Meaning of the nameElionaldo
- Male
- E-li-o-nal-do
Elionaldo is a Brazilian masculine name that joins the formatives Eli-, of doubtful origin, and -naldo, of Germanic origin.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 967 people named Elionaldo, the 8,497th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 40, and the largest group was born in the 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Paraíba.
Meaning
The meaning of Elionaldo 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)
- 967
- Rank in Brazil
- #8,497
- Median age
- 40 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,053
- people
Elionaldo in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Elionaldo, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1980s (367 people).
0 women 965 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 Elionaldo is most common
States with the highest share of people named Elionaldo in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Paraíba 0.004%
- Pernambuco 0.002%
- Bahia 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Paraíba | 151 | 0.004% |
| Pernambuco | 144 | 0.002% |
| Bahia | 128 | 0.001% |
| São Paulo | 81 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 75 | 0.002% |
| Alagoas | 49 | 0.002% |
| Sergipe | 44 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 39 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 37 | 0.000% |
| Ceará | 37 | 0.000% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 36 | 0.000% |
| Maranhão | 31 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 26 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Elionaldo
The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) gives Eli- a doubtful origin and records that Machado links it to the biblical name Eli, from Eliel, 'God (is) high'. For -naldo, the same entry (-aldo, -baldo, -naldo, -valdo) indicates several possible Germanic origins, among them walt/wald, 'to rule', and hard/hart, 'strong'. The meaning of Elionaldo itself is not documented. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 967 people named Elionaldo, with a median age of 40. The name is almost always male, with most records in the 1970s and 1980s.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Elionaldo
What does the name Elionaldo mean?
The meaning of Elionaldo 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 Elionaldo in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 967 people with the first name Elionaldo, which ranks it number 8,497 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Elionaldo a boy's or a girl's name?
Elionaldo is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 965 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Elionaldo most common?
Proportionally, in Paraíba: 0.004% of the state's population is named Elionaldo (151 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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