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Meaning of the nameErmelinda

Ermelinda is a feminine name of Germanic origin, formed from the elements irmin, 'whole, great', and lind, 'soft, tender'.

Meaning

“formed from the Germanic elements irmin ('whole, great') and lind ('soft, tender')”

Source: Wiktionary: Ermelinda · Behind the Name: Ermelinde

People (2022)
3,736
Rank in Brazil
#3,351
Median age
70 years
2010 Census
6,515
people

Ermelinda in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Ermelinda, 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 (981 people).

3,725 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 Ermelinda is most common

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

  1. Santa Catarina 0.004%
  2. Mato Grosso do Sul 0.004%
  3. São Paulo 0.003%
  4. Paraná 0.003%
  5. Espírito Santo 0.003%
All states
StatePeople% of population
São Paulo1,3680.003%
Minas Gerais4020.002%
Paraná3340.003%
Rio de Janeiro3240.002%
Santa Catarina2980.004%
Rio Grande do Sul2670.003%
Mato Grosso do Sul1080.004%
Espírito Santo1060.003%
Amazonas870.002%
Mato Grosso830.002%
Goiás560.001%
Pará530.001%
Bahia490.000%
Ceará340.000%
Distrito Federal320.001%
Rondônia290.002%
Maranhão260.000%
Pernambuco210.000%

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

About the name Ermelinda

Wiktionary lists Ermelinda as a feminine name of Germanic origin and, in the Old High German entry, derives it from *irmin and lind, the latter meaning 'soft, mild'. Behind the Name gives Ermelinda as the Italian and Portuguese form of Ermelinde, formed from irmin, 'whole, great', and lind, 'soft, flexible, tender'. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 3,736 people named Ermelinda, with a median age of 70. Hermelinda is the spelling with H, which Behind the Name lists as a Spanish form and the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) lists as a spelling variant.

It is the most common spelling in the group and the one listed in Wiktionary, without the initial H.

Other spellings of Ermelinda

SpellingPeople (2022)
Ermelinda3,736
Hermelinda969

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: Ermelinda · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  2. Behind the Name: Ermelinda · behindthename.com · origin
  3. Behind the Name: Ermelinde · behindthename.com · meaning
  4. Behind the Name: Hermelinda · behindthename.com · origin
  5. Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Ermelinda · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling

Questions about the name Ermelinda

What does the name Ermelinda mean?

Ermelinda means “formed from the Germanic elements irmin ('whole, great') and lind ('soft, tender')”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name.

How many people are named Ermelinda in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 3,736 people with the first name Ermelinda, which ranks it number 3,351 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.

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

Ermelinda is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 3,725 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).

What is the origin of the name Ermelinda?

Ermelinda is a name of Germanic origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Ermelinda most common?

Proportionally, in Santa Catarina: 0.004% of the state's population is named Ermelinda (298 people), according to the 2022 Census.

What are the other spellings of Ermelinda?

Hermelinda. IBGE counts each spelling separately.

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