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Meaning of the nameAdelmo

Adelmo is a male name of Germanic origin, a form of Adhelm, which Behind the Name explains through the elements atto, 'father', and helm, 'helmet, protection'.

Meaning

“formed from atto, 'father', and helm, 'helmet, protection'”

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

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People (2022)
13,371
Rank in Brazil
#1,385
Median age
49 years
2010 Census
16,105
people

Adelmo in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Adelmo, 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 (3,254 people).

53 women 13,318 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 Adelmo is most common

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

  1. Sergipe 0.032%
  2. Alagoas 0.026%
  3. Pernambuco 0.015%
  4. Bahia 0.012%
  5. Santa Catarina 0.008%
All states
StatePeople% of population
São Paulo2,0820.005%
Bahia1,6620.012%
Minas Gerais1,5320.008%
Pernambuco1,3780.015%
Rio Grande do Sul8620.008%
Alagoas8270.026%
Sergipe6980.032%
Santa Catarina6380.008%
Rio de Janeiro6060.004%
Paraná5450.005%
Goiás2850.004%
Maranhão2840.004%
Pará2610.003%
Paraíba2270.006%
Espírito Santo2260.006%
Mato Grosso1990.005%
Amazonas1840.005%
Rio Grande do Norte1720.005%
Mato Grosso do Sul1550.006%
Ceará1160.001%
Rondônia1130.007%
Distrito Federal1070.004%
Piauí1010.003%
Tocantins580.004%
Amapá190.003%
Acre170.002%
Roraima170.003%

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

About the name Adelmo

According to Behind the Name, Adelmo is the Italian, Portuguese (as used in Brazil) and Spanish form of Adhelm, a Germanic name formed from the elements atto, 'father', and helm, 'helmet, protection'. The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil, in its entry for the feminine ending -elma, also cites Adelmo among the traditional names with -elmo, of Germanic origin, linked to modern German helm, 'helmet, protection'. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 13,371 people named Adelmo, with a median age of 49. The name is almost always male and, proportionally, it is most common in Sergipe.

Sources

  1. Behind the Name: Adelmo · behindthename.com · meaning
  2. Behind the Name: Adhelm · behindthename.com · meaning
  3. Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin

Questions about the name Adelmo

What does the name Adelmo mean?

Adelmo means “formed from atto, 'father', and helm, 'helmet, protection'”, according to Behind the Name.

How many people are named Adelmo in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 13,371 people with the first name Adelmo, which ranks it number 1,385 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.

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

Adelmo is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 53 women and 13,318 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Adelmo?

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

In which Brazilian state is Adelmo most common?

Proportionally, in Sergipe: 0.032% of the state's population is named Adelmo (698 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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