Meaning of the nameLeonarda
- Female
- Germanic origin
- Le-o-nar-da
Leonarda is the feminine form of Leonardo, a name of Germanic origin that reads as 'strong as a lion'.
Meaning
“feminine form of Leonardo, 'strong as a lion'”
Source: Wiktionary: Leonardo · Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Leonardo
- People (2022)
- 3,113
- Rank in Brazil
- #3,785
- Median age
- 34 years
- 2010 Census
- 3,655
- people
Leonarda in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Leonarda, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 2000s (984 people).
3,011 women 102 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 Leonarda is most common
States with the highest share of people named Leonarda in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Mato Grosso do Sul 0.005%
- Piauí 0.005%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.003%
- Maranhão 0.002%
- Pernambuco 0.002%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 388 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 275 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 270 | 0.003% |
| Minas Gerais | 257 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 196 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 180 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 168 | 0.002% |
| Piauí | 155 | 0.005% |
| Paraná | 154 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 148 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 131 | 0.005% |
| Santa Catarina | 109 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 99 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 90 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 82 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 74 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 67 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso | 51 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 51 | 0.002% |
| Tocantins | 37 | 0.002% |
| Alagoas | 36 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 28 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 23 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 15 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Leonarda
Behind the Name defines Leonarda as the Italian feminine form of Leonardo, made of the elements lewo and hard, and Wiktionary lists Leonarda as the feminine of Leonardo in Portuguese. In the Italian section of Leonardo, Wiktionary gives Old High German Leonhart, from words for 'lion' and 'hard, strong', with the sense 'strong as a lion'; the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil, citing Machado, reaches the same sense. The largest group of people named Leonarda was born in the 2000s, and the name is almost always female. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 3,113 people named Leonarda, with a median age of 34.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Leonardo · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Behind the Name: Leonarda · behindthename.com · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Leonardo · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · meaning
Questions about the name Leonarda
What does the name Leonarda mean?
Leonarda means “feminine form of Leonardo, 'strong as a lion'”, according to Wiktionary and Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil.
How many people are named Leonarda in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 3,113 people with the first name Leonarda, which ranks it number 3,785 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2000s.
Is Leonarda a boy's or a girl's name?
Leonarda is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 3,011 women and 102 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Leonarda?
Leonarda is a name of Germanic origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Leonarda most common?
Proportionally, in Mato Grosso do Sul: 0.005% of the state's population is named Leonarda (131 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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