Meaning of the nameRoseneia
- Female
- Ro-se-nei-a
Roseneia is a Brazilian feminine name that the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil lists among names with the ending -néia, in which Rose- comes from the Portuguese word rosa, 'rose'.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,057 people named Roseneia, the 7,975th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 45, and the largest group was born in the 1970s. Proportionally, it is most common in Paraná.
Meaning
The meaning of Roseneia is not known for certain. The sources consulted give no settled meaning for it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
- People (2022)
- 1,057
- Rank in Brazil
- #7,975
- Median age
- 45 years
- 2010 Census
- 984
- people
Roseneia in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Roseneia, 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 (422 people).
1,051 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 Roseneia is most common
States with the highest share of people named Roseneia in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Paraná 0.001%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 299 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 168 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 141 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 80 | 0.000% |
| Bahia | 78 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 57 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 39 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 37 | 0.000% |
| Pará | 32 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 30 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 28 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Roseneia
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) lists Rosenéia among names with the ending -néia, described as perhaps taken from given names such as Dulcinéia, or perhaps as a feminine variant associated with the formative Ney. Dulcinéia, in Spanish Dulcinea, is a name that Cervantes created in Don Quixote from dulce, 'sweet'. The beginning Rose- is described as derived from Rosa or Rose, from the Latin rosae, 'rose'. The meaning of the whole name is not recorded. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,057 people named Roseneia, with a median age of 45. Proportionally, it is most common in Paraná.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-néia, Rosa-/Rose-) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Wiktionary: Dulcinea (Spanish) · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Questions about the name Roseneia
What does the name Roseneia mean?
The meaning of Roseneia is not known for certain: the sources consulted give no settled meaning for it. So we give none; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
How many people are named Roseneia in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,057 people with the first name Roseneia, which ranks it number 7,975 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Roseneia a boy's or a girl's name?
Roseneia is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,051 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Roseneia most common?
Proportionally, in Paraná: 0.001% of the state's population is named Roseneia (141 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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