Meaning of the nameAdenilde
- Female
- A-de-nil-de
Adenilde is a Brazilian feminine name ending in the formative -ilde, linked to a Germanic word for 'combat'.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,074 people named Adenilde, the 4,981st most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 51, and the largest group was born in the 1970s. Proportionally, it is most common in Sergipe.
Meaning
The meaning of Adenilde 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)
- 2,074
- Rank in Brazil
- #4,981
- Median age
- 51 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,157
- people
Adenilde in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Adenilde, 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 (512 people).
2,033 women 41 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 Adenilde is most common
States with the highest share of people named Adenilde in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Sergipe 0.008%
- Bahia 0.003%
- Maranhão 0.003%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 386 | 0.003% |
| São Paulo | 363 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 219 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 184 | 0.003% |
| Sergipe | 176 | 0.008% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 110 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 91 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 58 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 57 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 50 | 0.000% |
| Espírito Santo | 49 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 35 | 0.000% |
| Distrito Federal | 34 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 33 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 29 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 28 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 27 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 25 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 23 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 22 | 0.000% |
| Tocantins | 21 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 19 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Adenilde
The ending -ilde appears in several feminine names and, according to the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil), comes from Germanic hild, 'combat'; Brazilian names with this ending include Ivanilde and Josenilde. The beginning Ade- is described there as probably taken from traditional given names such as Aderbal. The meaning of the whole name is not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,074 people named Adenilde, with a median age of 51; proportionally, it is most common in Sergipe. It is almost always a female name, and most of the people were born in the 1950s, 1960s, 1970s and 1980s.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Adenilde
What does the name Adenilde mean?
The meaning of Adenilde 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 Adenilde in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,074 people with the first name Adenilde, which ranks it number 4,981 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Adenilde a boy's or a girl's name?
Adenilde is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 2,033 women and 41 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Adenilde most common?
Proportionally, in Sergipe: 0.008% of the state's population is named Adenilde (176 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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