Meaning of the nameCleonilde
- Female
- Cle-o-nil-de
Cleonilde is a Brazilian feminine name ending in -ilde, from Germanic hild ('combat'), with people born between the 1940s and 1990s.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,089 people named Cleonilde, the 7,794th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 46, and the largest group was born in the 1970s. Proportionally, it is most common in Maranhão.
Meaning
The meaning of Cleonilde is not known for certain. The sources consulted give no settled meaning for it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
- People (2022)
- 1,089
- Rank in Brazil
- #7,794
- Median age
- 46 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,138
- people
Cleonilde in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Cleonilde, 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 (404 people).
1,071 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 Cleonilde is most common
States with the highest share of people named Cleonilde in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Maranhão | 265 | 0.004% |
| São Paulo | 146 | 0.000% |
| Pará | 123 | 0.002% |
| Bahia | 95 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 43 | 0.000% |
| Ceará | 38 | 0.000% |
| Minas Gerais | 36 | 0.000% |
| Pernambuco | 36 | 0.000% |
| Paraíba | 32 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 30 | 0.000% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 29 | 0.000% |
| Amazonas | 25 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 22 | 0.000% |
| Piauí | 20 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 19 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 17 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 16 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 15 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 15 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Cleonilde
According to the morpheme list of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil, the ending -ilde comes from Germanic hild, 'combat', and appears in Clotilde, Brunilda and Hilda and in Brazilian names such as Ivanilde and Josenilde. The dictionary also lists Cleonildo, a masculine name ending in -ildo. The meaning of the full name Cleonilde is uncertain, because no source describes the beginning of the name. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,089 people named Cleonilde, with a median age of 46, almost always women. Proportionally, it is most common in Maranhão.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Cleonildo · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · usage
Questions about the name Cleonilde
What does the name Cleonilde mean?
The meaning of Cleonilde is not known for certain: the sources consulted give no settled meaning for it. So we give none; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
How many people are named Cleonilde in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,089 people with the first name Cleonilde, which ranks it number 7,794 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Cleonilde a boy's or a girl's name?
Cleonilde is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,071 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Cleonilde most common?
Proportionally, in Maranhão: 0.004% of the state's population is named Cleonilde (265 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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