Meaning of the nameLindaura
- Female
- Lin-dau-ra
Lindaura is a Brazilian feminine name that the Morfemário cites as a possible source of the element Lind-; the origin of the name itself is uncertain.
Meaning
The meaning of Lindaura 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)
- 14,947
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,293
- Median age
- 65 years
- 2010 Census
- 18,954
- people
Lindaura in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Lindaura, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1950s (3,918 people).
14,864 women 83 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 Lindaura is most common
States with the highest share of people named Lindaura in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Bahia 0.024%
- Espírito Santo 0.024%
- Rondônia 0.016%
- Minas Gerais 0.012%
- Mato Grosso 0.010%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 3,419 | 0.024% |
| São Paulo | 2,946 | 0.007% |
| Minas Gerais | 2,547 | 0.012% |
| Espírito Santo | 917 | 0.024% |
| Paraná | 816 | 0.007% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 565 | 0.004% |
| Goiás | 525 | 0.007% |
| Pernambuco | 442 | 0.005% |
| Santa Catarina | 411 | 0.005% |
| Mato Grosso | 351 | 0.010% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 265 | 0.010% |
| Rondônia | 252 | 0.016% |
| Distrito Federal | 204 | 0.007% |
| Alagoas | 174 | 0.006% |
| Sergipe | 169 | 0.008% |
| Pará | 153 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 140 | 0.002% |
| Paraíba | 139 | 0.004% |
| Tocantins | 102 | 0.007% |
| Piauí | 94 | 0.003% |
| Ceará | 87 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 66 | 0.001% |
| Acre | 55 | 0.007% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 47 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 26 | 0.001% |
| Amapá | 20 | 0.003% |
| Roraima | 15 | 0.002% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Lindaura
The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) gives the formative Lind- as Germanic, from lint, 'protector', present in Lindolfo and Lindeberto. In the same note, it allows that the formative may also come from a common Portuguese adjective or from other given names, and it cites Lindaura itself among these possible sources. The origin of the name Lindaura itself is uncertain. It is almost always female in the records, most frequent among people born from 1940 to 1960. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 14,947 people named Lindaura, with a median age of 65; proportionally, the name is most common in Bahia.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Lindaura
What does the name Lindaura mean?
The meaning of Lindaura 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 Lindaura in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 14,947 people with the first name Lindaura, which ranks it number 1,293 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.
Is Lindaura a boy's or a girl's name?
Lindaura is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 14,864 women and 83 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Lindaura most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.024% of the state's population is named Lindaura (3,419 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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