Meaning of the nameCremilda

Female
Germanic origin
Cre-mil-da

Cremilda is a female name of Germanic origin, an adaptation of Kriemhild, which joins elements linked to 'helmet' and 'combat'.

Meaning

“adaptation of the Germanic name Kriemhild, from elements meaning 'mask, helmet' and 'fight, combat'”

Source: Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Cremilda · Behind the Name: Kriemhild

People (2022): 9,675
Rank in Brazil: #1,760
Median age: 54 years
2010 Census: 10,734; people

Cremilda in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Cremilda, 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 (3,053 people).

9,618 women 57 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 Cremilda is most common

States with the highest share of people named Cremilda in the population, in the 2022 Census.

Bahia 0.020%
Rio de Janeiro 0.012%
Pernambuco 0.010%
Espírito Santo 0.009%
Alagoas 0.009%

All states

State	People	% of population
Bahia	2,816	0.020%
Rio de Janeiro	1,839	0.012%
São Paulo	1,371	0.003%
Pernambuco	909	0.010%
Minas Gerais	680	0.003%
Espírito Santo	354	0.009%
Alagoas	288	0.009%
Paraná	181	0.002%
Goiás	117	0.002%
Maranhão	109	0.002%
Paraíba	108	0.003%
Piauí	98	0.003%
Pará	94	0.001%
Ceará	85	0.001%
Santa Catarina	83	0.001%
Distrito Federal	76	0.003%
Rio Grande do Sul	72	0.001%
Mato Grosso	62	0.002%
Rio Grande do Norte	58	0.002%
Mato Grosso do Sul	58	0.002%
Sergipe	48	0.002%
Rondônia	46	0.003%
Amazonas	43	0.001%
Tocantins	42	0.003%
Acre	24	0.003%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Cremilda

The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil), citing Machado (1981), records Cremilda, formed as Crem- + -ilda, as an adaptation of the Germanic Kriemhild, composed of Kriem, 'mask, helmet', and hild, 'fight, combat'. Behind the Name derives Kriemhild from the Old German elements grimo, 'mask', and hilt, 'battle', and presents her as a heroine of the medieval German saga Nibelungenlied. The Morfemário includes Cremilda among the traditional names with -ilda, alongside Brunilda and Clotilde. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 9,675 people named Cremilda, with a median age of 54.

Sources

Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Cremilda · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · meaning
Behind the Name: Kriemhild · behindthename.com · meaning
Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin

Questions about the name Cremilda

What does the name Cremilda mean?

Cremilda means “adaptation of the Germanic name Kriemhild, from elements meaning 'mask, helmet' and 'fight, combat'”, according to Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil and Behind the Name.

How many people are named Cremilda in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 9,675 people with the first name Cremilda, which ranks it number 1,760 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.

Is Cremilda a boy's or a girl's name?

Cremilda is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 9,618 women and 57 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Cremilda?

Cremilda is a name of Germanic origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Cremilda most common?

Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.020% of the state's population is named Cremilda (2,816 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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