Meaning of the nameBerto
- Male
- Germanic origin
- Ber-to
Berto is a male name of Germanic origin, a short form of names such as Roberto and Alberto, whose element means "bright" or "illustrious".
Meaning
“bright, illustrious (Germanic element beraht)”
Source: Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Berto · Behind the Name: Berto · Wiktionary: Berto (Italian)
- People (2022)
- 1,064
- Rank in Brazil
- #7,937
- Median age
- 58 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,394
- people
Berto in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Berto, 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 (235 people).
0 women 1,058 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 Berto is most common
States with the highest share of people named Berto in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Maranhão 0.002%
- Pernambuco 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.000%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Maranhão | 130 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 122 | 0.001% |
| São Paulo | 120 | 0.000% |
| Bahia | 82 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 61 | 0.004% |
| Alagoas | 55 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 50 | 0.000% |
| Piauí | 50 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 45 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 43 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 38 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 38 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 32 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 27 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 27 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 26 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 22 | 0.000% |
| Distrito Federal | 20 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 18 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 15 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Berto
Berto goes back to the Germanic element beraht, "bright". Behind the Name describes it as a short form of Roberto, Alberto and other names ending in -berto, and Wiktionary gives Italian Berto as coming from Proto-Germanic *berhtaz, "bright". The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) cites Machado (1981), for whom the origin is probably Germanic, with the meanings "clear" and "illustrious". In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,064 people named Berto, with a median age of 58.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Berto · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · meaning
- Behind the Name: Berto · behindthename.com · meaning
- Wiktionary: Berto (Italian) · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
Questions about the name Berto
What does the name Berto mean?
Berto means “bright, illustrious (Germanic element beraht)”, according to Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil and Behind the Name.
How many people are named Berto in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,064 people with the first name Berto, which ranks it number 7,937 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Berto a boy's or a girl's name?
Berto is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,058 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
What is the origin of the name Berto?
Berto is a name of Germanic origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Berto most common?
Proportionally, in Maranhão: 0.002% of the state's population is named Berto (130 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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