcimar 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)
- 1,710
- Rank in Brazil
- #5,710
- Median age
- 55 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,047
- people
Dulcimar in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Dulcimar, 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 (588 people).
1,430 women 280 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 Dulcimar is most common
States with the highest share of people named Dulcimar in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Maranhão 0.002%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.001%
- Goiás 0.001%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Minas Gerais | 248 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 223 | 0.001% |
| São Paulo | 167 | 0.000% |
| Maranhão | 158 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 121 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 102 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 71 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 69 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 64 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 61 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 52 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 49 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 43 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 42 | 0.000% |
| Ceará | 42 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 39 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 29 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 24 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 23 | 0.000% |
| Acre | 23 | 0.003% |
| Rondônia | 17 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 16 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Dulcimar
Dulcimar ends in -mar, an element that the Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil explains in three possible ways: a Germanic element meaning 'glory, fame', a fragment of Maria, or the Portuguese word mar, 'sea'. Nothing indicates which applies to this name, and Dulci- has no entry of its own, so the meaning is not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,710 people named Dulcimar, with a median age of 55. Proportionally, it is most common in Maranhão.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Dulcimar
What does the name Dulcimar mean?
The meaning of Dulcimar 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 Dulcimar in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,710 people with the first name Dulcimar, which ranks it number 5,710 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Dulcimar a boy's or a girl's name?
Dulcimar is used by both men and women: in the 2022 Census, 1,430 women and 280 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Dulcimar most common?
Proportionally, in Maranhão: 0.002% of the state's population is named Dulcimar (158 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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