Meaning of the nameRosimar
- Unisex
- Ro-si-mar
Rosimar is a Brazilian name used by women and men, formed from Rosi-, from Rosa and Rose, and the ending -mar, of uncertain origin.
Meaning
The meaning of Rosimar 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)
- 25,643
- Rank in Brazil
- #907
- Median age
- 49 years
- 2010 Census
- 27,506
- people
Rosimar in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Rosimar, 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 (10,127 people).
21,293 women 4,350 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 Rosimar is most common
States with the highest share of people named Rosimar in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Minas Gerais | 4,147 | 0.020% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 2,930 | 0.018% |
| São Paulo | 2,551 | 0.006% |
| Maranhão | 1,888 | 0.028% |
| Goiás | 1,418 | 0.020% |
| Pará | 1,276 | 0.016% |
| Paraná | 1,047 | 0.009% |
| Piauí | 974 | 0.030% |
| Amazonas | 950 | 0.024% |
| Santa Catarina | 844 | 0.011% |
| Bahia | 843 | 0.006% |
| Ceará | 825 | 0.009% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 816 | 0.008% |
| Mato Grosso | 782 | 0.021% |
| Espírito Santo | 774 | 0.020% |
| Pernambuco | 533 | 0.006% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 508 | 0.018% |
| Rondônia | 479 | 0.030% |
| Tocantins | 426 | 0.028% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 398 | 0.012% |
| Distrito Federal | 374 | 0.013% |
| Paraíba | 296 | 0.007% |
| Acre | 163 | 0.020% |
| Roraima | 151 | 0.024% |
| Alagoas | 109 | 0.004% |
| Amapá | 99 | 0.014% |
| Sergipe | 42 | 0.002% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Rosimar
The morpheme list of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) includes Rosimar among the names with Rosi-, an element taken from names such as Rosa and Rose, both from Latin rosae, 'rose'. For the ending -mar, the same morpheme list points to three possible sources: Germanic -mar, 'glory, fame'; a piece of Maria; or the word mar. Because the origin of -mar is uncertain, the meaning of the whole name is not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 25,643 people named Rosimar, mostly women. Most were born in the 1960s and 1970s, and the morpheme list observes that -mar is the element that appears most often in both male and female names.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (Rosa-, Rose-, Rosi-; -mar) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Rosimar · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Rosimar
What does the name Rosimar mean?
The meaning of Rosimar 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 Rosimar in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 25,643 people with the first name Rosimar, which ranks it number 907 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Rosimar a boy's or a girl's name?
Rosimar is used by both men and women: in the 2022 Census, 21,293 women and 4,350 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Rosimar most common?
Proportionally, in Rondônia: 0.030% of the state's population is named Rosimar (479 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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