Meaning of the nameDeolindo
- Male
- Germanic origin
- De-o-lin-do
Deolindo is a masculine name derived from Deolinda, a variant of Teodolinda, from Germanic elements meaning 'people' and 'soft, tender'.
Meaning
“derived from Deolinda, a variant of Teodolinda: 'people' + 'soft, tender' (Germanic elements)”
Source: Behind the Name: Dietlinde
- People (2022)
- 1,165
- Rank in Brazil
- #7,462
- Median age
- 65 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,632
- people
Deolindo in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Deolindo, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1950s (288 people).
0 women 1,162 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 Deolindo is most common
States with the highest share of people named Deolindo in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Espírito Santo 0.003%
- Paraná 0.002%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 346 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 177 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 109 | 0.003% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 107 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 75 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 51 | 0.000% |
| Pará | 47 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 37 | 0.000% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 36 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 33 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 29 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 24 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 20 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 16 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Deolindo
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil analyzes the formation of Deolindo and cites Machado (1981): it comes from Deolinda, but is rarer. The same dictionary gives Deolinda, according to Machado, as an alteration of Teolinda. Behind the Name lists Deolinda as a Portuguese variant of Teodolinda, a form of Theodelinda, whose elements are theod, 'people', and lind, 'soft, flexible, tender'. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,165 people named Deolindo.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Deolindo · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Deolinda · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Behind the Name: Deolinda · behindthename.com · origin
- Behind the Name: Teodolinda · behindthename.com · origin
- Behind the Name: Dietlinde · behindthename.com · meaning
Questions about the name Deolindo
What does the name Deolindo mean?
Deolindo means “derived from Deolinda, a variant of Teodolinda: 'people' + 'soft, tender' (Germanic elements)”, according to Behind the Name.
How many people are named Deolindo in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,165 people with the first name Deolindo, which ranks it number 7,462 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.
Is Deolindo a boy's or a girl's name?
Deolindo is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,162 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
What is the origin of the name Deolindo?
Deolindo is a name of Germanic origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Deolindo most common?
Proportionally, in Espírito Santo: 0.003% of the state's population is named Deolindo (109 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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