Meaning of the nameSaturnina
- Female
- Latin origin
- Sa-tur-ni-na
Saturnina is a female name of Latin origin, the feminine form of Saturnino, which comes from Saturn, the Roman god.
Meaning
“feminine form of Saturnino, 'of Saturn'”
Source: Behind the Name: Saturnina · Behind the Name: Saturninus · Wiktionary: Saturnina
- People (2022)
- 694
- Rank in Brazil
- #10,642
- Median age
- 70 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,182
- people
Saturnina in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Saturnina, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1940s (196 people).
693 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 Saturnina is most common
States with the highest share of people named Saturnina in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 132 | 0.001% |
| São Paulo | 110 | 0.000% |
| Maranhão | 70 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 60 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 47 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso | 34 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 32 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 32 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 26 | 0.000% |
| Pará | 26 | 0.000% |
| Piauí | 22 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 17 | 0.000% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 15 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Saturnina
Saturnina is the feminine form of Saturninus (Saturnino), a Roman cognomen derived from the name of the god Saturnus, according to Behind the Name. Wiktionary, in its entry for the Spanish name, traces Saturnina to Latin Sāturnīnus and glosses it as 'of Saturn'. The meaning given is therefore that of the base name. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 694 people named Saturnina, with a median age of 70; it is almost always a female name, and most were born before 1960. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Sources
- Behind the Name: Saturnina · behindthename.com · meaning
- Behind the Name: Saturninus · behindthename.com · meaning
- Wiktionary: Saturnina · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
Questions about the name Saturnina
What does the name Saturnina mean?
Saturnina means “feminine form of Saturnino, 'of Saturn'”, according to Behind the Name and Wiktionary.
How many people are named Saturnina in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 694 people with the first name Saturnina, which ranks it number 10,642 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1940s.
Is Saturnina a boy's or a girl's name?
Saturnina is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 693 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
What is the origin of the name Saturnina?
Saturnina is a name of Latin origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Saturnina most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.001% of the state's population is named Saturnina (132 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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