Meaning of the nameArlindo
- Male
- Germanic origin
- Ar-lin-do
Arlindo is a male name of uncertain meaning, which Behind the Name tentatively links to Germanic names such as Herlinde and Ermelinde.
Meaning
The meaning of Arlindo 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)
- 48,837
- Rank in Brazil
- #576
- Median age
- 61 years
- 2010 Census
- 66,824
- people
Arlindo in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Arlindo, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1950s (11,519 people).
130 women 48,707 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 Arlindo is most common
States with the highest share of people named Arlindo in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Espírito Santo 0.038%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.037%
- Pernambuco 0.034%
- Santa Catarina 0.033%
- Mato Grosso do Sul 0.032%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 10,165 | 0.023% |
| Minas Gerais | 5,753 | 0.028% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 4,041 | 0.037% |
| Bahia | 3,896 | 0.028% |
| Paraná | 3,231 | 0.028% |
| Pernambuco | 3,053 | 0.034% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 2,756 | 0.017% |
| Santa Catarina | 2,529 | 0.033% |
| Espírito Santo | 1,439 | 0.038% |
| Pará | 1,436 | 0.018% |
| Maranhão | 1,168 | 0.017% |
| Paraíba | 1,074 | 0.027% |
| Goiás | 1,066 | 0.015% |
| Mato Grosso | 1,062 | 0.029% |
| Ceará | 925 | 0.011% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 887 | 0.032% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 845 | 0.026% |
| Alagoas | 743 | 0.024% |
| Amazonas | 715 | 0.018% |
| Rondônia | 466 | 0.030% |
| Piauí | 418 | 0.013% |
| Distrito Federal | 344 | 0.012% |
| Tocantins | 271 | 0.018% |
| Sergipe | 176 | 0.008% |
| Amapá | 143 | 0.020% |
| Acre | 132 | 0.016% |
| Roraima | 103 | 0.016% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Arlindo
Behind the Name considers the meaning of Arlindo uncertain and says it may be the masculine form of a Germanic name, such as Herlinde or Ermelinde. The Morfemário (morpheme list) of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) gives the final element of Arlindo as of Germanic origin, from -lind, 'serpent', and cites Arlindo, Deolindo, Ermelinda and Teolinda as traditional names with this element; it adds that the formative may have been taken from a Portuguese adjective of the same form. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 48,837 people named Arlindo, with a median age of 61. The name is almost always male and, proportionally, most common in Espírito Santo.
Sources
- Behind the Name: Arlindo · behindthename.com · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-lind-) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Arlindo · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · usage
Questions about the name Arlindo
What does the name Arlindo mean?
The meaning of Arlindo 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 Arlindo in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 48,837 people with the first name Arlindo, which ranks it number 576 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.
Is Arlindo a boy's or a girl's name?
Arlindo is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 130 women and 48,707 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Arlindo?
Arlindo is a name of Germanic origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Arlindo most common?
Proportionally, in Espírito Santo: 0.038% of the state's population is named Arlindo (1,439 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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