Meaning of the nameRosinalda
- Female
- Ro-si-nal-da
Rosinalda is a Brazilian feminine name that the Morfemário cites as an example of the ending -nalda, of uncertain Germanic origin.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,139 people named Rosinalda, the 7,575th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 46, and the largest group was born in the 1970s. Proportionally, it is most common in Pernambuco.
Meaning
The meaning of Rosinalda 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)
- 1,139
- Rank in Brazil
- #7,575
- Median age
- 46 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,093
- people
Rosinalda in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Rosinalda, 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 (472 people).
1,134 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 Rosinalda is most common
States with the highest share of people named Rosinalda in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Pernambuco 0.002%
- Maranhão 0.002%
- Pará 0.002%
- São Paulo 0.000%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Pernambuco | 177 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 134 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 127 | 0.002% |
| São Paulo | 125 | 0.000% |
| Paraíba | 86 | 0.002% |
| Piauí | 67 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 57 | 0.000% |
| Amazonas | 47 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 40 | 0.000% |
| Bahia | 39 | 0.000% |
| Ceará | 36 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 34 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 24 | 0.000% |
| Distrito Federal | 20 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 16 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 15 | 0.001% |
| Amapá | 15 | 0.002% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Rosinalda
The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) cites Rosinalda as an example of the ending -nalda, of uncertain origin, probably a feminine of -naldo, -valdo and similar Germanic forms. The beginning Rosi- resembles Rosa and Rose, from the Latin rosae, 'rose', according to the same Morfemário, but the formation of Rosinalda itself is not recorded, and its meaning is unknown. The dictionary records the spelling variant Rozinalda. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,139 people named Rosinalda, with a median age of 46, almost all born between the 1960s and the 1980s.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Rosinalda · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Rosinalda
What does the name Rosinalda mean?
The meaning of Rosinalda 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 Rosinalda in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,139 people with the first name Rosinalda, which ranks it number 7,575 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Rosinalda a boy's or a girl's name?
Rosinalda is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,134 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Rosinalda most common?
Proportionally, in Pernambuco: 0.002% of the state's population is named Rosinalda (177 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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