Meaning of the nameAntonilda
- Female
- An-to-nil-da
Antonilda is a female name that ends in -ilda, a Germanic element linked to 'combat', but the name as a whole has no documented meaning.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,326 people named Antonilda, the 6,849th 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 Ceará.
Meaning
The meaning of Antonilda 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)
- 1,326
- Rank in Brazil
- #6,849
- Median age
- 47 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,346
- people
Antonilda in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Antonilda, 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 (392 people).
1,320 women 0 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 Antonilda is most common
States with the highest share of people named Antonilda in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Ceará | 481 | 0.006% |
| Maranhão | 161 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 126 | 0.002% |
| Bahia | 121 | 0.001% |
| São Paulo | 98 | 0.000% |
| Piauí | 75 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 49 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 36 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 25 | 0.000% |
| Distrito Federal | 18 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 15 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 15 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Antonilda
The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) gives -ilda as a female ending of Germanic origin, from hild, 'combat'. The beginning Antoni- coincides with that of Antônio, from Latin Antonius, but the formation of Antonilda is not documented, so the meaning of the whole name is not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,326 people named Antonilda, with a median age of 47, almost always women, born mostly in the 1960s and 1970s. Proportionally, it is most common in Ceará.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-ilda) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Wiktionary: Antônio · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Antonilda · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Antonilda
What does the name Antonilda mean?
The meaning of Antonilda 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 Antonilda in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,326 people with the first name Antonilda, which ranks it number 6,849 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Antonilda a boy's or a girl's name?
Antonilda is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,320 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Antonilda most common?
Proportionally, in Ceará: 0.006% of the state's population is named Antonilda (481 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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