Meaning of the nameRosemar
- Unisex
- Ro-se-mar
Rosemar is a name used for women and men, formed by a beginning linked to Rosa and an ending -mar of debated origin.
Meaning
The meaning of Rosemar 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)
- 9,210
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,823
- Median age
- 49 years
- 2010 Census
- 9,773
- people
Rosemar in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Rosemar, 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 (3,883 people).
7,161 women 2,049 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 Rosemar is most common
States with the highest share of people named Rosemar in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Mato Grosso do Sul 0.011%
- Santa Catarina 0.011%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.009%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.009%
- Paraná 0.008%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 1,689 | 0.004% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 1,359 | 0.009% |
| Minas Gerais | 1,075 | 0.005% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 1,002 | 0.009% |
| Paraná | 915 | 0.008% |
| Santa Catarina | 828 | 0.011% |
| Goiás | 381 | 0.005% |
| Bahia | 319 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 308 | 0.011% |
| Mato Grosso | 280 | 0.008% |
| Espírito Santo | 216 | 0.006% |
| Rondônia | 119 | 0.008% |
| Pernambuco | 95 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 90 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 90 | 0.003% |
| Pará | 87 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 83 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 62 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 59 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 46 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 28 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 25 | 0.002% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Rosemar
The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) describes Rose- as a fragment of names such as Rosa and Rose, both from Latin rosae, 'rose'. For the ending -mar, the same Morfemário points to three possible sources: the Germanic -mar, 'glory, fame', a fragment of Maria, or the Portuguese word mar, 'sea'; it also notes that it is the formative that varies most between male and female names. For this reason, the meaning of the whole name is not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 9,210 people named Rosemar, with a median age of 49. The name is used mostly by women, but also by men, and most of the people recorded were born in the 1960s and 1970s.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (Rosa-, Rose- e -mar) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Rosemar · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Rosemar
What does the name Rosemar mean?
The meaning of Rosemar 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 Rosemar in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 9,210 people with the first name Rosemar, which ranks it number 1,823 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Rosemar a boy's or a girl's name?
Rosemar is used by both men and women: in the 2022 Census, 7,161 women and 2,049 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Rosemar most common?
Proportionally, in Mato Grosso do Sul: 0.011% of the state's population is named Rosemar (308 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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