Meaning of the nameRisonete
- Female
- Ri-so-ne-te
Risonete is a Brazilian female name ending in -ete, a formative of French origin that indicates a diminutive.
Meaning
The meaning of Risonete 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)
- 1,900
- Rank in Brazil
- #5,278
- Median age
- 51 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,102
- people
Risonete in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Risonete, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1970s (580 people).
1,891 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 Risonete is most common
States with the highest share of people named Risonete in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Paraíba 0.008%
- Pernambuco 0.006%
- Pará 0.002%
- Bahia 0.001%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Pernambuco | 568 | 0.006% |
| Paraíba | 320 | 0.008% |
| São Paulo | 245 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 143 | 0.002% |
| Bahia | 133 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 130 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 46 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 40 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 38 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 30 | 0.000% |
| Sergipe | 23 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 22 | 0.000% |
| Espírito Santo | 19 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 19 | 0.001% |
| Amapá | 16 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 15 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 15 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Risonete
The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) explains -ete as coming from French -ette and Latin -eta, a diminutive affix, and cites Risonete among the Brazilian names with this element, alongside Marinete and Ivanete. The meaning of the name as a whole is not known for certain. The dictionary lists Rizonete as a spelling variant. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,900 people named Risonete, with a median age of 51; proportionally, it is most common in Paraíba. Most were born in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-ETE) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Risonete · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Risonete
What does the name Risonete mean?
The meaning of Risonete 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 Risonete in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,900 people with the first name Risonete, which ranks it number 5,278 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Risonete a boy's or a girl's name?
Risonete is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,891 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Risonete most common?
Proportionally, in Paraíba: 0.008% of the state's population is named Risonete (320 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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