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Meaning of the nameIgnez

Ignez is a spelling of the name Ignes, which means “pure, chaste”.

Meaning

“pure, chaste”

Meaning of the name Ignes, of which Ignez is a spelling.

Source: Wiktionary: Inês · Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Ines

People (2022)
1,799
Rank in Brazil
#5,511
Median age
81 years
2010 Census
1,984
people

Ignez in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Ignez, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born before 1940 (739 people).

1,779 women 20 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 Ignez is most common

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

  1. Rio Grande do Sul 0.002%
  2. São Paulo 0.002%
  3. Paraná 0.002%
  4. Rio de Janeiro 0.001%
  5. Santa Catarina 0.001%
All states
StatePeople% of population
São Paulo7600.002%
Rio de Janeiro2150.001%
Rio Grande do Sul2110.002%
Paraná1750.002%
Minas Gerais1320.001%
Santa Catarina1000.001%
Espírito Santo530.001%
Bahia280.000%
Distrito Federal160.001%
Mato Grosso150.000%

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

The spelling Ignez

It swaps the final S for Z; the dictionary cites Ignez, alongside Ignés, among the spellings that also occur for Inês.

About the name Ignes

Wiktionary records Inês as a female name coming from the Latin Agnes, which derives from the Ancient Greek hagnós, 'chaste'. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil links the name to the Greek adjective meaning 'pure, holy, chaste', cites the veneration of Saint Agnes (Santa Inês) as the reason for its spread, and says that the spellings Ignés and Ignez also occur. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,916 people named Ignes, almost always women, with a median age of 78; proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Sul.

Other spellings of Ignes

SpellingPeople (2022)
Ignes2,916
Ignez1,799

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: Inês · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  2. Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Ines · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · meaning
  3. Behind the Name: Ines · behindthename.com · origin
  4. Wiktionary: Ignês · en.wiktionary.org · spelling

Questions about the name Ignez

What does the name Ignez mean?

Ignez means “pure, chaste”, according to Wiktionary and Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil. This is the meaning of the name Ignes, of which Ignez is a spelling.

How many people are named Ignez in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,799 people with the first name Ignez, which ranks it number 5,511 among the country's names. The largest group was born before 1940.

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

Ignez is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,779 women and 20 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Ignez?

Ignez is a name of Greek and Latin origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Ignez most common?

Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.002% of the state's population is named Ignez (211 people), according to the 2022 Census.

What are the other spellings of Ignez?

Ignes. IBGE counts each spelling separately.

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