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Meaning of the nameAdelino

Adelino is a masculine name of Germanic origin, the masculine form of Adelina, which starts from the Germanic element adal, 'noble'.

Meaning

“masculine form of Adelina, from the Germanic element adal, 'noble'”

Source: Behind the Name: Adelino · Behind the Name: Adelina

People (2022)
18,051
Rank in Brazil
#1,135
Median age
61 years
2010 Census
24,468
people

Adelino in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Adelino, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1960s (3,959 people).

61 women 17,990 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 Adelino is most common

States with the highest share of people named Adelino in the population, in the 2022 Census.

  1. Santa Catarina 0.018%
  2. Mato Grosso 0.015%
  3. Mato Grosso do Sul 0.014%
  4. Rondônia 0.014%
  5. Rio Grande do Sul 0.014%
All states
StatePeople% of population
São Paulo3,5080.008%
Minas Gerais1,8440.009%
Bahia1,5780.011%
Rio Grande do Sul1,4940.014%
Paraná1,4250.013%
Santa Catarina1,3830.018%
Rio de Janeiro9000.006%
Goiás7810.011%
Pará7670.009%
Mato Grosso5610.015%
Maranhão4890.007%
Espírito Santo4230.011%
Ceará3950.005%
Mato Grosso do Sul3860.014%
Pernambuco3300.004%
Piauí3290.010%
Amazonas2630.007%
Rondônia2180.014%
Paraíba1870.005%
Tocantins1780.012%
Distrito Federal1470.005%
Acre1040.013%
Rio Grande do Norte920.003%
Alagoas860.003%
Sergipe800.004%
Amapá550.008%
Roraima480.008%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Adelino

Behind the Name describes Adelino as the Portuguese masculine form of Adelina, a name that comes from a Germanic name formed with the element adal, 'noble' (Proto-Germanic *aþalaz). The meaning given here is that of the base name. The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil lists Adelino among the traditional names with the element Adel-, alongside Adelaide and Adélia, and among the names with the diminutive suffix -ino. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 18,051 people named Adelino, with a median age of 61. The name is almost always male and, proportionally, it is most common in Santa Catarina.

Sources

  1. Behind the Name: Adelino · behindthename.com · meaning
  2. Behind the Name: Adelina · behindthename.com · meaning
  3. Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (Adel-, -ino) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin

Questions about the name Adelino

What does the name Adelino mean?

Adelino means “masculine form of Adelina, from the Germanic element adal, 'noble'”, according to Behind the Name.

How many people are named Adelino in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 18,051 people with the first name Adelino, which ranks it number 1,135 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.

Is Adelino a boy's or a girl's name?

Adelino is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 61 women and 17,990 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Adelino?

Adelino is a name of Germanic origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Adelino most common?

Proportionally, in Santa Catarina: 0.018% of the state's population is named Adelino (1,383 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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