Meaning of the nameGlorinha

Glorinha is a Brazilian female name that carries the suffix -inha and recalls the name Glória, which means 'glory'.

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,096 people named Glorinha, the 7,758th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 62, and the largest group was born in the 1960s. Proportionally, it is most common in Espírito Santo.

Meaning

The meaning of Glorinha 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): 1,096
Rank in Brazil: #7,758
Median age: 62 years
2010 Census: 1,212; people

Glorinha in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Glorinha, 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 (313 people).

1,093 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 Glorinha is most common

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

Espírito Santo 0.006%
Minas Gerais 0.001%
Paraná 0.001%
São Paulo 0.000%

All states

State	People	% of population
Espírito Santo	232	0.006%
Minas Gerais	207	0.001%
São Paulo	144	0.000%
Paraná	103	0.001%
Rio de Janeiro	71	0.000%
Amazonas	50	0.001%
Goiás	44	0.001%
Mato Grosso	42	0.001%
Santa Catarina	41	0.001%
Bahia	35	0.000%
Rondônia	31	0.002%
Rio Grande do Sul	30	0.000%
Mato Grosso do Sul	17	0.001%

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

About the name Glorinha

Glorinha ends in -inha, a Portuguese suffix that Wiktionary describes as the feminine of -inho and that forms diminutives (pandinha, 'little panda'). The form recalls the name Glória, which Behind the Name links to Latin gloria and to titles of the Virgin Mary, such as Maria da Glória. Glorinha is also the name of a municipality in Rio Grande do Sul. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,096 people named Glorinha, with a median age of 62. These people are concentrated in the 1940s, 1950s, 1960s and 1970s, and the name is almost always female. Proportionally, it is most common in Espírito Santo.

Sources

Wiktionary: -inha · en.wiktionary.org · spelling
Behind the Name: Gloria · behindthename.com · origin
Wiktionary: Glorinha · en.wiktionary.org · usage

Questions about the name Glorinha

What does the name Glorinha mean?

The meaning of Glorinha 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 Glorinha in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,096 people with the first name Glorinha, which ranks it number 7,758 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.

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

Glorinha is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,093 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).

What is the origin of the name Glorinha?

Glorinha is a name of Portuguese origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Glorinha most common?

Proportionally, in Espírito Santo: 0.006% of the state's population is named Glorinha (232 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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