Meaning of the nameMarinilda
- Female
- Ma-ri-nil-da
Marinilda is a Brazilian feminine name that begins with Mari- and ends in -ilda, an element of Germanic origin; the meaning of the whole is not known.
Meaning
The meaning of Marinilda 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)
- 1,742
- Rank in Brazil
- #5,627
- Median age
- 49 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,721
- people
Marinilda in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Marinilda, 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 (558 people).
1,737 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 Marinilda is most common
States with the highest share of people named Marinilda in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 332 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 144 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 144 | 0.005% |
| Pará | 138 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 118 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 111 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 95 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 88 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 87 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 75 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 56 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 41 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 39 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 37 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 36 | 0.001% |
| Acre | 27 | 0.003% |
| Amapá | 27 | 0.004% |
| Ceará | 23 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 23 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 20 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 18 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 17 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Marinilda
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) analyzes the similar Marinilza as Mari- + -nilza, and the Morfemário describes Mari- as a probable fragment of Maria, Mariana and Marina. It links the ending -ilda to Germanic hild/hilde, 'battle', and it appears in Josenilda and Ivanilda. The meaning of the whole is not known. Most of the people registered were born in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,742 people named Marinilda, with a median age of 49. Proportionally, it is most common in Alagoas.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Marinilza (Mari- + -nilza) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Marinilda
What does the name Marinilda mean?
The meaning of Marinilda 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 Marinilda in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,742 people with the first name Marinilda, which ranks it number 5,627 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Marinilda a boy's or a girl's name?
Marinilda is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,737 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Marinilda most common?
Proportionally, in Alagoas: 0.005% of the state's population is named Marinilda (144 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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