Meaning of the nameErnane

Ernane and Hernane are variants of Hernâni, a male name of Spanish origin that shares its root with Fernando.

Meaning

The meaning of Ernane is not known for certain. No reliable source documents it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.

People (2022): 6,035
Rank in Brazil: #2,405
Median age: 45 years
2010 Census: 7,168; people

Ernane in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Ernane, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1980s (1,590 people).

61 women 5,974 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 Ernane is most common

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

All states

State	People	% of population
Minas Gerais	2,180	0.011%
São Paulo	625	0.001%
Rio de Janeiro	429	0.003%
Goiás	353	0.005%
Rio Grande do Sul	340	0.003%
Bahia	268	0.002%
Pará	213	0.003%
Paraná	188	0.002%
Maranhão	163	0.002%
Pernambuco	156	0.002%
Santa Catarina	139	0.002%
Ceará	138	0.002%
Paraíba	128	0.003%
Distrito Federal	123	0.004%
Amazonas	107	0.003%
Espírito Santo	104	0.003%
Piauí	81	0.003%
Mato Grosso	72	0.002%
Rio Grande do Norte	50	0.002%
Rondônia	36	0.002%
Mato Grosso do Sul	33	0.001%
Tocantins	33	0.002%
Sergipe	23	0.001%
Alagoas	19	0.001%
Amapá	15	0.002%

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

About the name Ernane

Wiktionary records Ernane and Hernane as variants of Hernâni, a name of Spanish origin that forms a doublet with Fernando, that is, it has the same origin. Behind the Name gives Fernando as a form of Ferdinand, which comes from Fredenandus, a Latinized form of a Gothic name; the first element is read as friþus, 'peace', or perhaps farþa, 'journey', and the second is nanþa, 'boldness'. Because the reading of the first element is uncertain, the meaning of Hernâni is not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 6,035 people named Ernane, with a median age of 45; proportionally, it is most common in Minas Gerais. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) lists Ernani, with the variants Ernany, Hernai and Hernany.

It is the most common spelling in the group, without the initial H.

Other spellings of Ernane

Spelling	People (2022)
Ernane	6,035
Hernane	2,825

Sources

Wiktionary: Ernane · en.wiktionary.org · spelling
Wiktionary: Hernane · en.wiktionary.org · spelling
Wiktionary: Hernâni · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Behind the Name: Fernando · behindthename.com · origin
Behind the Name: Ferdinand · behindthename.com · origin
Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Ernani · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling

Questions about the name Ernane

What does the name Ernane mean?

The meaning of Ernane is not known for certain: no reliable source documents it. So we give no meaning; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.

How many people are named Ernane in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 6,035 people with the first name Ernane, which ranks it number 2,405 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.

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

Ernane is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 61 women and 5,974 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Ernane?

Ernane is a name of Spanish and Germanic origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Ernane most common?

Proportionally, in Minas Gerais: 0.011% of the state's population is named Ernane (2,180 people), according to the 2022 Census.

What are the other spellings of Ernane?

Hernane. IBGE counts each spelling separately.

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