Meaning of the nameSelestino
- Male
- Latin origin
- Se-les-ti-no
Selestino is a masculine name that spells the name Celestino, of Latin origin, with an S.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 545 people named Selestino, the 12,586th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 64, and the largest group was born in the 1950s.
Meaning
The meaning of Selestino 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)
- 545
- Rank in Brazil
- #12,586
- Median age
- 64 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,022
- people
Selestino in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Selestino, 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 (124 people).
0 women 542 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.
About the name Selestino
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil, citing Machado (1981), gives Celestino as coming from Latin Coelestīnus, a name linked to the Christian calendar and also used as a surname. Selestino replaces the initial C with S, keeping the pronunciation. Wiktionary derives the Latin name Caelestinus from the adjective caelestis, 'celestial', but no source describes the origin of this spelling, and so the meaning of Selestino is left open. Almost all of those recorded are men, and most were born before 1970. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 545 people named Selestino, with a median age of 64.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Celestino · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Wiktionary: Celestino · en.wiktionary.org · spelling
- Wiktionary: Caelestinus · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Questions about the name Selestino
What does the name Selestino mean?
The meaning of Selestino 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 Selestino in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 545 people with the first name Selestino, which ranks it number 12,586 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.
Is Selestino a boy's or a girl's name?
Selestino is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 542 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
What is the origin of the name Selestino?
Selestino is a name of Latin origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
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