Meaning of the nameAdelma

Adelma is a female name of Germanic origin, the feminine form of Adelmo, formed from atto, 'father', and helm, 'helmet, protection'.

Meaning

“feminine form of Adelmo, from atto, 'father', and helm, 'helmet, protection'”

Source: Behind the Name: Adelma · Behind the Name: Adelmo · Behind the Name: Adhelm

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People (2022): 5,233
Rank in Brazil: #2,653
Median age: 47 years
2010 Census: 5,777; people

Adelma in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Adelma, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1970s (1,516 people).

5,144 women 89 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 Adelma is most common

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

Pernambuco 0.014%
Sergipe 0.008%
Paraíba 0.007%
Alagoas 0.005%
Bahia 0.004%

All states

State	People	% of population
Pernambuco	1,223	0.014%
São Paulo	873	0.002%
Bahia	568	0.004%
Minas Gerais	418	0.002%
Rio de Janeiro	325	0.002%
Paraíba	288	0.007%
Sergipe	184	0.008%
Alagoas	162	0.005%
Rio Grande do Sul	144	0.001%
Paraná	128	0.001%
Goiás	128	0.002%
Rio Grande do Norte	108	0.003%
Santa Catarina	101	0.001%
Espírito Santo	101	0.003%
Maranhão	94	0.001%
Pará	79	0.001%
Distrito Federal	58	0.002%
Mato Grosso	55	0.002%
Mato Grosso do Sul	43	0.002%
Piauí	31	0.001%
Ceará	30	0.000%
Rondônia	30	0.002%
Tocantins	23	0.002%
Amazonas	21	0.001%

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

About the name Adelma

According to Behind the Name, Adelma is the feminine form of Adelmo, which is the Italian, Portuguese and Spanish form of Adhelm, a Germanic name formed from the old elements atto, 'father', and helm, 'helmet, protection'. The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) explains -elma as the feminine of -elmo, of Germanic origin, with helm 'helmet, protection'. The name also appears for a character in the play Turandot, by Carlo Gozzi (1762). In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 5,233 people named Adelma, with a median age of 47. Proportionally, it is most common in Pernambuco.

Sources

Behind the Name: Adelma · behindthename.com · meaning
Behind the Name: Adelmo · behindthename.com · meaning
Behind the Name: Adhelm · behindthename.com · meaning
Morfemário: -elma · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin

Questions about the name Adelma

What does the name Adelma mean?

Adelma means “feminine form of Adelmo, from atto, 'father', and helm, 'helmet, protection'”, according to Behind the Name.

How many people are named Adelma in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 5,233 people with the first name Adelma, which ranks it number 2,653 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.

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

Adelma is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 5,144 women and 89 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Adelma?

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

In which Brazilian state is Adelma most common?

Proportionally, in Pernambuco: 0.014% of the state's population is named Adelma (1,223 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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