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Meaning of the nameAdenil

Adenil is a Brazilian name used for men and women that begins with Ad-, a formative found in other Brazilian names such as Adenilson and Adenilde.

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,195 people named Adenil, the 7,342nd most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 53, and the largest group was born in the 1970s. Proportionally, it is most common in Mato Grosso.

Meaning

The meaning of Adenil is not known for certain. The sources consulted give no settled meaning for it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.

People (2022)
1,195
Rank in Brazil
#7,342
Median age
53 years
2010 Census
1,433
people

Adenil in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Adenil, 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 (270 people).

288 women 907 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 Adenil is most common

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

  1. Mato Grosso 0.004%
  2. Pará 0.002%
  3. Bahia 0.002%
  4. Rio de Janeiro 0.001%
  5. Minas Gerais 0.001%
All states
StatePeople% of population
Bahia2280.002%
São Paulo1590.000%
Pará1350.002%
Mato Grosso1340.004%
Rio de Janeiro1300.001%
Minas Gerais1200.001%
Paraná600.001%
Espírito Santo500.001%
Goiás300.000%
Amazonas250.001%
Mato Grosso do Sul200.001%
Santa Catarina170.000%

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

About the name Adenil

The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) cites Adenilson, Adenice and Adenilde among the Brazilian names with the formative Ad-/Ade-/Adi-, which was probably taken from traditional given names such as Aderbal. The origin of the spelling Adenil is uncertain. People born in the 1970s form the largest group, and most of the people are recorded as male. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,195 people named Adenil, with a median age of 53. Proportionally, it is most common in Mato Grosso.

Sources

  1. Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
  2. Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Adenil · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · usage

Questions about the name Adenil

What does the name Adenil mean?

The meaning of Adenil is not known for certain: the sources consulted give no settled meaning for it. So we give none; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.

How many people are named Adenil in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,195 people with the first name Adenil, which ranks it number 7,342 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.

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

Adenil is used by both men and women: in the 2022 Census, 288 women and 907 men had this name.

In which Brazilian state is Adenil most common?

Proportionally, in Mato Grosso: 0.004% of the state's population is named Adenil (134 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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