Meaning of the nameGenerosa

Female
Latin origin
Ge-ne-ro-sa

Generosa is a feminine name of Latin origin, the feminine form of Generosus, an adjective derived from genus, 'birth', meaning 'of noble birth' and, figuratively, 'generous'.

Meaning

“feminine form of Generosus, 'of noble birth; generous'”

Source: Behind the Name: Generosa · Wiktionary: generosus

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People (2022): 2,143
Rank in Brazil: #4,879
Median age: 70 years
2010 Census: 3,234; people

Generosa in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Generosa, 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 (562 people).

2,137 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 Generosa is most common

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

Piauí 0.003%
Bahia 0.002%
Goiás 0.002%
Minas Gerais 0.002%
Rio Grande do Sul 0.001%

All states

State	People	% of population
São Paulo	369	0.001%
Minas Gerais	304	0.002%
Bahia	270	0.002%
Rio Grande do Sul	128	0.001%
Paraná	121	0.001%
Goiás	118	0.002%
Piauí	110	0.003%
Ceará	77	0.001%
Pará	72	0.001%
Maranhão	69	0.001%
Santa Catarina	68	0.001%
Rio de Janeiro	63	0.000%
Pernambuco	63	0.001%
Tocantins	61	0.004%
Mato Grosso do Sul	41	0.002%
Mato Grosso	38	0.001%
Espírito Santo	32	0.001%
Distrito Federal	32	0.001%
Amazonas	29	0.001%
Paraíba	21	0.001%
Rondônia	16	0.001%

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

About the name Generosa

Generosa is the feminine of the Latin name Generosus, which Behind the Name links to the Latin genus. In Wiktionary, the Latin adjective generosus comes from genus, 'birth, origin', and means 'of noble birth' and, figuratively, 'generous, magnanimous'. In Portuguese, generosa is also the feminine form of the adjective generoso. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,143 people named Generosa, with a median age of 70; proportionally, it is most common in Piauí. The name is almost always female, and most were born before 1970.

Sources

Behind the Name: Generosa · behindthename.com · meaning
Wiktionary: generosus · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
Priberam: generoso · dicionario.priberam.org · usage

Questions about the name Generosa

What does the name Generosa mean?

Generosa means “feminine form of Generosus, 'of noble birth; generous'”, according to Behind the Name and Wiktionary.

How many people are named Generosa in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,143 people with the first name Generosa, which ranks it number 4,879 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1940s.

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

Generosa is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 2,137 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).

What is the origin of the name Generosa?

Generosa is a name of Latin origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Generosa most common?

Proportionally, in Piauí: 0.003% of the state's population is named Generosa (110 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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