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Meaning of the nameLino

Lino is a male name, the Portuguese form of Linus, a Greek name that Behind the Name links to λίνον, 'flax'; Wiktionary considers its meaning uncertain.

Meaning

“form of Linus, a Greek name that Behind the Name links to λίνον, 'flax'; Wiktionary considers the meaning uncertain”

Source: Behind the Name: Lino · Behind the Name: Linus

People (2022)
8,173
Rank in Brazil
#1,956
Median age
59 years
2010 Census
10,698
people

Lino in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Lino, 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 (1,744 people).

27 women 8,146 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 Lino is most common

States with the highest share of people named Lino in the population, in the 2022 Census.

  1. Santa Catarina 0.008%
  2. Mato Grosso do Sul 0.008%
  3. Piauí 0.007%
  4. Rio Grande do Sul 0.007%
  5. Mato Grosso 0.006%
All states
StatePeople% of population
São Paulo1,4080.003%
Minas Gerais7280.004%
Rio Grande do Sul7110.007%
Santa Catarina5940.008%
Paraná5150.005%
Rio de Janeiro5090.003%
Bahia4920.004%
Maranhão4270.006%
Pará3840.005%
Ceará3790.004%
Mato Grosso2350.006%
Piauí2330.007%
Goiás2170.003%
Mato Grosso do Sul2110.008%
Amazonas2060.005%
Pernambuco1590.002%
Espírito Santo1550.004%
Distrito Federal1190.004%
Rondônia910.006%
Paraíba790.002%
Rio Grande do Norte730.002%
Tocantins710.005%
Acre470.006%
Roraima430.007%
Alagoas300.001%
Sergipe300.001%
Amapá270.004%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Lino

Behind the Name describes Lino as the Italian, Spanish, Portuguese and Galician form of Linus, and derives Linus from the Greek name Λίνος (Linos), linked to λίνον (linon), 'flax'. Wiktionary, by contrast, gives Linus as coming from Latin Linus and Ancient Greek Λῖνος (Lînos), of uncertain meaning. In Greek mythology, Linus is the name of a son of Apollo. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 8,173 people named Lino, with a median age of 59. Proportionally, it is most common in Santa Catarina.

Sources

  1. Behind the Name: Lino · behindthename.com · meaning
  2. Behind the Name: Linus · behindthename.com · meaning
  3. Wiktionary: Linus · en.wiktionary.org · origin

Questions about the name Lino

What does the name Lino mean?

Lino means “form of Linus, a Greek name that Behind the Name links to λίνον, 'flax'; Wiktionary considers the meaning uncertain”, according to Behind the Name.

How many people are named Lino in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 8,173 people with the first name Lino, which ranks it number 1,956 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.

Is Lino a boy's or a girl's name?

Lino is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 27 women and 8,146 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Lino?

Lino is a name of Greek and Latin origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Lino most common?

Proportionally, in Santa Catarina: 0.008% of the state's population is named Lino (594 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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