Meaning of the nameFidelina
- Female
- Fi-de-li-na
Fidelina is a feminine name that ends in -ina and resembles Fidelis, a Latin name linked to Latin fides.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 705 people named Fidelina, the 10,533rd most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 70, and the largest group was born in the 1940s. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio de Janeiro.
Meaning
The meaning of Fidelina is not known for certain. The sources consulted give no settled meaning for it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
- People (2022)
- 705
- Rank in Brazil
- #10,533
- Median age
- 70 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,129
- people
Fidelina in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Fidelina, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1940s (185 people).
700 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 Fidelina is most common
States with the highest share of people named Fidelina in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio de Janeiro 0.001%
- Bahia 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.000%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Rio de Janeiro | 194 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 129 | 0.001% |
| São Paulo | 110 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 80 | 0.003% |
| Minas Gerais | 57 | 0.000% |
| Paraná | 29 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 17 | 0.000% |
| Espírito Santo | 15 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Fidelina
The origin of the name Fidelina is uncertain. Behind the Name records the Latin name Fidelis, linked to Latin fides, and the Spanish forms Fidela and Fidelia; Fidelina is not among them. According to the Morfemário (morpheme list) of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil, the ending -ina is a feminine affix of Latin origin with a diminutive value. It is almost always female and is concentrated among people born from the 1940s to the 1960s. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 705 people named Fidelina, with a median age of 70. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio de Janeiro.
Sources
- Behind the Name: Fidelis · behindthename.com · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-ina) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Fidelina
What does the name Fidelina mean?
The meaning of Fidelina is not known for certain: the sources consulted give no settled meaning for it. So we give none; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
How many people are named Fidelina in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 705 people with the first name Fidelina, which ranks it number 10,533 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1940s.
Is Fidelina a boy's or a girl's name?
Fidelina is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 700 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Fidelina most common?
Proportionally, in Rio de Janeiro: 0.001% of the state's population is named Fidelina (194 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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