Meaning of the nameRosinalva
- Female
- Ro-si-nal-va
Rosinalva is a Brazilian feminine name that combines the beginning Rosi-, linked to Latin rosae, 'rose', with the ending -nalva.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 3,615 people named Rosinalva, the 3,424th 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 Maranhão.
Meaning
The meaning of Rosinalva 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)
- 3,615
- Rank in Brazil
- #3,424
- Median age
- 46 years
- 2010 Census
- 3,838
- people
Rosinalva in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Rosinalva, 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 (1,500 people).
3,602 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 Rosinalva is most common
States with the highest share of people named Rosinalva in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Maranhão 0.007%
- Tocantins 0.007%
- Pernambuco 0.006%
- Paraíba 0.006%
- Pará 0.004%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Pernambuco | 561 | 0.006% |
| Maranhão | 475 | 0.007% |
| São Paulo | 469 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 396 | 0.003% |
| Pará | 347 | 0.004% |
| Paraíba | 239 | 0.006% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 130 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 117 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 106 | 0.002% |
| Tocantins | 103 | 0.007% |
| Alagoas | 102 | 0.003% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 95 | 0.003% |
| Paraná | 61 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 51 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 48 | 0.002% |
| Distrito Federal | 47 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 42 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 39 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 29 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 29 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 27 | 0.002% |
| Roraima | 27 | 0.004% |
| Amapá | 25 | 0.003% |
| Ceará | 22 | 0.000% |
| Santa Catarina | 18 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Rosinalva
The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) lists Rosinalva among the names formed with Rosi-, a fragment of given names such as Rosa and Rose, both from Latin rosae, 'rose'. The ending -nalva belongs to the set -alva, -dalva, -nalva, which the Morfemário says comes 'perhaps' from Latin alba, 'white, bright'. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 3,615 people named Rosinalva, with a median age of 46; proportionally, it is most common in Maranhão. Most were born in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s, and the name is almost always female. Rozinalva is a spelling variant.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Rosinalva · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Rosinalva
What does the name Rosinalva mean?
The meaning of Rosinalva 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 Rosinalva in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 3,615 people with the first name Rosinalva, which ranks it number 3,424 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Rosinalva a boy's or a girl's name?
Rosinalva is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 3,602 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Rosinalva most common?
Proportionally, in Maranhão: 0.007% of the state's population is named Rosinalva (475 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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