Meaning of the nameAmílcar
- Male
- Latin origin
- A-míl-car
Amílcar is a male name that came from Latin Hamilcar, of Punic origin, possibly meaning 'brother of Melqart'.
Meaning
“brother of Melqart, according to one possible interpretation of the Punic name”
- People (2022)
- 1,656
- Rank in Brazil
- #5,845
- Median age
- 56 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,962
- people
Amílcar in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Amílcar, 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 (360 people).
38 women 1,618 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 Amílcar is most common
States with the highest share of people named Amílcar in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.002%
- São Paulo 0.001%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.001%
- Paraná 0.001%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 535 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 202 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 183 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 171 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 111 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 93 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 38 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 33 | 0.000% |
| Pará | 32 | 0.000% |
| Ceará | 30 | 0.000% |
| Distrito Federal | 28 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 25 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 25 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 23 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 22 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 19 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 15 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Amílcar
According to Wiktionary, Amílcar is a learned borrowing from Latin Hamilcar, coming from Punic ḥmlqrt, which Wiktionary translates as 'brother of Melqart'. Behind the Name says the name 'possibly' means this, combining the Phoenician word for 'brother' with the name of the god Melqart. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil records Amilkar and Hamilcar as spelling variants. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,656 people named Amílcar, with a median age of 56.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Amílcar · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Wiktionary: Hamilcar · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Behind the Name: Hamilcar · behindthename.com · meaning
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Amilcar · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Amílcar
What does the name Amílcar mean?
Amílcar means “brother of Melqart, according to one possible interpretation of the Punic name”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name.
How many people are named Amílcar in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,656 people with the first name Amílcar, which ranks it number 5,845 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Amílcar a boy's or a girl's name?
Amílcar is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 38 women and 1,618 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Amílcar?
Amílcar is a name of Latin origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Amílcar most common?
Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.002% of the state's population is named Amílcar (202 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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