Meaning of the nameLucinete
- Female
- Lu-ci-ne-te
Lucinete is a Brazilian feminine name that the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil analyzes as Lucin- + -ete, a diminutive ending of French origin.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 14,334 people named Lucinete, the 1,335th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 48, and the largest group was born in the 1970s. Proportionally, it is most common in Maranhão.
Meaning
The meaning of Lucinete 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)
- 14,334
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,335
- Median age
- 48 years
- 2010 Census
- 14,945
- people
Lucinete in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Lucinete, 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 (5,025 people).
14,272 women 62 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 Lucinete is most common
States with the highest share of people named Lucinete in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Maranhão 0.017%
- Rio Grande do Norte 0.017%
- Piauí 0.016%
- Acre 0.014%
- Bahia 0.014%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 2,121 | 0.005% |
| Bahia | 1,992 | 0.014% |
| Maranhão | 1,153 | 0.017% |
| Minas Gerais | 997 | 0.005% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 864 | 0.005% |
| Pará | 834 | 0.010% |
| Ceará | 663 | 0.008% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 555 | 0.017% |
| Goiás | 530 | 0.008% |
| Espírito Santo | 519 | 0.014% |
| Piauí | 511 | 0.016% |
| Pernambuco | 510 | 0.006% |
| Paraíba | 498 | 0.013% |
| Mato Grosso | 479 | 0.013% |
| Paraná | 446 | 0.004% |
| Amazonas | 441 | 0.011% |
| Distrito Federal | 242 | 0.009% |
| Rondônia | 181 | 0.011% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 150 | 0.005% |
| Santa Catarina | 125 | 0.002% |
| Acre | 119 | 0.014% |
| Tocantins | 106 | 0.007% |
| Amapá | 74 | 0.010% |
| Alagoas | 68 | 0.002% |
| Roraima | 68 | 0.011% |
| Sergipe | 49 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 39 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Lucinete
In the Lucinete entry, the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil gives the formation Lucin- + -ete. The Morfemário of the same dictionary explains that -ete comes from the French -ette, which in turn comes from the Latin diminutive -eta, and cites Lucinete among the Brazilian names with this ending, alongside Marinete, Josinete and Claudinete. According to the Morfemário, the beginning Luc-/Luci- is probably a fragment of names such as Lúcia and Lúcio, and Lucina appears there among the traditional names of the group. The meaning of the whole name is not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 14,334 people named Lucinete, with a median age of 48. The name is almost always female and, proportionally, it is most common in Maranhão.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Lucinete · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Lucinete
What does the name Lucinete mean?
The meaning of Lucinete 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 Lucinete in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 14,334 people with the first name Lucinete, which ranks it number 1,335 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Lucinete a boy's or a girl's name?
Lucinete is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 14,272 women and 62 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Lucinete most common?
Proportionally, in Maranhão: 0.017% of the state's population is named Lucinete (1,153 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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