Meaning of the nameLinete
- Female
- Li-ne-te
Linete is a Brazilian female name ending in -ete, a diminutive affix of French and Latin origin; the origin of the whole name and its meaning are uncertain.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,323 people named Linete, the 6,860th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 56, and the largest group was born in the 1960s. Proportionally, it is most common in Pernambuco.
Meaning
The meaning of Linete 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)
- 1,323
- Rank in Brazil
- #6,860
- Median age
- 56 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,471
- people
Linete in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Linete, 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 (409 people).
1,315 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 Linete is most common
States with the highest share of people named Linete in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Pernambuco 0.002%
- Bahia 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.000%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 199 | 0.000% |
| Pernambuco | 142 | 0.002% |
| Bahia | 105 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 94 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 92 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 65 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 57 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 57 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 56 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 52 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 52 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 47 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 45 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 43 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 29 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 28 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 28 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 25 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 24 | 0.000% |
| Distrito Federal | 15 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Linete
The origin of the spelling Linete is uncertain. The morpheme list of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil records -ete as a diminutive affix from French -ette, from Latin -eta, found in names such as Claudete and Salete. The spelling with two T's, Linette, exists as a female name in English and French, but the link to the Brazilian name is uncertain, and the meaning of Linete is not known for certain. It is almost always a female name, with the largest group born in the 1960s. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,323 people named Linete, with a median age of 56; proportionally, it is most common in Pernambuco.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Wiktionary: Linette · en.wiktionary.org · spelling
Questions about the name Linete
What does the name Linete mean?
The meaning of Linete 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 Linete in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,323 people with the first name Linete, which ranks it number 6,860 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Linete a boy's or a girl's name?
Linete is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,315 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Linete most common?
Proportionally, in Pernambuco: 0.002% of the state's population is named Linete (142 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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