Meaning of the nameMarinilde
- Female
- Ma-ri-nil-de
Marinilde is a female name of Brazilian formation that begins with Mari- and ends in -ilde, an element of Germanic origin meaning 'battle'.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,335 people named Marinilde, the 6,816th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 47, and the largest group was born in the 1970s. Proportionally, it is most common in Maranhão.
Meaning
The meaning of Marinilde 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)
- 1,335
- Rank in Brazil
- #6,816
- Median age
- 47 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,364
- people
Marinilde in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Marinilde, 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 (411 people).
1,330 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 Marinilde is most common
States with the highest share of people named Marinilde in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Maranhão | 769 | 0.011% |
| São Paulo | 107 | 0.000% |
| Pará | 98 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 48 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 40 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 39 | 0.000% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 38 | 0.000% |
| Minas Gerais | 21 | 0.000% |
| Paraná | 19 | 0.000% |
| Distrito Federal | 18 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 16 | 0.000% |
| Pernambuco | 15 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Marinilde
The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) describes Mari- as a probable fragment of Maria, Mariana or Marina, and -ilde as a feminine form of the Germanic hild, 'battle'. The joining of the parts is not documented for this name, and so it is presented without a meaning. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,335 people named Marinilde, with a median age of 47; it is almost always a female name, and most were born between 1960 and 1980. Proportionally, it is most common in Maranhão.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (Mari-, -ilde) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Marinilde
What does the name Marinilde mean?
The meaning of Marinilde 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 Marinilde in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,335 people with the first name Marinilde, which ranks it number 6,816 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Marinilde a boy's or a girl's name?
Marinilde is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,330 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Marinilde most common?
Proportionally, in Maranhão: 0.011% of the state's population is named Marinilde (769 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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