Meaning of the nameEremita
- Female
- Latin origin
- Greek origin
- e-re-mi-ta
Eremita is a female name that matches the Portuguese word 'eremita', 'person who lives in an isolated place for contemplation or religious purposes'.
Meaning
“person who lives in an isolated place for contemplation or religious purposes”
Source: Wiktionary: eremita · Priberam: eremita
- People (2022)
- 2,256
- Rank in Brazil
- #4,713
- Median age
- 68 years
- 2010 Census
- 3,038
- people
Eremita in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Eremita, 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 (685 people).
2,240 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 Eremita is most common
States with the highest share of people named Eremita in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Bahia 0.006%
- Pará 0.002%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 797 | 0.006% |
| São Paulo | 344 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 245 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 170 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 80 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 63 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 60 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 53 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 49 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 49 | 0.002% |
| Sergipe | 47 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 42 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 35 | 0.000% |
| Distrito Federal | 33 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 27 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 26 | 0.000% |
| Paraíba | 24 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 23 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 17 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 17 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Eremita
The word eremita comes from Ecclesiastical Latin erēmīta, which in turn comes from Greek ἐρημίτης (erēmítēs), linked to érēmos, 'desert, solitude'. Dictionaries define it as a person who lives in solitude or in a remote region for contemplative or religious purposes. As a given name, it is recorded almost always as female, mostly for people born between the 1940s and the 1960s. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,256 people named Eremita, with a median age of 68; proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Sources
- Wiktionary: eremita · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Priberam: eremita · dicionario.priberam.org · meaning
Questions about the name Eremita
What does the name Eremita mean?
Eremita means “person who lives in an isolated place for contemplation or religious purposes”, according to Wiktionary and Priberam.
How many people are named Eremita in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,256 people with the first name Eremita, which ranks it number 4,713 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.
Is Eremita a boy's or a girl's name?
Eremita is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 2,240 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
What is the origin of the name Eremita?
Eremita is a name of Latin and Greek origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Eremita most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.006% of the state's population is named Eremita (797 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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