Meaning of the nameGilvanete
- Female
- Gil-va-ne-te
Gilvanete is a Brazilian feminine name with the ending -ete, a formative of French origin; the origin of the beginning Gilvan- is uncertain.
Meaning
The meaning of Gilvanete is not known for certain. No reliable source documents it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
- People (2022)
- 7,097
- Rank in Brazil
- #2,145
- Median age
- 50 years
- 2010 Census
- 7,661
- people
Gilvanete in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Gilvanete, 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 (2,245 people).
7,046 women 51 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 Gilvanete is most common
States with the highest share of people named Gilvanete in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Sergipe 0.039%
- Alagoas 0.018%
- Pernambuco 0.014%
- Paraíba 0.013%
- Bahia 0.009%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Pernambuco | 1,268 | 0.014% |
| Bahia | 1,204 | 0.009% |
| São Paulo | 1,011 | 0.002% |
| Sergipe | 860 | 0.039% |
| Alagoas | 551 | 0.018% |
| Paraíba | 510 | 0.013% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 262 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 239 | 0.007% |
| Maranhão | 184 | 0.003% |
| Minas Gerais | 165 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 151 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 121 | 0.002% |
| Distrito Federal | 80 | 0.003% |
| Piauí | 78 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 67 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 61 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 48 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 42 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 39 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 39 | 0.003% |
| Amazonas | 25 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 23 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 21 | 0.000% |
| Rondônia | 21 | 0.001% |
| Amapá | 18 | 0.003% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Gilvanete
The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) includes Gilvanete among the Brazilian names with the formative -ete, which comes from French -ette and, before that, from Latin -eta, a diminutive affix. The beginning matches the masculine name Gilvan, which the same dictionary lists, but the origin of Gilvan- is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 7,097 people named Gilvanete, with a median age of 50. Proportionally, it is most common in Sergipe. Most were born in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s, and the name is almost always female.
Sources
- Morfemário: -ete · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Gilvanete · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Gilvan · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Gilvanete
What does the name Gilvanete mean?
The meaning of Gilvanete is not known for certain: no reliable source documents it. So we give no meaning; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
How many people are named Gilvanete in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 7,097 people with the first name Gilvanete, which ranks it number 2,145 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Gilvanete a boy's or a girl's name?
Gilvanete is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 7,046 women and 51 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Gilvanete most common?
Proportionally, in Sergipe: 0.039% of the state's population is named Gilvanete (860 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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