Meaning of the nameOsvaldina
- Female
- Os-val-di-na
Osvaldina is a feminine name ending in -ina, a diminutive formative, that recalls the Germanic name Osvaldo ('god' and 'powerful'), with no documented derivation.
Meaning
The meaning of Osvaldina is not known for certain. No reliable source documents it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
- People (2022)
- 6,281
- Rank in Brazil
- #2,334
- Median age
- 66 years
- 2010 Census
- 8,184
- people
Osvaldina in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Osvaldina, 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 (1,697 people).
6,248 women 33 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 Osvaldina is most common
States with the highest share of people named Osvaldina in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Pará 0.008%
- Tocantins 0.007%
- Santa Catarina 0.006%
- Bahia 0.006%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.005%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Minas Gerais | 893 | 0.004% |
| Bahia | 804 | 0.006% |
| São Paulo | 673 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 644 | 0.008% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 551 | 0.005% |
| Santa Catarina | 468 | 0.006% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 336 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 271 | 0.004% |
| Maranhão | 223 | 0.003% |
| Paraná | 198 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 178 | 0.005% |
| Piauí | 134 | 0.004% |
| Mato Grosso | 130 | 0.004% |
| Tocantins | 110 | 0.007% |
| Espírito Santo | 108 | 0.003% |
| Distrito Federal | 106 | 0.004% |
| Ceará | 99 | 0.001% |
| Amapá | 82 | 0.011% |
| Sergipe | 77 | 0.004% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 56 | 0.002% |
| Rondônia | 53 | 0.003% |
| Pernambuco | 36 | 0.000% |
| Acre | 16 | 0.002% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Osvaldina
Behind the Name presents Oswald, of which Osvaldo and Oswaldo are Portuguese forms, as a combination of the Old English elements os ('god') and weald ('powerful'). The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) gives Osvaldo as coming from the French Osvald, of Germanic origin, with Os-, the name of a Germanic deity, and walt, 'strength'. The ending -ina is, according to the Morfemário of the same dictionary, a diminutive affix of Latin origin. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 6,281 people named Osvaldina, almost always women and born mostly up to the 1960s.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Osvaldo · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Behind the Name: Oswald · behindthename.com · origin
- Morfemário do Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: formativos · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Osvaldina
What does the name Osvaldina mean?
The meaning of Osvaldina is not known for certain: no reliable source documents it. So we give no meaning; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
How many people are named Osvaldina in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 6,281 people with the first name Osvaldina, which ranks it number 2,334 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.
Is Osvaldina a boy's or a girl's name?
Osvaldina is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 6,248 women and 33 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Osvaldina most common?
Proportionally, in Pará: 0.008% of the state's population is named Osvaldina (644 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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