Meaning of the nameGeorgete
- Female
- French origin
- Ge-or-ge-te
Georgete is a feminine name of French origin, a feminine form of George, a Greek name meaning 'farmer'.
Meaning
“feminine form of George, 'farmer, one who works the earth'”
Source: Behind the Name: Georgette · Behind the Name: George
- People (2022)
- 916
- Rank in Brazil
- #8,784
- Median age
- 60 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,187
- people
Georgete in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Georgete, 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 (280 people).
907 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 Georgete is most common
States with the highest share of people named Georgete in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio de Janeiro 0.002%
- São Paulo 0.000%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Rio de Janeiro | 365 | 0.002% |
| São Paulo | 138 | 0.000% |
| Pará | 75 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 64 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 37 | 0.000% |
| Bahia | 31 | 0.000% |
| Paraná | 28 | 0.000% |
| Espírito Santo | 26 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 20 | 0.000% |
| Maranhão | 15 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 15 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Georgete
Behind the Name records Georgette as a French feminine form of George, from the Greek ge, 'earth', and ergon, 'work'. Wiktionary analyzes it as George plus the suffix -ette, and the morpheme list of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) lists Georgete among the names with the formative -ete, from the French -ette. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 916 people named Georgete, with a median age of 60. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio de Janeiro. The census counts only the first word of the given name.
Sources
- Behind the Name: Georgette · behindthename.com · meaning
- Behind the Name: George · behindthename.com · meaning
- Wiktionary: Georgette · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-ete) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Georgete
What does the name Georgete mean?
Georgete means “feminine form of George, 'farmer, one who works the earth'”, according to Behind the Name.
How many people are named Georgete in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 916 people with the first name Georgete, which ranks it number 8,784 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Georgete a boy's or a girl's name?
Georgete is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 907 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
What is the origin of the name Georgete?
Georgete is a name of French origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Georgete most common?
Proportionally, in Rio de Janeiro: 0.002% of the state's population is named Georgete (365 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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