Meaning of the nameDalvani
- Female
- Dal-va-ni
Dalvani is a Brazilian female name that resembles Dalva, a name that the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil links, with a caveat, to 'Estrela d'alva' ('morning star').
Meaning
The meaning of Dalvani 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)
- 2,211
- Rank in Brazil
- #4,784
- Median age
- 51 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,333
- people
Dalvani in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Dalvani, 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 (582 people).
2,031 women 180 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 Dalvani is most common
States with the highest share of people named Dalvani in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio Grande do Norte 0.005%
- Bahia 0.003%
- Goiás 0.002%
- Pernambuco 0.001%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 423 | 0.003% |
| São Paulo | 373 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 175 | 0.005% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 132 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 128 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 126 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 115 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 109 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 94 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 67 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 62 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 60 | 0.000% |
| Pará | 56 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 46 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 43 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 41 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 32 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 26 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 19 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 19 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 17 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Dalvani
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) says that Dalva is possibly a shortening of 'Estrela D'alva' ('morning star'), according to Nascentes (1952) and Machado (1981). The Morfemário gives -alva, -dalva an origin perhaps from Latin alba ('white, bright') and cites Dalvanete and Dalvanice among the Brazilian names with this element. The formation of Dalvani as a whole is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,211 people named Dalvani, with a median age of 51. It is predominantly female, and most were born in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Norte.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Dalva · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Dalvani
What does the name Dalvani mean?
The meaning of Dalvani 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 Dalvani in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,211 people with the first name Dalvani, which ranks it number 4,784 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Dalvani a boy's or a girl's name?
Dalvani is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 2,031 women and 180 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Dalvani most common?
Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Norte: 0.005% of the state's population is named Dalvani (175 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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