Meaning of the nameFernanda
- Female
- Germanic origin
- Fer-nan-da
Fernanda is the feminine form of Fernando, a name of Gothic origin with elements meaning 'peace' (or perhaps 'journey') and 'boldness'.
Meaning
“feminine form of Fernando, from Gothic 'peace' (or 'journey') and 'boldness'”
Source: Wiktionary: Fernando (Spanish) · Behind the Name: Fernanda · Behind the Name: Ferdinand
- People (2022)
- 523,152
- Rank in Brazil
- #35
- Median age
- 31 years
- 2010 Census
- 534,757
- people
Fernanda in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Fernanda, 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 (171,503 people).
520,705 women 2,447 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 Fernanda is most common
States with the highest share of people named Fernanda in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.338%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.329%
- Distrito Federal 0.326%
- São Paulo 0.309%
- Santa Catarina 0.297%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 137,210 | 0.309% |
| Minas Gerais | 60,475 | 0.294% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 52,736 | 0.329% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 36,796 | 0.338% |
| Paraná | 33,414 | 0.292% |
| Bahia | 27,256 | 0.193% |
| Santa Catarina | 22,590 | 0.297% |
| Goiás | 17,953 | 0.254% |
| Pernambuco | 15,656 | 0.173% |
| Pará | 15,530 | 0.191% |
| Ceará | 12,080 | 0.137% |
| Maranhão | 11,294 | 0.167% |
| Espírito Santo | 9,824 | 0.256% |
| Distrito Federal | 9,184 | 0.326% |
| Amazonas | 8,559 | 0.217% |
| Mato Grosso | 7,968 | 0.218% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 7,367 | 0.267% |
| Paraíba | 6,833 | 0.172% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 6,644 | 0.201% |
| Alagoas | 4,895 | 0.157% |
| Piauí | 4,641 | 0.142% |
| Sergipe | 4,105 | 0.186% |
| Rondônia | 3,135 | 0.198% |
| Tocantins | 2,869 | 0.190% |
| Amapá | 1,550 | 0.211% |
| Acre | 1,437 | 0.173% |
| Roraima | 1,151 | 0.181% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Fernanda
Wiktionary records Fernanda as a female name whose masculine is Fernando, and Behind the Name defines it as the Spanish, Portuguese and Italian feminine form of Ferdinand. According to Behind the Name, Ferdinand is the Latinized form (Fredenandus) of a Gothic name with the elements friþus, 'peace', or perhaps farþa, 'journey', and nanþa, 'boldness'; Wiktionary's Spanish entry for Fernando gives the same alternative and describes it as a contraction of Ferdinando. The same Behind the Name entry says the Visigoths brought the name to the Iberian Peninsula. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 523,152 people named Fernanda, with a median age of 31. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Sul.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Fernanda · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Wiktionary: Fernando (Spanish) · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Behind the Name: Fernanda · behindthename.com · meaning
- Behind the Name: Ferdinand · behindthename.com · meaning
Questions about the name Fernanda
What does the name Fernanda mean?
Fernanda means “feminine form of Fernando, from Gothic 'peace' (or 'journey') and 'boldness'”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name.
How many people are named Fernanda in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 523,152 people with the first name Fernanda, which ranks it number 35 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Fernanda a boy's or a girl's name?
Fernanda is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 520,705 women and 2,447 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Fernanda?
Fernanda is a name of Germanic origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Fernanda most common?
Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.338% of the state's population is named Fernanda (36,796 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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