Meaning of the nameErnani
- Male
- Spanish origin
- Er-na-ni
Ernani and Hernani are spellings of a masculine name of Spanish origin that Wiktionary links to Fernando, a name with Gothic roots.
Meaning
The meaning of Ernani 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)
- 8,776
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,875
- Median age
- 52 years
- 2010 Census
- 11,484
- people
Ernani in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Ernani, 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 (1,907 people).
74 women 8,702 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 Ernani is most common
States with the highest share of people named Ernani in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.017%
- Santa Catarina 0.008%
- Minas Gerais 0.007%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.007%
- Paraná 0.006%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Rio Grande do Sul | 1,876 | 0.017% |
| Minas Gerais | 1,464 | 0.007% |
| São Paulo | 1,318 | 0.003% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 1,098 | 0.007% |
| Paraná | 699 | 0.006% |
| Santa Catarina | 606 | 0.008% |
| Bahia | 213 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 174 | 0.003% |
| Pernambuco | 170 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 160 | 0.002% |
| Paraíba | 123 | 0.003% |
| Espírito Santo | 115 | 0.003% |
| Ceará | 112 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 111 | 0.004% |
| Mato Grosso | 92 | 0.003% |
| Amazonas | 78 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 76 | 0.003% |
| Maranhão | 54 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 47 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 46 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 43 | 0.003% |
| Tocantins | 26 | 0.002% |
| Sergipe | 23 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 22 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Ernani
Wiktionary records Hernâni as a Portuguese name of Spanish origin and a divergent form of Fernando, that is, of the same origin, and gives Ernani, Ernâni and Hernani as variants of it. Behind the Name explains Fernando as a form of Ferdinand, from a Gothic name formed by nanþa, 'boldness', and a first element read as friþus, 'peace', or perhaps farþa, 'journey'; because this first element is uncertain, the meaning of the name is not known for certain. In Italian, Wiktionary derives Ernani from the French Hernani. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 8,776 people named Ernani, with a median age of 52. Proportionally, the name is most common in Rio Grande do Sul.
The spelling without an H, the most common in the group; the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) also records Ernany as a spelling variant.
Other spellings of Ernani
| Spelling | People (2022) |
|---|---|
| Ernani | 8,776 |
| Hernani | 2,461 |
Sources
- Wiktionary: Hernâni · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Wiktionary: Ernani · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Wiktionary: Ernâni · en.wiktionary.org · spelling
- 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
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Hernani · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Ernani
What does the name Ernani mean?
The meaning of Ernani 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 Ernani in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 8,776 people with the first name Ernani, which ranks it number 1,875 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Ernani a boy's or a girl's name?
Ernani is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 74 women and 8,702 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Ernani?
Ernani is a name of Spanish origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Ernani most common?
Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.017% of the state's population is named Ernani (1,876 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Ernani?
Hernani. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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