Meaning of the nameAlceu

Alceu is a male name of Greek origin, a learned borrowing from Latin Alcaeus, a form of Greek Alkaios, 'strong', linked to alkḗ, 'strength'.

Meaning

“strong (from ἀλκή, 'strength, bravery')”

Source: Behind the Name: Alcaeus

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People (2022): 14,848
Rank in Brazil: #1,298
Median age: 60 years
2010 Census: 18,751; people

Alceu in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Alceu, 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 (4,241 people).

36 women 14,812 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 Alceu is most common

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

All states

State	People	% of population
Rio Grande do Sul	3,767	0.035%
Paraná	3,487	0.031%
São Paulo	2,517	0.006%
Santa Catarina	2,127	0.028%
Minas Gerais	823	0.004%
Rio de Janeiro	436	0.003%
Mato Grosso	287	0.008%
Mato Grosso do Sul	273	0.010%
Goiás	227	0.003%
Bahia	122	0.001%
Pará	96	0.001%
Espírito Santo	90	0.002%
Ceará	80	0.001%
Distrito Federal	78	0.003%
Rondônia	76	0.005%
Pernambuco	73	0.001%
Paraíba	44	0.001%
Piauí	39	0.001%
Maranhão	38	0.001%
Tocantins	33	0.002%
Amazonas	32	0.001%
Sergipe	29	0.001%
Rio Grande do Norte	24	0.001%
Alagoas	23	0.001%

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

About the name Alceu

Wiktionary records Alceu as a learned borrowing from Latin Alcaeus, from Ancient Greek Ἀλκαῖος (Alkaîos), linked to ἀλκή (alkḗ), 'strength, valor'. Behind the Name gives the Greek name the sense of 'strong' and translates alke as 'strength, prowess'. In Brazilian Portuguese, the L at the end of a syllable sounds like /w/, and Wiktionary records the pronunciation /awˈsew/, in two syllables. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 14,848 people named Alceu, with a median age of 60. The name is almost always male, became rare among people born from the 2000s on and, proportionally, is most common in Rio Grande do Sul.

Sources

Wiktionary: Alceu · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Behind the Name: Alcaeus · behindthename.com · meaning

Questions about the name Alceu

What does the name Alceu mean?

Alceu means “strong (from ἀλκή, 'strength, bravery')”, according to Behind the Name.

How many people are named Alceu in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 14,848 people with the first name Alceu, which ranks it number 1,298 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.

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

Alceu is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 36 women and 14,812 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Alceu?

Alceu is a name of Greek and Latin origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Alceu most common?

Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.035% of the state's population is named Alceu (3,767 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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