Meaning of the nameLindamar
- Female
- Lin-da-mar
Lindamar is a modern Brazilian feminine name, composed of Lind- and -mar, whose meaning is not known for certain.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,592 people named Lindamar, the 6,015th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 54, and the largest group was born in the 1960s. Proportionally, it is most common in Goiás.
Meaning
The meaning of Lindamar 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)
- 1,592
- Rank in Brazil
- #6,015
- Median age
- 54 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,752
- people
Lindamar in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Lindamar, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1960s (622 people).
1,553 women 39 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 Lindamar is most common
States with the highest share of people named Lindamar in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Goiás 0.005%
- Paraná 0.001%
- Santa Catarina 0.001%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.000%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Goiás | 364 | 0.005% |
| Minas Gerais | 256 | 0.001% |
| São Paulo | 162 | 0.000% |
| Paraná | 156 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 106 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 96 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 75 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 69 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 44 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 37 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 34 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 30 | 0.000% |
| Amazonas | 24 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 24 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 21 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 17 | 0.000% |
| 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 Lindamar
Lindamar follows the pattern of Lindomar, which the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) analyzes as Lind(o)- + -mar. The element Lind- may come from the Germanic lint ('protector') or from an adjective of the common language, and -mar has three possible origins: a Germanic element ('glory, fame'), a fragment of Maria, or the noun mar ('sea'). Which reading applies to Lindamar is not settled. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,592 people named Lindamar, with a median age of 54. It is almost always a female name, for people born mostly in the 1960s and 1970s. Proportionally, it is most common in Goiás.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Lindomar · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (Lind-, -mar) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Lindamar
What does the name Lindamar mean?
The meaning of Lindamar 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 Lindamar in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,592 people with the first name Lindamar, which ranks it number 6,015 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Lindamar a boy's or a girl's name?
Lindamar is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,553 women and 39 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Lindamar most common?
Proportionally, in Goiás: 0.005% of the state's population is named Lindamar (364 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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