Meaning of the nameAdelmar
- Male
- Germanic origin
- A-del-mar
Adelmar is a male name of Germanic origin formed from the elements adal, "noble", and mari, "famous".
Meaning
“noble and of great fame”
Source: Behind the Name: Adelmar · Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (Adel-, -mar)
- People (2022)
- 1,036
- Rank in Brazil
- #8,086
- Median age
- 53 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,200
- people
Adelmar in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Adelmar, 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 (241 people).
29 women 1,007 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 Adelmar is most common
States with the highest share of people named Adelmar in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Piauí 0.005%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Piauí | 171 | 0.005% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 95 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 89 | 0.000% |
| São Paulo | 77 | 0.000% |
| Bahia | 67 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 65 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 61 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 54 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 46 | 0.000% |
| Paraná | 42 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 39 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 35 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 32 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 28 | 0.000% |
| Amazonas | 28 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 20 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Adelmar
Adelmar comes from Germanic, and Behind the Name explains it as the joining of the elements adal, "noble", and mari, "famous". Wiktionary records the name in Dutch and German, from West Germanic *Aþalamār. The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil confirms Adel- as derived from Germanic "noble" and gives for -mar, among other origins, the Germanic element "glory, fame". In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,036 people named Adelmar, with a median age of 53. The name is almost always male and proportionally most common in Piauí.
Sources
- Behind the Name: Adelmar · behindthename.com · meaning
- Wiktionary: Adelmar · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (Adel-, -mar) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · meaning
Questions about the name Adelmar
What does the name Adelmar mean?
Adelmar means “noble and of great fame”, according to Behind the Name and Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil.
How many people are named Adelmar in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,036 people with the first name Adelmar, which ranks it number 8,086 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Adelmar a boy's or a girl's name?
Adelmar is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 29 women and 1,007 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Adelmar?
Adelmar is a name of Germanic origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Adelmar most common?
Proportionally, in Piauí: 0.005% of the state's population is named Adelmar (171 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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