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Meaning of the nameMartinha

Martinha is a female name of Latin origin, the feminine form of Martinho, linked to the Roman god Mars, or a diminutive of Marta.

Meaning

“feminine form of Martinho, linked to the Roman god Mars, or diminutive of Marta, 'the lady'”

Source: Wiktionary: Martinha · Wiktionary: Martinho · Behind the Name: Martin · Behind the Name: Martha

People (2022)
5,681
Rank in Brazil
#2,512
Median age
64 years
2010 Census
7,389
people

Martinha in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Martinha, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1950s (1,294 people).

5,642 women 39 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 Martinha is most common

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

  1. Maranhão 0.010%
  2. Bahia 0.007%
  3. Pará 0.006%
  4. Piauí 0.005%
  5. Mato Grosso 0.005%
All states
StatePeople% of population
Bahia1,0110.007%
São Paulo7020.002%
Maranhão6840.010%
Minas Gerais6200.003%
Pará4460.006%
Santa Catarina2540.003%
Goiás2250.003%
Paraná2130.002%
Rio de Janeiro1940.001%
Mato Grosso1660.005%
Piauí1650.005%
Amazonas1450.004%
Rio Grande do Sul1300.001%
Paraíba1200.003%
Tocantins960.006%
Pernambuco950.001%
Distrito Federal660.002%
Espírito Santo650.002%
Mato Grosso do Sul590.002%
Ceará510.001%
Rio Grande do Norte420.001%
Sergipe400.002%
Rondônia330.002%
Amapá200.003%
Roraima150.002%

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

About the name Martinha

Wiktionary gives two derivations for Martinha. The first takes it as the feminine form of Martinho, from Latin Martīnus, which Behind the Name explains as derived from Martis, the genitive of the name of the Roman god Mars. The second sees it as a diminutive of Marta, with the suffix -inha; Marta comes from Aramaic mārtā, which Behind the Name translates as 'the lady', 'the mistress'. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 5,681 people named Martinha, with a median age of 64. Proportionally, it is most common in Maranhão.

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: Martinha · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  2. Wiktionary: Martinho · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  3. Behind the Name: Martin · behindthename.com · meaning
  4. Wiktionary: Marta · en.wiktionary.org · origin
  5. Behind the Name: Martha · behindthename.com · meaning

Questions about the name Martinha

What does the name Martinha mean?

Martinha means “feminine form of Martinho, linked to the Roman god Mars, or diminutive of Marta, 'the lady'”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name.

How many people are named Martinha in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 5,681 people with the first name Martinha, which ranks it number 2,512 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.

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

Martinha is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 5,642 women and 39 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Martinha?

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

In which Brazilian state is Martinha most common?

Proportionally, in Maranhão: 0.010% of the state's population is named Martinha (684 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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