Meaning of the nameAroldo
- Male
- Germanic origin
- A-rol-do
Aroldo is a spelling variant without the H of Haroldo, the Portuguese form of Harold, a Germanic name combining 'army' and 'powerful'.
Meaning
“'army' + 'powerful' or 'ruler'”
Source: Behind the Name: Harold · Behind the Name: Haroldo · Wiktionary: Harold
- People (2022)
- 17,291
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,167
- Median age
- 53 years
- 2010 Census
- 22,600
- people
Aroldo in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Aroldo, 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 (4,318 people).
45 women 17,246 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 Aroldo is most common
States with the highest share of people named Aroldo in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Paraná 0.015%
- Amazonas 0.013%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.012%
- Mato Grosso do Sul 0.012%
- Espírito Santo 0.012%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 2,804 | 0.006% |
| Minas Gerais | 2,181 | 0.011% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 1,998 | 0.012% |
| Paraná | 1,705 | 0.015% |
| Bahia | 1,205 | 0.009% |
| Pará | 902 | 0.011% |
| Santa Catarina | 864 | 0.011% |
| Ceará | 617 | 0.007% |
| Amazonas | 521 | 0.013% |
| Goiás | 478 | 0.007% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 441 | 0.004% |
| Espírito Santo | 439 | 0.012% |
| Maranhão | 363 | 0.005% |
| Mato Grosso | 359 | 0.010% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 331 | 0.012% |
| Pernambuco | 318 | 0.004% |
| Paraíba | 271 | 0.007% |
| Distrito Federal | 269 | 0.010% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 265 | 0.008% |
| Piauí | 193 | 0.006% |
| Tocantins | 168 | 0.011% |
| Rondônia | 156 | 0.010% |
| Alagoas | 143 | 0.005% |
| Sergipe | 102 | 0.005% |
| Amapá | 97 | 0.013% |
| Roraima | 52 | 0.008% |
| Acre | 49 | 0.006% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Aroldo
Behind the Name gives Haroldo as the Portuguese and Spanish form of Harold, from Old English Hereweald, formed from here, 'army', and weald, 'powerful'. Wiktionary also links Harold to Old Norse Haraldr and reconstructs Proto-Germanic *Harjawaldaz, from *harjaz, 'army', and *waldaz, 'ruler, authority'. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) records Aroldo and Haroldo as spelling variants of each other; in Italian, Aroldo is the form of Harold. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 17,291 people named Aroldo, with a median age of 53.
This is the most common spelling in the group; it drops the initial H, which is not pronounced in Portuguese, and matches the Italian form of the name.
Other spellings of Aroldo
| Spelling | People (2022) |
|---|---|
| Aroldo | 17,291 |
| Haroldo | 10,917 |
Sources
- Behind the Name: Harold · behindthename.com · meaning
- Behind the Name: Haroldo · behindthename.com · meaning
- Wiktionary: Harold · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Aroldo · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Haroldo · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Wiktionary: Aroldo · en.wiktionary.org · spelling
Questions about the name Aroldo
What does the name Aroldo mean?
Aroldo means “'army' + 'powerful' or 'ruler'”, according to Behind the Name and Wiktionary.
How many people are named Aroldo in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 17,291 people with the first name Aroldo, which ranks it number 1,167 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Aroldo a boy's or a girl's name?
Aroldo is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 45 women and 17,246 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Aroldo?
Aroldo is a name of Germanic origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Aroldo most common?
Proportionally, in Paraná: 0.015% of the state's population is named Aroldo (1,705 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Aroldo?
Haroldo. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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