Meaning of the nameTaimara
- Female
- Tai-ma-ra
Taimara is a female name of uncertain origin, ending in the formative -mara, to which the Morfemário attributes more than one possible origin.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,357 people named Taimara, the 6,731st most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 26, and the largest group was born in the 1990s. Proportionally, it is most common in Santa Catarina.
Meaning
The meaning of Taimara 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)
- 1,357
- Rank in Brazil
- #6,731
- Median age
- 26 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,838
- people
Taimara in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Taimara, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1990s (812 people).
1,352 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 Taimara is most common
States with the highest share of people named Taimara in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Santa Catarina 0.001%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.001%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- Bahia 0.001%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 262 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 200 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 139 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 116 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 115 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 106 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 94 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 39 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 38 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 37 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 30 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 24 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 24 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 20 | 0.000% |
| Espírito Santo | 19 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 16 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 15 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Taimara
The origin of the spelling Taimara is uncertain. The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) says that the formative -mara may come from a hypocoristic form of Maria, from Hebrew marah, 'bitterness', or from Tupi marã, 'bad', origins that may converge, and it lists names such as Josimara and Lucimara. For the beginning Tai- there is no documented origin, so the meaning of the name is not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,357 people named Taimara, with a median age of 26; proportionally, it is most common in Santa Catarina.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-MARA) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Taimara
What does the name Taimara mean?
The meaning of Taimara 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 Taimara in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,357 people with the first name Taimara, which ranks it number 6,731 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Taimara a boy's or a girl's name?
Taimara is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,352 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Taimara most common?
Proportionally, in Santa Catarina: 0.001% of the state's population is named Taimara (106 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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