Meaning of the nameRoselina
- Female
- Ro-se-li-na
Roselina is a Brazilian feminine name whose beginning Rose- recalls names such as Rosa and Rose; most of the women recorded were born between 1950 and 1979.
Meaning
The meaning of Roselina 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)
- 2,279
- Rank in Brazil
- #4,680
- Median age
- 52 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,421
- people
Roselina in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Roselina, 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 (652 people).
2,270 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 Roselina is most common
States with the highest share of people named Roselina in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 398 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 172 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 169 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 168 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 153 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 152 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 126 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 120 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 94 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 85 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 80 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 61 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 60 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso | 57 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 48 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 43 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 43 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 38 | 0.001% |
| Acre | 37 | 0.005% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 32 | 0.000% |
| Distrito Federal | 25 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 25 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 24 | 0.001% |
| Amapá | 24 | 0.003% |
| Tocantins | 19 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 16 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Roselina
Roselina combines the beginning Rose-, which the Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) describes as a piece of names such as Rosa or Rose, with the ending -ina, a diminutive affix of Latin origin. Rosa comes from Latin rosa ('rose'), according to Behind the Name, but the meaning of the whole name is not documented. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,279 people named Roselina, with a median age of 52, almost always women. Proportionally, it is most common in Pará.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Behind the Name: Rosa · behindthename.com · origin
Questions about the name Roselina
What does the name Roselina mean?
The meaning of Roselina 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 Roselina in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,279 people with the first name Roselina, which ranks it number 4,680 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Roselina a boy's or a girl's name?
Roselina is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 2,270 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Roselina most common?
Proportionally, in Pará: 0.002% of the state's population is named Roselina (172 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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