Meaning of the nameBertoldo
- Male
- Germanic origin
- Ber-tol-do
Bertoldo is a male name of Germanic origin, formed from elements meaning 'bright' and 'rule', and corresponds to the German Berthold, 'bright power'.
Meaning
“bright power (bright + rule)”
Source: Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Bertoldo · Behind the Name: Berthold
- People (2022)
- 663
- Rank in Brazil
- #10,996
- Median age
- 65 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,036
- people
Bertoldo in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Bertoldo, 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 (148 people).
0 women 663 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 Bertoldo is most common
States with the highest share of people named Bertoldo in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Santa Catarina 0.002%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Santa Catarina | 144 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 106 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 48 | 0.000% |
| Minas Gerais | 47 | 0.000% |
| São Paulo | 46 | 0.000% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 30 | 0.000% |
| Espírito Santo | 29 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 27 | 0.000% |
| Ceará | 24 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 23 | 0.000% |
| Pará | 18 | 0.000% |
| Amazonas | 17 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 16 | 0.000% |
| Bahia | 15 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Bertoldo
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil), citing Nascentes (1951) and Machado (1981), derives Bertoldo from Germanic, with Bertho, 'bright, illustrious', and -oldo, 'rule'. Behind the Name gives the German name Berthold the meaning 'bright power', from beraht, 'bright', and walt, 'power, authority', and lists Bertoldo as the Italian form; Wiktionary also treats it as a name corresponding to Berthold. The dictionary records the spelling variant Bertoudo. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 663 people named Bertoldo, with a median age of 65. Proportionally, it is most common in Santa Catarina.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Bertoldo · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · meaning
- Behind the Name: Berthold · behindthename.com · meaning
- Wiktionary: Bertoldo · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Questions about the name Bertoldo
What does the name Bertoldo mean?
Bertoldo means “bright power (bright + rule)”, according to Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil and Behind the Name.
How many people are named Bertoldo in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 663 people with the first name Bertoldo, which ranks it number 10,996 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1940s.
Is Bertoldo a boy's or a girl's name?
Bertoldo is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 663 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
What is the origin of the name Bertoldo?
Bertoldo is a name of Germanic origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Bertoldo most common?
Proportionally, in Santa Catarina: 0.002% of the state's population is named Bertoldo (144 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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