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Meaning of the nameArquimedes

Arquimedes is a male name of Greek origin, coming through Latin Archimēdēs, with elements that Behind the Name glosses as 'master' and 'plans, counsel'.

Meaning

“master; plans, counsel”

Source: Behind the Name: Archimedes

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People (2022)
2,451
Rank in Brazil
#4,471
Median age
53 years
2010 Census
3,169
people

Arquimedes in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Arquimedes, 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 (511 people).

0 women 2,445 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 Arquimedes is most common

States with the highest share of people named Arquimedes in the population, in the 2022 Census.

  1. Pernambuco 0.002%
  2. Minas Gerais 0.002%
  3. Bahia 0.002%
  4. São Paulo 0.001%
  5. Paraná 0.001%
All states
StatePeople% of population
São Paulo5920.001%
Minas Gerais3100.002%
Bahia2060.002%
Rio de Janeiro1570.001%
Pernambuco1440.002%
Paraná1350.001%
Rio Grande do Sul1290.001%
Goiás910.001%
Santa Catarina780.001%
Paraíba660.002%
Maranhão560.001%
Mato Grosso540.002%
Ceará520.001%
Espírito Santo510.001%
Mato Grosso do Sul440.002%
Amazonas410.001%
Distrito Federal370.001%
Rio Grande do Norte340.001%
Piauí310.001%
Pará260.000%
Alagoas240.001%
Sergipe230.001%
Tocantins220.002%
Rondônia210.001%
Acre150.002%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Arquimedes

Arquimedes is a learned borrowing from Latin Archimēdēs, which comes from Greek Ἀρχιμήδης (Arkhimḗdēs). Behind the Name explains the Greek name as the union of archos, 'master', with medea, 'plans, counsel, cunning'. Wiktionary records Archimedes as a spelling from before standardization. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,451 people named Arquimedes, with a median age of 53. Proportionally, it is most common in Pernambuco.

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: Arquimedes · en.wiktionary.org · origin
  2. Behind the Name: Archimedes · behindthename.com · meaning
  3. Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Arquimedes · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling

Questions about the name Arquimedes

What does the name Arquimedes mean?

Arquimedes means “master; plans, counsel”, according to Behind the Name.

How many people are named Arquimedes in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,451 people with the first name Arquimedes, which ranks it number 4,471 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.

Is Arquimedes a boy's or a girl's name?

Arquimedes is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 2,445 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).

What is the origin of the name Arquimedes?

Arquimedes is a name of Greek and Latin origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Arquimedes most common?

Proportionally, in Pernambuco: 0.002% of the state's population is named Arquimedes (144 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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