Meaning of the nameArlinda
- Female
- Ar-lin-da
Arlinda is a female name of uncertain origin, with the form of Arlindo, used in Brazil mainly by people born before 1960.
Meaning
The meaning of Arlinda is not known for certain. No reliable source documents it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
- People (2022)
- 11,589
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,537
- Median age
- 68 years
- 2010 Census
- 16,804
- people
Arlinda in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Arlinda, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1940s (2,647 people).
11,514 women 75 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 Arlinda is most common
States with the highest share of people named Arlinda in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Bahia 0.016%
- Espírito Santo 0.012%
- Pernambuco 0.009%
- Minas Gerais 0.008%
- Paraíba 0.008%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 2,185 | 0.016% |
| São Paulo | 2,181 | 0.005% |
| Minas Gerais | 1,718 | 0.008% |
| Pernambuco | 828 | 0.009% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 675 | 0.004% |
| Espírito Santo | 473 | 0.012% |
| Paraná | 420 | 0.004% |
| Goiás | 368 | 0.005% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 338 | 0.003% |
| Paraíba | 327 | 0.008% |
| Pará | 305 | 0.004% |
| Ceará | 184 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 179 | 0.007% |
| Alagoas | 171 | 0.006% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 160 | 0.005% |
| Distrito Federal | 157 | 0.006% |
| Mato Grosso | 155 | 0.004% |
| Santa Catarina | 137 | 0.002% |
| Piauí | 136 | 0.004% |
| Maranhão | 118 | 0.002% |
| Sergipe | 97 | 0.004% |
| Amazonas | 94 | 0.002% |
| Rondônia | 89 | 0.006% |
| Tocantins | 54 | 0.004% |
| Roraima | 17 | 0.003% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Arlinda
The origin and meaning of Arlinda are not known with certainty. The name has the form of Arlindo with a feminine ending in -a; for Arlindo, Behind the Name considers the meaning uncertain and suggests that it may be the masculine form of a Germanic name such as Herlinde or Ermelinde. The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil gives the ending -lind- as of Germanic origin, 'serpent', cites Arlindo among the traditional names with this element and allows that the formative may have been taken from the Portuguese adjective of the same form. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 11,589 people named Arlinda, with a median age of 68. Proportionally, the name is most common in Bahia.
Sources
- Behind the Name: Arlindo · behindthename.com · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-lindo, -linda) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Arlinda · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · usage
- Wikcionário: Arlinda · pt.wiktionary.org · spelling
Questions about the name Arlinda
What does the name Arlinda mean?
The meaning of Arlinda is not known for certain: no reliable source documents it. So we give no meaning; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
How many people are named Arlinda in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 11,589 people with the first name Arlinda, which ranks it number 1,537 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1940s.
Is Arlinda a boy's or a girl's name?
Arlinda is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 11,514 women and 75 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Arlinda most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.016% of the state's population is named Arlinda (2,185 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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