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Meaning of the nameAguinaldo

Aguinaldo is a male name of Germanic origin, the Portuguese form of Aginald, which joins elements linked to 'edge' and 'power'.

Meaning

“'edge, blade' + 'power, authority'”

Source: Behind the Name: Aguinaldo · Behind the Name: Aginald · Wiktionary: Agnaldo

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People (2022)
23,206
Rank in Brazil
#966
Median age
49 years
2010 Census
25,667
people

Aguinaldo in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Aguinaldo, 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 (9,111 people).

70 women 23,136 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 Aguinaldo is most common

States with the highest share of people named Aguinaldo in the population, in the 2022 Census.

  1. Rondônia 0.021%
  2. Mato Grosso do Sul 0.020%
  3. Espírito Santo 0.018%
  4. Minas Gerais 0.018%
  5. Paraná 0.018%
All states
StatePeople% of population
São Paulo7,0070.016%
Minas Gerais3,7170.018%
Paraná2,0740.018%
Bahia1,4690.010%
Rio de Janeiro1,0140.006%
Pernambuco8810.010%
Goiás8460.012%
Pará8160.010%
Espírito Santo7000.018%
Mato Grosso6210.017%
Santa Catarina6060.008%
Mato Grosso do Sul5530.020%
Maranhão4390.007%
Paraíba3830.010%
Rondônia3280.021%
Amazonas3260.008%
Rio Grande do Sul2880.003%
Rio Grande do Norte1990.006%
Distrito Federal1570.006%
Ceará1490.002%
Tocantins1290.009%
Piauí1280.004%
Sergipe1100.005%
Alagoas990.003%
Amapá770.011%
Acre530.006%
Roraima370.006%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Aguinaldo

Behind the Name describes Aguinaldo as the Portuguese form of Aginald, a Germanic name formed from the elements agin, 'edge, blade', and walt, 'power, authority'. Wiktionary gives Aguinaldo as an alternative form of Agnaldo and derives that name from the Germanic Aginal, from agin, 'sword', and wald, 'dominion'. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil also records Aguinaldo as a spelling variant of Agnaldo. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 23,206 people named Aguinaldo, with a median age of 49. The spelling with GUI keeps the U that marks the sound of G before I.

Sources

  1. Behind the Name: Aguinaldo · behindthename.com · meaning
  2. Behind the Name: Aginald · behindthename.com · meaning
  3. Wiktionary: Aguinaldo · en.wiktionary.org · spelling
  4. Wiktionary: Agnaldo · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  5. Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Agnaldo · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling

Questions about the name Aguinaldo

What does the name Aguinaldo mean?

Aguinaldo means “'edge, blade' + 'power, authority'”, according to Behind the Name and Wiktionary.

How many people are named Aguinaldo in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 23,206 people with the first name Aguinaldo, which ranks it number 966 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.

Is Aguinaldo a boy's or a girl's name?

Aguinaldo is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 70 women and 23,136 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Aguinaldo?

Aguinaldo is a name of Germanic origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Aguinaldo most common?

Proportionally, in Rondônia: 0.021% of the state's population is named Aguinaldo (328 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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