Meaning of the nameRosiete
- Female
- Ro-si-e-te
Rosiete is a Brazilian feminine name that combines the beginning Rosi-, linked to Rosa, with the diminutive ending -ete.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,286 people named Rosiete, the 6,988th 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 Alagoas.
Meaning
The meaning of Rosiete 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)
- 1,286
- Rank in Brazil
- #6,988
- Median age
- 45 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,389
- people
Rosiete in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Rosiete, 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 (401 people).
1,284 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 Rosiete is most common
States with the highest share of people named Rosiete in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Alagoas | 379 | 0.012% |
| Pará | 264 | 0.003% |
| São Paulo | 127 | 0.000% |
| Amazonas | 120 | 0.003% |
| Bahia | 60 | 0.000% |
| Pernambuco | 58 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 57 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 44 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 42 | 0.000% |
| Amapá | 18 | 0.003% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Rosiete
The Morfemário (morpheme list) of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) includes Rosiete among the names formed with Rosi-, an element that comes from given names such as Rosa and Rose, from Latin rosae, 'rose'. The same Morfemário describes -ete as a feminine ending of French origin (-ette, from Latin -eta), with a diminutive value, found in names such as Claudete and Marilete. The origin of Rosiete as a whole name is uncertain, so it has no assigned meaning. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,286 people named Rosiete; the name is almost always female, and most of the people were born in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. Roziete is an alternative spelling recorded in the dictionary.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Rosiete · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (Rosi-, -ete) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Rosiete
What does the name Rosiete mean?
The meaning of Rosiete 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 Rosiete in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,286 people with the first name Rosiete, which ranks it number 6,988 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Rosiete a boy's or a girl's name?
Rosiete is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,284 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Rosiete most common?
Proportionally, in Alagoas: 0.012% of the state's population is named Rosiete (379 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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