Meaning of the nameEurípides
- Male
- Greek origin
- Eu-rí-pi-des
Eurípides is a male name of Greek origin, formed from Euripus, the name of a strait, with a suffix indicating descent.
Meaning
“descendant of Euripus, the strait between Euboea and Boeotia”
Source: Wiktionary: Euripides · Wiktionary: Εὔριπος · Behind the Name: Euripides
- People (2022)
- 1,063
- Rank in Brazil
- #7,945
- Median age
- 62 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,204
- people
Eurípides in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Eurípides, 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 (315 people).
65 women 998 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 Eurípides is most common
States with the highest share of people named Eurípides in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Goiás 0.005%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Goiás | 353 | 0.005% |
| São Paulo | 250 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 208 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 36 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 36 | 0.002% |
| Bahia | 31 | 0.000% |
| Pará | 24 | 0.000% |
| Distrito Federal | 22 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 20 | 0.000% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 16 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Eurípides
Eurípides comes from Latin Eurīpidēs, which in turn comes from Ancient Greek Εὐριπίδης. Behind the Name explains the name as Euripus, the strait between Euboea and Boeotia, plus the Greek suffix -ides, which marks descent. Wiktionary records the name in Portuguese as a learned borrowing from Latin and gives, for Εὔριπος, the sense of a strait with violent currents. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,063 people named Eurípides, with a median age of 62.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Eurípides · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Wiktionary: Euripides · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: Εὔριπος · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Behind the Name: Euripides · behindthename.com · meaning
Questions about the name Eurípides
What does the name Eurípides mean?
Eurípides means “descendant of Euripus, the strait between Euboea and Boeotia”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name.
How many people are named Eurípides in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,063 people with the first name Eurípides, which ranks it number 7,945 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.
Is Eurípides a boy's or a girl's name?
Eurípides is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 65 women and 998 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Eurípides?
Eurípides is a name of Greek origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Eurípides most common?
Proportionally, in Goiás: 0.005% of the state's population is named Eurípides (353 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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