Meaning of the nameLindete
- Female
- Lin-de-te
Lindete is a feminine name ending in -ete, a formative of French and Latin origin; the meaning of the whole name is not known for certain.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,149 people named Lindete, the 7,533rd most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 55, and the largest group was born in the 1960s. Proportionally, it is most common in Sergipe.
Meaning
The meaning of Lindete 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)
- 1,149
- Rank in Brazil
- #7,533
- Median age
- 55 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,286
- people
Lindete in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Lindete, 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 (334 people).
1,140 women 0 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 Lindete is most common
States with the highest share of people named Lindete in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Sergipe 0.006%
- Ceará 0.002%
- Pernambuco 0.002%
- Bahia 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.000%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 171 | 0.000% |
| Sergipe | 142 | 0.006% |
| Ceará | 139 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 133 | 0.002% |
| Bahia | 107 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 75 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 64 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 51 | 0.000% |
| Minas Gerais | 33 | 0.000% |
| Amazonas | 33 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 31 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 30 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 21 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 17 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 16 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Lindete
The Morfemário (morpheme guide) of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) explains -ete as a feminine formative coming from French -ette and Latin -eta, a diminutive affix present in Claudete, Salete and Marilete. For the beginning Lind-, the same Morfemário records Germanic lint ('protector'), as in Lindolfo. The exact formation of Lindete is not documented, so the meaning remains open. It is always or almost always female, and most of the people were born before 1980. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,149 people named Lindete, with a median age of 55; proportionally, it is most common in Sergipe.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-ete) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Lindete
What does the name Lindete mean?
The meaning of Lindete 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 Lindete in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,149 people with the first name Lindete, which ranks it number 7,533 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Lindete a boy's or a girl's name?
Lindete is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,140 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Lindete most common?
Proportionally, in Sergipe: 0.006% of the state's population is named Lindete (142 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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