Meaning of the nameAdenor
- Male
- A-de-nor
Adenor is a Brazilian male name whose origin is uncertain, formed with the element Ade- followed by -nor.
Meaning
The meaning of Adenor 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)
- 1,929
- Rank in Brazil
- #5,236
- Median age
- 57 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,312
- people
Adenor in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Adenor, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1960s (498 people).
0 women 1,919 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 Adenor is most common
States with the highest share of people named Adenor in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Bahia 0.003%
- Pará 0.003%
- Santa Catarina 0.002%
- Goiás 0.002%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 417 | 0.003% |
| São Paulo | 228 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 208 | 0.003% |
| Santa Catarina | 178 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 120 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 116 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 112 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 79 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 63 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 58 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 51 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 50 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 39 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 34 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 30 | 0.000% |
| Maranhão | 26 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 19 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 17 | 0.000% |
| Rondônia | 15 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Adenor
The origin of Adenor is uncertain. The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) indicates that Ade- is probably a fragment of Aderbal, possibly related to Adal- or Adel-, and the ending -nor appears in other names, such as Abenor and Lindenor; the entry for Adenor gives no formation or etymology, and the meaning is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,929 people named Adenor, with a median age of 57; the largest number were born in the 1960s, and almost all are male. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Adenor · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Adenor
What does the name Adenor mean?
The meaning of Adenor 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 Adenor in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,929 people with the first name Adenor, which ranks it number 5,236 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Adenor a boy's or a girl's name?
Adenor is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,919 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Adenor most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.003% of the state's population is named Adenor (417 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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