Meaning of the nameMarlinda
- Female
- Mar-lin-da
Marlinda is a Brazilian feminine name formed from Mar- and an ending that the Dicionário links to a Germanic element, 'serpent'.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 921 people named Marlinda, the 8,759th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 56, and the largest group was born in the 1960s. Proportionally, it is most common in Amazonas.
Meaning
The meaning of Marlinda 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)
- 921
- Rank in Brazil
- #8,759
- Median age
- 56 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,011
- people
Marlinda in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Marlinda, 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 (264 people).
918 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 Marlinda is most common
States with the highest share of people named Marlinda in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Amazonas 0.004%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Amazonas | 160 | 0.004% |
| Minas Gerais | 96 | 0.001% |
| São Paulo | 83 | 0.000% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 61 | 0.000% |
| Bahia | 54 | 0.000% |
| Pará | 51 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 48 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 46 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 45 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 38 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 33 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 32 | 0.000% |
| Paraná | 25 | 0.000% |
| Maranhão | 22 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 21 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 17 | 0.000% |
| Piauí | 17 | 0.001% |
| Acre | 15 | 0.002% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Marlinda
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) records the formation of Marlinda in two elements, Mar- and the ending -lind-. In its morpheme list, this ending is linked to a Germanic element lind, 'serpent', but the same source notes that it may come from the corresponding adjective or, in feminine names, from an English given name. The meaning of the whole name is not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 921 people named Marlinda, with a median age of 56. It is an almost always female name, and the largest group was born in the 1960s. Proportionally, it is most common in Amazonas. The census counts only the first word of the given name.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Marlinda · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-lind-) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Marlinda
What does the name Marlinda mean?
The meaning of Marlinda 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 Marlinda in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 921 people with the first name Marlinda, which ranks it number 8,759 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Marlinda a boy's or a girl's name?
Marlinda is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 918 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Marlinda most common?
Proportionally, in Amazonas: 0.004% of the state's population is named Marlinda (160 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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