Meaning of the nameAdroaldo
- Male
- A-dro-al-do
Adroaldo is a Brazilian masculine name with the ending -aldo, of Germanic origin; the meaning of the whole name is not documented.
Meaning
The meaning of Adroaldo 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)
- 3,464
- Rank in Brazil
- #3,525
- Median age
- 53 years
- 2010 Census
- 4,418
- people
Adroaldo in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Adroaldo, 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 (803 people).
0 women 3,453 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 Adroaldo is most common
States with the highest share of people named Adroaldo in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.015%
- Santa Catarina 0.004%
- Bahia 0.003%
- Paraná 0.002%
- São Paulo 0.000%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Rio Grande do Sul | 1,679 | 0.015% |
| Bahia | 412 | 0.003% |
| Santa Catarina | 298 | 0.004% |
| São Paulo | 193 | 0.000% |
| Paraná | 191 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 72 | 0.000% |
| Sergipe | 57 | 0.003% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 55 | 0.000% |
| Maranhão | 51 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 49 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 46 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 43 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 40 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 40 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 35 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 31 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 30 | 0.000% |
| Pará | 30 | 0.000% |
| Distrito Federal | 27 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 20 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 17 | 0.000% |
| Rondônia | 16 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Adroaldo
The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) describes the formative -aldo as of Germanic origin, with more than one hypothesis: walt/wald, 'one who rules', hard/hart, 'strong', bald, 'bold, daring', or old, 'old'; it lists it in names such as Edinaldo and Nivaldo. The origin of the beginning Adro- is uncertain, and the meaning of Adroaldo as a whole is not documented. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 3,464 people named Adroaldo, with a median age of 53; the records are almost always male, and most were born between 1950 and 1989. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Sul.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Adroaldo
What does the name Adroaldo mean?
The meaning of Adroaldo 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 Adroaldo in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 3,464 people with the first name Adroaldo, which ranks it number 3,525 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Adroaldo a boy's or a girl's name?
Adroaldo is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 3,453 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Adroaldo most common?
Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.015% of the state's population is named Adroaldo (1,679 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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