Meaning of the nameGicelma
- Female
- Gi-cel-ma
Gicelma is a Brazilian feminine name whose ending -elma, of Germanic origin, appears in names such as Giselma; the origin of the whole name is uncertain.
Meaning
The meaning of Gicelma 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)
- 1,136
- Rank in Brazil
- #7,587
- Median age
- 46 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,064
- people
Gicelma in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Gicelma, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1970s (436 people).
1,133 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 Gicelma is most common
States with the highest share of people named Gicelma in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Sergipe | 513 | 0.023% |
| Bahia | 225 | 0.002% |
| São Paulo | 126 | 0.000% |
| Alagoas | 33 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 27 | 0.000% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 24 | 0.000% |
| Pernambuco | 23 | 0.000% |
| Paraná | 17 | 0.000% |
| Piauí | 17 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 17 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Gicelma
The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) records -elma as the feminine form of the masculine name-forming element -elmo, of Germanic origin, found in names such as Giselma, Joselma and Roselma. Gicelma is not among the examples, and the origin of the spelling Gicelma is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,136 people named Gicelma, with a median age of 46. The name is almost always female, and the decade with the most records is the 1970s. Proportionally, it is most common in Sergipe.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Gicelma
What does the name Gicelma mean?
The meaning of Gicelma 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 Gicelma in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,136 people with the first name Gicelma, which ranks it number 7,587 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Gicelma a boy's or a girl's name?
Gicelma is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,133 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Gicelma most common?
Proportionally, in Sergipe: 0.023% of the state's population is named Gicelma (513 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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