Meaning of the nameRosalinda
- Female
- Germanic origin
- Ro-sa-lin-da
Rosalinda is a female name, a form of Rosalind of Germanic origin, with elements meaning 'horse' and 'soft, tender'.
Meaning
“form of Rosalind, from Germanic elements meaning 'horse' and 'soft, tender'”
Source: Behind the Name: Rosalind
- People (2022)
- 1,914
- Rank in Brazil
- #5,258
- Median age
- 58 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,696
- people
Rosalinda in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Rosalinda, 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 (420 people).
1,904 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 Rosalinda is most common
States with the highest share of people named Rosalinda in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Espírito Santo 0.003%
- Pará 0.002%
- São Paulo 0.001%
- Paraná 0.001%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 447 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 138 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 133 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 127 | 0.003% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 118 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 104 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 93 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 86 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 82 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 82 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 80 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 77 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 58 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 52 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 37 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 37 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 25 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 24 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 22 | 0.001% |
| Roraima | 18 | 0.003% |
| Distrito Federal | 17 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Rosalinda
Behind the Name describes Rosalinda as a Latinized form of Rosalind, used in Spanish and Italian. Rosalind comes from Old German elements meaning 'horse' and 'soft, flexible, tender', and in the Middle Ages the spelling was influenced by a Latin reading as 'pretty rose'. Wiktionary lists Rosalinda as a female name equivalent to the English Rosalind. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,914 people named Rosalinda, with a median age of 58; proportionally, it is most common in Espírito Santo.
Sources
- Behind the Name: Rosalinda · behindthename.com · origin
- Behind the Name: Rosalind · behindthename.com · meaning
- Wiktionary: Rosalinda · en.wiktionary.org · usage
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Rosalinda · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Rosalinda
What does the name Rosalinda mean?
Rosalinda means “form of Rosalind, from Germanic elements meaning 'horse' and 'soft, tender'”, according to Behind the Name.
How many people are named Rosalinda in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,914 people with the first name Rosalinda, which ranks it number 5,258 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.
Is Rosalinda a boy's or a girl's name?
Rosalinda is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,904 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
What is the origin of the name Rosalinda?
Rosalinda is a name of Germanic origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Rosalinda most common?
Proportionally, in Espírito Santo: 0.003% of the state's population is named Rosalinda (127 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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