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Meaning of the nameRosina

Rosina is a feminine name of Italian origin, a diminutive of Rosa, a name that probably comes from Latin rosa, "rose".

Meaning

“Italian diminutive of Rosa, probably "rose" (the flower)”

Source: Behind the Name: Rosina · Behind the Name: Rosa

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People (2022)
2,662
Rank in Brazil
#4,227
Median age
67 years
2010 Census
3,813
people

Rosina in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Rosina, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1950s (725 people).

2,649 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 Rosina is most common

States with the highest share of people named Rosina in the population, in the 2022 Census.

  1. Santa Catarina 0.003%
  2. Rio Grande do Sul 0.002%
  3. Paraná 0.002%
  4. Minas Gerais 0.002%
  5. Rio de Janeiro 0.001%
All states
StatePeople% of population
São Paulo5460.001%
Minas Gerais3790.002%
Paraná2460.002%
Rio Grande do Sul2460.002%
Rio de Janeiro2260.001%
Santa Catarina2230.003%
Bahia1450.001%
Maranhão910.001%
Goiás730.001%
Piauí610.002%
Mato Grosso600.002%
Pernambuco570.001%
Pará510.001%
Amazonas390.001%
Ceará290.000%
Distrito Federal290.001%
Tocantins280.002%
Mato Grosso do Sul240.001%
Alagoas230.001%
Espírito Santo210.001%
Rio Grande do Norte160.001%
Paraíba150.000%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Rosina

Behind the Name describes Rosina as an Italian diminutive of Rosa, and Wiktionary as an affectionate Italian form of Rosa. Rosa, according to Behind the Name, is generally considered to come from Latin rosa, "rose", although it may be related to a Germanic name, Roza. Rosina is also the name of a character in The Barber of Seville, an 1816 opera by Rossini. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,662 people named Rosina, with a median age of 67.

Sources

  1. Behind the Name: Rosina · behindthename.com · meaning
  2. Behind the Name: Rosa · behindthename.com · meaning
  3. Wiktionary: Rosina · en.wiktionary.org · origin
  4. Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Rosina · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling

Questions about the name Rosina

What does the name Rosina mean?

Rosina means “Italian diminutive of Rosa, probably "rose" (the flower)”, according to Behind the Name.

How many people are named Rosina in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,662 people with the first name Rosina, which ranks it number 4,227 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.

Is Rosina a boy's or a girl's name?

Rosina is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 2,649 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).

What is the origin of the name Rosina?

Rosina is a name of Italian origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Rosina most common?

Proportionally, in Santa Catarina: 0.003% of the state's population is named Rosina (223 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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