Meaning of the nameLucenilda
- Female
- Lu-ce-nil-da
Lucenilda is a Brazilian female name ending in -nilda, an ending that the Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil links to Germanic hild/hilde, "combat".
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,065 people named Lucenilda, the 7,932nd most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 44, and the largest group was born in the 1970s. Proportionally, it is most common in Pará.
Meaning
The meaning of Lucenilda 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)
- 1,065
- Rank in Brazil
- #7,932
- Median age
- 44 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,140
- people
Lucenilda in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Lucenilda, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1970s (361 people).
1,060 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 Lucenilda is most common
States with the highest share of people named Lucenilda in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Pará 0.003%
- Pernambuco 0.002%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Pará | 202 | 0.003% |
| Pernambuco | 133 | 0.002% |
| São Paulo | 98 | 0.000% |
| Amazonas | 88 | 0.002% |
| Paraíba | 76 | 0.002% |
| Bahia | 72 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 52 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 50 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 45 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 36 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 32 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 26 | 0.000% |
| Alagoas | 25 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 15 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 15 | 0.000% |
| Acre | 15 | 0.002% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Lucenilda
The origin of Lucenilda as a whole is uncertain. The ending -nilda, as in Josenilda and Ivanilda, is linked in the Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) to Germanic hild/hilde, "combat"; the origin of the beginning Luce- is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,065 people named Lucenilda, with a median age of 44; it is almost always a female name. Proportionally, it is most common in Pará.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Lucenilda
What does the name Lucenilda mean?
The meaning of Lucenilda 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 Lucenilda in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,065 people with the first name Lucenilda, which ranks it number 7,932 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Lucenilda a boy's or a girl's name?
Lucenilda is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,060 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Lucenilda most common?
Proportionally, in Pará: 0.003% of the state's population is named Lucenilda (202 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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