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Meaning of the nameMartina

Martina is a female name of Latin origin, the feminine form of Martinho, which derives from Mars, the Roman god.

Meaning

“feminine form of Martinho, a Latin name derived from Mars, the Roman god”

Source: Wiktionary: Martina · Behind the Name: Martina · Behind the Name: Martin · Wiktionary: Martinho

People (2022)
9,339
Rank in Brazil
#1,807
Median age
7 years
2010 Census
4,300
people

Martina in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Martina, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in 2020 to 2022 (3,002 people).

9,289 women 50 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 Martina is most common

States with the highest share of people named Martina in the population, in the 2022 Census.

  1. Rio Grande do Sul 0.041%
  2. Santa Catarina 0.014%
  3. Mato Grosso do Sul 0.007%
  4. Piauí 0.006%
  5. Paraná 0.005%
All states
StatePeople% of population
Rio Grande do Sul4,4300.041%
São Paulo1,2250.003%
Santa Catarina1,0280.014%
Paraná5120.005%
Bahia2680.002%
Rio de Janeiro2350.002%
Piauí1870.006%
Mato Grosso do Sul1800.007%
Minas Gerais1650.001%
Pernambuco1640.002%
Espírito Santo1300.003%
Ceará1000.001%
Distrito Federal980.004%
Paraíba900.002%
Rio Grande do Norte770.002%
Alagoas720.002%
Mato Grosso690.002%
Goiás620.001%
Amazonas550.001%
Maranhão490.001%
Pará480.001%
Tocantins280.002%
Sergipe250.001%
Rondônia210.001%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Martina

Martina is the feminine form of Martinho (Martinus in Latin), a Roman name that Behind the Name derives from Martis, the genitive of Mars, a Roman god. Wiktionary records Martina as a female name coming from Latin and relates it to Mars. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 9,339 people named Martina, with a median age of 7; most were born from 2010 onward, and the name is almost always female. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Sul.

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: Martina · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  2. Behind the Name: Martina · behindthename.com · meaning
  3. Behind the Name: Martin · behindthename.com · meaning
  4. Wiktionary: Martinho · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  5. Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Martinho · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin

Questions about the name Martina

What does the name Martina mean?

Martina means “feminine form of Martinho, a Latin name derived from Mars, the Roman god”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name.

How many people are named Martina in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 9,339 people with the first name Martina, which ranks it number 1,807 among the country's names. The largest group was born in 2020 to 2022.

Is Martina a boy's or a girl's name?

Martina is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 9,289 women and 50 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Martina?

Martina is a name of Latin origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Martina most common?

Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.041% of the state's population is named Martina (4,430 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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