Meaning of the nameAdnaldo
- Male
- Ad-nal-do
Adnaldo is a modern Brazilian male name that joins the beginning Ad- to the ending -naldo, a Germanic element linked to names such as Reinaldo and Arnaldo.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,498 people named Adnaldo, the 6,274th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 47, and the largest group was born in the 1970s. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Meaning
The meaning of Adnaldo 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)
- 1,498
- Rank in Brazil
- #6,274
- Median age
- 47 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,447
- people
Adnaldo in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Adnaldo, 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 (545 people).
0 women 1,496 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 Adnaldo is most common
States with the highest share of people named Adnaldo in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Bahia 0.002%
- Pernambuco 0.002%
- Pará 0.002%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 248 | 0.002% |
| São Paulo | 237 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 155 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 150 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 125 | 0.002% |
| Paraíba | 62 | 0.002% |
| Alagoas | 57 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 54 | 0.000% |
| Maranhão | 52 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 46 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 37 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 35 | 0.000% |
| Ceará | 30 | 0.000% |
| Espírito Santo | 30 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 27 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 23 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 23 | 0.001% |
| Amapá | 21 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 20 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 18 | 0.001% |
| 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 Adnaldo
Adnaldo is a name of Brazilian formation that ends in -naldo. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) presents -naldo as a Germanic element with more than one possible explanation, among them walt/wald, 'the one who rules', and hard, 'strong', as in Reinaldo and Arnaldo, and describes the beginning Ad- as probably taken from names such as Aderbal. Because no source documents the whole name, the meaning of the whole is not given. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,498 people named Adnaldo, with a median age of 47, almost always men. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Adnaldo · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · usage
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Adnaldo
What does the name Adnaldo mean?
The meaning of Adnaldo 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 Adnaldo in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,498 people with the first name Adnaldo, which ranks it number 6,274 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Adnaldo a boy's or a girl's name?
Adnaldo is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,496 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Adnaldo most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.002% of the state's population is named Adnaldo (248 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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