Meaning of the nameTheresinha
- Female
- The-re-si-nha
Theresinha is a spelling of the name Teresinha.
Meaning
The meaning of Theresinha is not known for certain. No reliable source documents it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
- People (2022)
- 1,513
- Rank in Brazil
- #6,221
- Median age
- 80 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,523
- people
Theresinha in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Theresinha, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born before 1940 (644 people).
1,508 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 Theresinha is most common
States with the highest share of people named Theresinha in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.003%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.002%
- São Paulo 0.001%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 399 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 306 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 293 | 0.003% |
| Minas Gerais | 141 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 74 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 61 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 58 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 40 | 0.000% |
| Pará | 18 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 16 | 0.000% |
| Pernambuco | 15 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Theresinha
Keeps the TH of the Latin Theresia, which Machado gives as the origin of Teresa. Almost all people with this spelling were born before the 1970s.
About the name Teresinha
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil), citing Machado (1981), defines Teresinha as a diminutive of Teresa, and Behind the Name lists it as a Portuguese diminutive. For Teresa, Machado gives the Latin T(h)eresia, of obscure origin, and prefers to link it to Therasía, the name of two islands, rather than to the Greek therizo, 'to reap'; Wiktionary also offers Therasia or Thera, the old name of the Greek island of Thira, only as suggestions. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 80,163 people named Teresinha, with a median age of 66. The name is almost always female and, proportionally, most common in Piauí.
Other spellings of Teresinha
| Spelling | People (2022) |
|---|---|
| Teresinha | 80,163 |
| Theresinha | 1,513 |
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Teresinha · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Teresa · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Behind the Name: Teresinha · behindthename.com · origin
- Wiktionary: Teresa · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Questions about the name Theresinha
What does the name Theresinha mean?
The meaning of Theresinha is not known for certain: no reliable source documents it. So we give no meaning; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
How many people are named Theresinha in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,513 people with the first name Theresinha, which ranks it number 6,221 among the country's names. The largest group was born before 1940.
Is Theresinha a boy's or a girl's name?
Theresinha is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,508 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Theresinha most common?
Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.003% of the state's population is named Theresinha (293 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Theresinha?
Teresinha. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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