Meaning of the nameLuciete
- Female
- French origin
- Latin origin
- Lu-ci-e-te
Luciete is a female name linked to Luciette, a French diminutive of Lucie, a form of Lucia, from Latin lux, 'light'.
Meaning
“diminutive of Lucie, which goes back to Lucia and Latin lux, 'light'”
Source: Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Luciete · Behind the Name: Lucia
- People (2022)
- 3,108
- Rank in Brazil
- #3,791
- Median age
- 45 years
- 2010 Census
- 3,300
- people
Luciete in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Luciete, 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 (1,031 people).
3,074 women 34 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 Luciete is most common
States with the highest share of people named Luciete in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Alagoas 0.007%
- Pará 0.006%
- Amazonas 0.004%
- Pernambuco 0.003%
- Bahia 0.002%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Pará | 500 | 0.006% |
| São Paulo | 399 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 320 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 308 | 0.003% |
| Minas Gerais | 255 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 211 | 0.007% |
| Amazonas | 159 | 0.004% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 156 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 103 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 95 | 0.003% |
| Goiás | 94 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 90 | 0.002% |
| Acre | 65 | 0.008% |
| Ceará | 63 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 37 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 34 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 32 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 25 | 0.000% |
| Santa Catarina | 25 | 0.000% |
| Sergipe | 23 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 22 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 22 | 0.001% |
| Amapá | 18 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 16 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 16 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Luciete
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil), citing Machado (1981), says that Luciette, with two t's, is of French origin and is a diminutive of Lucie. Behind the Name describes Lucie as the French and Czech form of Lucia, and links Lucia to Latin lux, 'light'. The same dictionary gives Lucia as the feminine of Latin Lucius. Most of the people were born in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s, and the name is almost always female. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 3,108 people named Luciete, with a median age of 45. Proportionally, it is most common in Alagoas.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Luciete · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · meaning
- Behind the Name: Lucie · behindthename.com · origin
- Behind the Name: Lucia · behindthename.com · meaning
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Lucia · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Luciete
What does the name Luciete mean?
Luciete means “diminutive of Lucie, which goes back to Lucia and Latin lux, 'light'”, according to Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil and Behind the Name.
How many people are named Luciete in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 3,108 people with the first name Luciete, which ranks it number 3,791 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Luciete a boy's or a girl's name?
Luciete is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 3,074 women and 34 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Luciete?
Luciete is a name of French and Latin origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Luciete most common?
Proportionally, in Alagoas: 0.007% of the state's population is named Luciete (211 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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