Meaning of the nameEguinaldo
- Male
- E-gui-nal-do
Eguinaldo is a Brazilian masculine name of uncertain origin, resembling Aguinaldo, with records concentrated in the 1960s to 1980s.
Meaning
The meaning of Eguinaldo 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)
- 1,561
- Rank in Brazil
- #6,087
- Median age
- 43 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,819
- people
Eguinaldo in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Eguinaldo, 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 (507 people).
0 women 1,556 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 Eguinaldo is most common
States with the highest share of people named Eguinaldo in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Pernambuco 0.002%
- Maranhão 0.002%
- Bahia 0.001%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 216 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 198 | 0.002% |
| Bahia | 169 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 126 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 114 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 84 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 78 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 58 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 52 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 47 | 0.000% |
| Ceará | 47 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 46 | 0.000% |
| Sergipe | 46 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso | 34 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 34 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 34 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 31 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 25 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 22 | 0.000% |
| Distrito Federal | 21 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 21 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 21 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 19 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Eguinaldo
The origin of the spelling Eguinaldo is uncertain. It resembles Aguinaldo, a masculine name listed in the Portuguese Wiktionary (with Agnaldo as an alternative form), which the morpheme list of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) cites among the names with the formative -aldo/-naldo, of various Germanic origins. Almost all records of Eguinaldo are male. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,561 people named Eguinaldo, with a median age of 43. Proportionally, it is most common in Pernambuco.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Aguinaldo · en.wiktionary.org · usage
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-aldo, -naldo) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Eguinaldo
What does the name Eguinaldo mean?
The meaning of Eguinaldo 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 Eguinaldo in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,561 people with the first name Eguinaldo, which ranks it number 6,087 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Eguinaldo a boy's or a girl's name?
Eguinaldo is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,556 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Eguinaldo most common?
Proportionally, in Pernambuco: 0.002% of the state's population is named Eguinaldo (198 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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