Meaning of the nameAdenildo
- Male
- A-de-nil-do
Adenildo is a Brazilian masculine name of modern formation, with an ending -nildo tied to a Germanic element meaning 'battle'.
Meaning
The meaning of Adenildo is not known for certain. No reliable source documents it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
- People (2022)
- 4,536
- Rank in Brazil
- #2,936
- Median age
- 42 years
- 2010 Census
- 5,102
- people
Adenildo in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Adenildo, 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 (1,278 people).
0 women 4,521 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 Adenildo is most common
States with the highest share of people named Adenildo in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Pernambuco 0.006%
- Pará 0.005%
- Bahia 0.005%
- Espírito Santo 0.005%
- Amazonas 0.004%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 728 | 0.005% |
| São Paulo | 627 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 558 | 0.006% |
| Pará | 438 | 0.005% |
| Minas Gerais | 242 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 206 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 174 | 0.004% |
| Espírito Santo | 173 | 0.005% |
| Paraíba | 148 | 0.004% |
| Maranhão | 146 | 0.002% |
| Alagoas | 139 | 0.004% |
| Goiás | 133 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 107 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 100 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 86 | 0.002% |
| Rondônia | 72 | 0.005% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 69 | 0.002% |
| Amapá | 57 | 0.008% |
| Ceará | 55 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 54 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 52 | 0.002% |
| Sergipe | 47 | 0.002% |
| Distrito Federal | 30 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 29 | 0.000% |
| Roraima | 23 | 0.004% |
| Acre | 22 | 0.003% |
| Tocantins | 21 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Adenildo
The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) explains -ildo and -nildo as formatives of Germanic origin, from hild, 'battle'. For Ad-, Ade-, it gives a probable fragment of traditional names such as Aderbal, perhaps linked to Adal- and Adel-, and lists Adenilson and Adenilde among Brazilian names. The meaning of Adenildo as a whole is not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 4,536 people named Adenildo, with a median age of 42. Proportionally, it is most common in Pernambuco. The records are almost always male, and most of the people were born between 1960 and 1989.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Adenildo · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · usage
Questions about the name Adenildo
What does the name Adenildo mean?
The meaning of Adenildo is not known for certain: no reliable source documents it. So we give no meaning; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
How many people are named Adenildo in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 4,536 people with the first name Adenildo, which ranks it number 2,936 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Adenildo a boy's or a girl's name?
Adenildo is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 4,521 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Adenildo most common?
Proportionally, in Pernambuco: 0.006% of the state's population is named Adenildo (558 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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