Meaning of the nameHernane

Hernane is a spelling of the name Ernane.

Meaning

The meaning of Hernane 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): 2,825
Rank in Brazil: #4,057
Median age: 43 years
2010 Census: 2,611; people

Hernane in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Hernane, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1980s (774 people).

24 women 2,801 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 Hernane is most common

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

Minas Gerais 0.005%
Goiás 0.003%
Rio de Janeiro 0.002%
São Paulo 0.001%
Bahia 0.001%

All states

State	People	% of population
Minas Gerais	976	0.005%
São Paulo	457	0.001%
Rio de Janeiro	262	0.002%
Goiás	203	0.003%
Bahia	123	0.001%
Pará	94	0.001%
Espírito Santo	70	0.002%
Distrito Federal	69	0.002%
Paraná	66	0.001%
Pernambuco	62	0.001%
Maranhão	51	0.001%
Ceará	49	0.001%
Amazonas	45	0.001%
Santa Catarina	39	0.001%
Rio Grande do Sul	38	0.000%
Mato Grosso	34	0.001%
Piauí	31	0.001%
Mato Grosso do Sul	31	0.001%
Paraíba	29	0.001%
Rio Grande do Norte	28	0.001%

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

The spelling Hernane

It keeps the initial H of Hernâni and Hernani.

About the name Ernane

Wiktionary records Ernane and Hernane as variants of Hernâni, a name of Spanish origin that forms a doublet with Fernando, that is, it has the same origin. Behind the Name gives Fernando as a form of Ferdinand, which comes from Fredenandus, a Latinized form of a Gothic name; the first element is read as friþus, 'peace', or perhaps farþa, 'journey', and the second is nanþa, 'boldness'. Because the reading of the first element is uncertain, the meaning of Hernâni is not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 6,035 people named Ernane, with a median age of 45; proportionally, it is most common in Minas Gerais. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) lists Ernani, with the variants Ernany, Hernai and Hernany.

Other spellings of Ernane

Spelling	People (2022)
Ernane	6,035
Hernane	2,825

Sources

Wiktionary: Ernane · en.wiktionary.org · spelling
Wiktionary: Hernane · en.wiktionary.org · spelling
Wiktionary: Hernâni · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Behind the Name: Fernando · behindthename.com · origin
Behind the Name: Ferdinand · behindthename.com · origin
Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Ernani · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling

Questions about the name Hernane

What does the name Hernane mean?

The meaning of Hernane 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 Hernane in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,825 people with the first name Hernane, which ranks it number 4,057 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.

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

Hernane is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 24 women and 2,801 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Hernane?

Hernane is a name of Spanish and Germanic origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Hernane most common?

Proportionally, in Minas Gerais: 0.005% of the state's population is named Hernane (976 people), according to the 2022 Census.

What are the other spellings of Hernane?

Ernane. IBGE counts each spelling separately.

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