Meaning of the nameMarcelene
- Female
- Mar-ce-le-ne
Marcelene is a Brazilian feminine name that joins a beginning like Marcel- to the ending -ene, common in Marlene and Luciene.
Meaning
The meaning of Marcelene 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)
- 1,534
- Rank in Brazil
- #6,158
- Median age
- 42 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,319
- people
Marcelene in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Marcelene, 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 (562 people).
1,524 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 Marcelene is most common
States with the highest share of people named Marcelene in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Goiás 0.002%
- Paraná 0.001%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 272 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 222 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 183 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 145 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 122 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 75 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 75 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 62 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso | 51 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 48 | 0.002% |
| Rondônia | 37 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 33 | 0.000% |
| Bahia | 28 | 0.000% |
| Maranhão | 28 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 27 | 0.000% |
| Amazonas | 22 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 17 | 0.000% |
| Tocantins | 16 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 15 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Marcelene
The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil records -ene/-lene as a feminine formative, probably from French -enne or taken from names such as Irene and Marlene. The beginning Marcel- matches Marcelo, which Wiktionary traces to Latin Marcellus, a name that Behind the Name describes as originally a diminutive of Marcus; however, the exact formation of Marcelene is uncertain, and the meaning is not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,534 people named Marcelene, with a median age of 42. The peak was among women born in the 1970s, and proportionally the name is most common in Goiás.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Wiktionary: Marcelo · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Behind the Name: Marcellus · behindthename.com · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Marcelane · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Marcelene
What does the name Marcelene mean?
The meaning of Marcelene 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 Marcelene in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,534 people with the first name Marcelene, which ranks it number 6,158 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Marcelene a boy's or a girl's name?
Marcelene is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,524 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Marcelene most common?
Proportionally, in Goiás: 0.002% of the state's population is named Marcelene (122 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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