Meaning of the nameRaimunda
- Female
- Germanic origin
- Rai-mun-da
Raimunda is a feminine name of Germanic origin, the feminine form of Raimundo, a name made of elements meaning 'counsel' and 'protection'.
Meaning
“feminine form of Raimundo, 'counsel' and 'protection'”
Source: Wiktionary: Raimundo · Behind the Name: Raymond
- People (2022)
- 239,817
- Rank in Brazil
- #128
- Median age
- 60 years
- 2010 Census
- 297,300
- people
Raimunda in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Raimunda, 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 (56,587 people).
238,196 women 1,621 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 Raimunda is most common
States with the highest share of people named Raimunda in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Maranhão | 41,015 | 0.605% |
| Ceará | 38,985 | 0.443% |
| Pará | 33,117 | 0.408% |
| Amazonas | 18,461 | 0.468% |
| Piauí | 17,453 | 0.534% |
| Bahia | 15,804 | 0.112% |
| São Paulo | 14,958 | 0.034% |
| Minas Gerais | 9,043 | 0.044% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 6,335 | 0.192% |
| Goiás | 5,835 | 0.083% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 5,198 | 0.032% |
| Tocantins | 4,992 | 0.330% |
| Acre | 4,586 | 0.553% |
| Distrito Federal | 3,827 | 0.136% |
| Pernambuco | 3,762 | 0.042% |
| Paraíba | 3,262 | 0.082% |
| Amapá | 2,504 | 0.341% |
| Rondônia | 2,304 | 0.146% |
| Sergipe | 2,022 | 0.092% |
| Mato Grosso | 1,731 | 0.047% |
| Roraima | 1,398 | 0.220% |
| Paraná | 1,000 | 0.009% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 582 | 0.021% |
| Espírito Santo | 519 | 0.014% |
| Santa Catarina | 511 | 0.007% |
| Alagoas | 435 | 0.014% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 178 | 0.002% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Raimunda
Raimunda is the feminine form of Raimundo, as Wiktionary records. Raimundo comes from Old Galician-Portuguese Reimundo and Old French Raimund, from a reconstructed Frankish name *Raginmund, which Wiktionary breaks down into Proto-Germanic elements glossed as 'counsel' and 'protection'; Behind the Name gives the same reading for Raginmund, the source of English Raymond. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 239,817 people named Raimunda, with a median age of 60. Proportionally, the name is most common in Maranhão.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Raimundo · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Behind the Name: Raymond · behindthename.com · meaning
- Wiktionary: Raimunda · en.wiktionary.org · spelling
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Raimunda · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Raimunda
What does the name Raimunda mean?
Raimunda means “feminine form of Raimundo, 'counsel' and 'protection'”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name.
How many people are named Raimunda in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 239,817 people with the first name Raimunda, which ranks it number 128 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Raimunda a boy's or a girl's name?
Raimunda is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 238,196 women and 1,621 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Raimunda?
Raimunda is a name of Germanic origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Raimunda most common?
Proportionally, in Maranhão: 0.605% of the state's population is named Raimunda (41,015 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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