Meaning of the nameLeonete
- Female
- Le-o-ne-te
Leonete is a Brazilian female name ending in -ete, a diminutive suffix; the full formation is uncertain, and there are more records among those born in the 1960s and 1970s.
Meaning
The meaning of Leonete 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)
- 2,462
- Rank in Brazil
- #4,458
- Median age
- 52 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,804
- people
Leonete in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Leonete, 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 (701 people).
2,422 women 40 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 Leonete is most common
States with the highest share of people named Leonete in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Maranhão 0.005%
- Santa Catarina 0.005%
- Paraná 0.002%
- Pará 0.002%
- Ceará 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Santa Catarina | 357 | 0.005% |
| Maranhão | 327 | 0.005% |
| São Paulo | 317 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 242 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 157 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 128 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 119 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 92 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 85 | 0.002% |
| Bahia | 76 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 64 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 62 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 60 | 0.000% |
| Espírito Santo | 51 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 45 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 43 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 35 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 33 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 30 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 30 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 26 | 0.001% |
| Roraima | 17 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 15 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 15 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Leonete
Leonete ends in -ete, which the Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil describes as a diminutive affix from French -ette and Latin -eta, found in Claudete, Eliete and Ivonete. The beginning Leon- matches the name Leon, from Greek λέων, 'lion', according to Behind the Name, but the formation of Leonete itself is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,462 people named Leonete, with a median age of 52. Proportionally, it is most common in Maranhão.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Behind the Name: Leon · behindthename.com · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Ivonete · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Leonete
What does the name Leonete mean?
The meaning of Leonete 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 Leonete in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,462 people with the first name Leonete, which ranks it number 4,458 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Leonete a boy's or a girl's name?
Leonete is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 2,422 women and 40 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Leonete most common?
Proportionally, in Maranhão: 0.005% of the state's population is named Leonete (327 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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