Meaning of the nameMinervina
- Female
- Mi-ner-vi-na
Minervina is a feminine name with the form of Minerva, the name of the Roman goddess of wisdom and war, followed by the ending -ina.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,686 people named Minervina, the 4,194th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 70, and the largest group was born in the 1940s. Proportionally, it is most common in Goiás.
Meaning
The meaning of Minervina 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)
- 2,686
- Rank in Brazil
- #4,194
- Median age
- 70 years
- 2010 Census
- 4,199
- people
Minervina in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Minervina, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1940s (663 people).
2,669 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 Minervina is most common
States with the highest share of people named Minervina in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Goiás 0.003%
- Minas Gerais 0.002%
- Bahia 0.002%
- Pernambuco 0.002%
- Pará 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 555 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 416 | 0.002% |
| Bahia | 252 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 174 | 0.003% |
| Pernambuco | 159 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 131 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 107 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 106 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 103 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 83 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 82 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 79 | 0.002% |
| Paraíba | 67 | 0.002% |
| Distrito Federal | 49 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso | 48 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 41 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 40 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 40 | 0.002% |
| Alagoas | 29 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 28 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 25 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 19 | 0.000% |
| Tocantins | 19 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Minervina
Minervina has the form of Minerva, the name of the Roman goddess of wisdom and war, followed by -ina, an ending that the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil links to the Latin diminutive suffix -ina. The origin of the name Minerva itself is uncertain, and no meaning is documented for Minervina. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,686 people named Minervina, with a median age of 70. Proportionally, it is most common in Goiás.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Minerva · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Behind the Name: Minerva · behindthename.com · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-INA) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Minervina
What does the name Minervina mean?
The meaning of Minervina 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 Minervina in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,686 people with the first name Minervina, which ranks it number 4,194 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1940s.
Is Minervina a boy's or a girl's name?
Minervina is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 2,669 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Minervina most common?
Proportionally, in Goiás: 0.003% of the state's population is named Minervina (174 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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