Meaning of the nameElione
- Unisex
- E-li-o-ne
Elione is a modern Brazilian name that begins with the name-forming element Eli-, of doubtful origin, and whose meaning is not known with certainty.
Meaning
The meaning of Elione 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)
- 2,270
- Rank in Brazil
- #4,699
- Median age
- 47 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,480
- people
Elione in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Elione, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1970s (617 people).
1,698 women 572 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 Elione is most common
States with the highest share of people named Elione in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio Grande do Norte 0.017%
- Amazonas 0.004%
- Goiás 0.002%
- Bahia 0.001%
- Pará 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Rio Grande do Norte | 560 | 0.017% |
| Bahia | 204 | 0.001% |
| São Paulo | 185 | 0.000% |
| Minas Gerais | 172 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 162 | 0.004% |
| Goiás | 130 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 125 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 109 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 65 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 57 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 55 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 54 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 50 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 48 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 40 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 35 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 35 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 31 | 0.002% |
| Alagoas | 27 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 27 | 0.002% |
| Distrito Federal | 23 | 0.001% |
| Acre | 21 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 18 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 15 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Elione
The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) treats Eli- as a name-forming element of doubtful origin, perhaps linked to the biblical name Eli, a short form of Eliel, and lists names such as Eliana, Elias and Eliete among those that begin this way. The origin of the spelling Elione is uncertain, and there is no documented meaning for the whole name. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,270 people named Elione, with a median age of 47. The records are concentrated in the 1960s to 1980s, and the name appears in both sexes, with more female records. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Norte.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Elione
What does the name Elione mean?
The meaning of Elione 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 Elione in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,270 people with the first name Elione, which ranks it number 4,699 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Elione a boy's or a girl's name?
Elione is used by both men and women: in the 2022 Census, 1,698 women and 572 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Elione most common?
Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Norte: 0.017% of the state's population is named Elione (560 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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