Meaning of the nameClodomir
- Male
- Germanic origin
- Clo-do-mir
Clodomir is a male name of Germanic origin, linked to the French Clodomir and the Germanic Hlodomir, with a meaning tied to fame.
Meaning
“known for fame”
Source: Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Clodomiro · Behind the Name: Chlodomer
- People (2022)
- 1,568
- Rank in Brazil
- #6,072
- Median age
- 55 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,962
- people
Clodomir in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Clodomir, 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 (427 people).
0 women 1,564 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 Clodomir is most common
States with the highest share of people named Clodomir in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Maranhão | 538 | 0.008% |
| São Paulo | 135 | 0.000% |
| Pará | 111 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 99 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 76 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 69 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 68 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 53 | 0.000% |
| Ceará | 49 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 40 | 0.003% |
| Piauí | 39 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 36 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 33 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 33 | 0.001% |
| Roraima | 27 | 0.004% |
| Minas Gerais | 24 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 23 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 20 | 0.001% |
| Acre | 19 | 0.002% |
| Sergipe | 15 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Clodomir
Clodomir is treated as the same form as Clodomiro, which, according to the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil), citing Machado (1981), comes from the French Clodomir and, before that, from the Germanic Hlodomir, 'great or known for fame'. Behind the Name explains the Germanic form Chlodomer through the elements hlut, 'famous, loud', and mari, 'famous'. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,568 people named Clodomir, with a median age of 55. Proportionally, it is most common in Maranhão. It is almost always a male name, from people born mostly between the 1950s and 1970s.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Clodomiro · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · meaning
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Clodomir · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Behind the Name: Chlodomer · behindthename.com · meaning
Questions about the name Clodomir
What does the name Clodomir mean?
Clodomir means “known for fame”, according to Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil and Behind the Name.
How many people are named Clodomir in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,568 people with the first name Clodomir, which ranks it number 6,072 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Clodomir a boy's or a girl's name?
Clodomir is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,564 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
What is the origin of the name Clodomir?
Clodomir is a name of Germanic origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Clodomir most common?
Proportionally, in Maranhão: 0.008% of the state's population is named Clodomir (538 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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