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Meaning of the nameMagaly

Magaly is a spelling of the name Magali, which means “form of Madalena, 'of Magdala', or of Margarida, 'pearl', depending on the source”.

Meaning

“form of Madalena, 'of Magdala', or of Margarida, 'pearl', depending on the source”

Meaning of the name Magali, of which Magaly is a spelling.

Source: Wiktionary: Magali · Behind the Name: Margaret · Behind the Name: Magali · Behind the Name: Magdalene

People (2022)
2,155
Rank in Brazil
#4,862
Median age
56 years
2010 Census
1,605
people

Magaly in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Magaly, 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 (673 people).

2,141 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 Magaly is most common

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

  1. Rio de Janeiro 0.002%
  2. Pernambuco 0.002%
  3. São Paulo 0.001%
  4. Minas Gerais 0.001%
  5. Bahia 0.001%
All states
StatePeople% of population
São Paulo5710.001%
Rio de Janeiro2970.002%
Minas Gerais2450.001%
Bahia1580.001%
Pernambuco1580.002%
Paraná790.001%
Goiás650.001%
Rio Grande do Norte640.002%
Santa Catarina610.001%
Rio Grande do Sul500.001%
Amazonas490.001%
Espírito Santo480.001%
Pará460.001%
Distrito Federal370.001%
Paraíba330.001%
Mato Grosso do Sul330.001%
Sergipe310.001%
Ceará270.000%
Alagoas240.001%
Maranhão180.000%
Mato Grosso180.001%
Piauí150.001%

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

The spelling Magaly

The spelling with a final y, which Behind the Name records as a variant of Magali found mainly in Spanish-speaking countries.

About the name Magali

Magali came into French from Occitan Magalí, according to Wiktionary. In the French entry, Wiktionary describes it as a Provençal variant of Marguerite (Margarida), a name that Behind the Name derives from Greek margarites, 'pearl'. Behind the Name, on the other hand, gives Magali as an Occitan form of Magdalene (Madalena), from a title meaning 'of Magdala', a village whose name meant 'tower' in Aramaic. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 22,183 people named Magali, with a median age of 53; proportionally, it is most common in São Paulo.

Other spellings of Magali

SpellingPeople (2022)
Magali22,183
Magaly2,155

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: Magali · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  2. Behind the Name: Margaret · behindthename.com · meaning
  3. Behind the Name: Magali · behindthename.com · meaning
  4. Behind the Name: Magdalene · behindthename.com · meaning
  5. Behind the Name: Magaly · behindthename.com · spelling

Questions about the name Magaly

What does the name Magaly mean?

Magaly means “form of Madalena, 'of Magdala', or of Margarida, 'pearl', depending on the source”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name. This is the meaning of the name Magali, of which Magaly is a spelling.

How many people are named Magaly in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,155 people with the first name Magaly, which ranks it number 4,862 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.

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

Magaly is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 2,141 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).

What is the origin of the name Magaly?

Magaly is a name of French origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Magaly most common?

Proportionally, in Rio de Janeiro: 0.002% of the state's population is named Magaly (297 people), according to the 2022 Census.

What are the other spellings of Magaly?

Magali. IBGE counts each spelling separately.

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