Meaning of the nameCleonilda
- Female
- Cle-o-nil-da
Cleonilda is a Brazilian feminine name ending in -ilda, from Germanic hild, 'battle', and beginning with Cleon-, a name of Greek origin.
Meaning
The meaning of Cleonilda 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)
- 1,993
- Rank in Brazil
- #5,134
- Median age
- 47 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,190
- people
Cleonilda in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Cleonilda, 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 (758 people).
1,983 women 0 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 Cleonilda is most common
States with the highest share of people named Cleonilda in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Pernambuco 0.003%
- Paraíba 0.003%
- Pará 0.002%
- Bahia 0.001%
- Paraná 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 380 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 275 | 0.003% |
| Bahia | 171 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 131 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 124 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 122 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 110 | 0.003% |
| Ceará | 98 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 75 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 56 | 0.002% |
| Alagoas | 56 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 55 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 54 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 43 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 40 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 37 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 37 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 37 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 23 | 0.000% |
| Distrito Federal | 17 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Cleonilda
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil explains -ilda as a formative of Germanic origin hild/hilde, 'battle', found in names such as Brunilda and Leonilda, and gives Cleon as a man's name, from Greek Kléon. The dictionary does not document the formation of Cleonilda itself, so the meaning of the whole name is not known. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,993 people named Cleonilda, with a median age of 47. Proportionally, it is most common in Pernambuco.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Cleon · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Cleonilda
What does the name Cleonilda mean?
The meaning of Cleonilda 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 Cleonilda in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,993 people with the first name Cleonilda, which ranks it number 5,134 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Cleonilda a boy's or a girl's name?
Cleonilda is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,983 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Cleonilda most common?
Proportionally, in Pernambuco: 0.003% of the state's population is named Cleonilda (275 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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