Meaning of the nameManuelina
- Female
- Ma-nu-e-li-na
Manuelina is a feminine name that contains Manuel, the Portuguese form of Emanuel, and ends in -ina; the meaning of the whole name is not known for certain.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,619 people named Manuelina, the 5,937th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 71, and the largest group was born in the 1950s. Proportionally, it is most common in Minas Gerais.
Meaning
The meaning of Manuelina 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)
- 1,619
- Rank in Brazil
- #5,937
- Median age
- 71 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,509
- people
Manuelina in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Manuelina, 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 (419 people).
1,609 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 Manuelina is most common
States with the highest share of people named Manuelina in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Minas Gerais 0.003%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.002%
- São Paulo 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Minas Gerais | 532 | 0.003% |
| São Paulo | 322 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 322 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 74 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 65 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 61 | 0.000% |
| Espírito Santo | 42 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 35 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 24 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 20 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 18 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Manuelina
Behind the Name presents Manuel as the Spanish and Portuguese form of Emmanuel, and Wiktionary gives it as a short form of Emanuel, from Hebrew, 'God is with us'. The ending -ina is recorded in the morpheme list of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) as a diminutive affix from Latin. The formation of Manuelina itself is not documented, so no meaning is given for the whole name. It is almost always a female name, and most of the people recorded were born before 1960. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,619 people named Manuelina, with a median age of 71; proportionally, it is most common in Minas Gerais.
Sources
- Behind the Name: Manuel · behindthename.com · origin
- Wiktionary: Manuel · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-ina) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Manuelina
What does the name Manuelina mean?
The meaning of Manuelina 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 Manuelina in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,619 people with the first name Manuelina, which ranks it number 5,937 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.
Is Manuelina a boy's or a girl's name?
Manuelina is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,609 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Manuelina most common?
Proportionally, in Minas Gerais: 0.003% of the state's population is named Manuelina (532 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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