Meaning of the nameGracinete
- Female
- Gra-ci-ne-te
Gracinete is a Brazilian female name with the ending -ete, a diminutive of French origin; the meaning of the whole name is not known for certain.
Meaning
The meaning of Gracinete 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)
- 1,919
- Rank in Brazil
- #5,253
- Median age
- 45 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,019
- people
Gracinete in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Gracinete, 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 (645 people).
1,911 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 Gracinete is most common
States with the highest share of people named Gracinete in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Amazonas 0.008%
- Maranhão 0.007%
- Pará 0.004%
- Pernambuco 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.000%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Maranhão | 449 | 0.007% |
| Amazonas | 312 | 0.008% |
| Pará | 302 | 0.004% |
| Pernambuco | 115 | 0.001% |
| São Paulo | 114 | 0.000% |
| Paraíba | 99 | 0.003% |
| Bahia | 73 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 68 | 0.000% |
| Amapá | 48 | 0.007% |
| Goiás | 43 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 39 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 32 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 26 | 0.001% |
| Roraima | 26 | 0.004% |
| Rondônia | 22 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 19 | 0.001% |
| Acre | 19 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 18 | 0.000% |
| Distrito Federal | 17 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 17 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 16 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Gracinete
The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) records -ete as a feminine formative from the French -ette, which in turn comes from the Latin -eta, a diminutive affix, found in Bernadete, Francinete and Josinete. The origin of the beginning Gracin- is uncertain, and so the meaning of Gracinete as a whole is not known for certain. It is almost always a female name, for people born mostly in the 1960s through the 1980s. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,919 people named Gracinete, with a median age of 45. Proportionally, it is most common in Amazonas.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Gracinete
What does the name Gracinete mean?
The meaning of Gracinete 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 Gracinete in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,919 people with the first name Gracinete, which ranks it number 5,253 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Gracinete a boy's or a girl's name?
Gracinete is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,911 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Gracinete most common?
Proportionally, in Amazonas: 0.008% of the state's population is named Gracinete (312 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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