Meaning of the nameEronildo
- Male
- E-ro-nil-do
Eronildo is a Brazilian masculine name that ends in -ildo, a formative of Germanic origin (hild, 'battle'); the origin of Eron- is uncertain.
Meaning
The meaning of Eronildo 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)
- 6,268
- Rank in Brazil
- #2,339
- Median age
- 46 years
- 2010 Census
- 7,565
- people
Eronildo in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Eronildo, 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 (1,907 people).
23 women 6,245 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 Eronildo is most common
States with the highest share of people named Eronildo in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Pernambuco 0.022%
- Alagoas 0.016%
- Paraíba 0.010%
- Rio Grande do Norte 0.005%
- Bahia 0.004%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Pernambuco | 1,977 | 0.022% |
| São Paulo | 851 | 0.002% |
| Bahia | 559 | 0.004% |
| Alagoas | 490 | 0.016% |
| Paraíba | 401 | 0.010% |
| Ceará | 258 | 0.003% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 194 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 156 | 0.005% |
| Minas Gerais | 135 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 134 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 117 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 112 | 0.002% |
| Piauí | 109 | 0.003% |
| Pará | 92 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 90 | 0.003% |
| Santa Catarina | 85 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 84 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 80 | 0.003% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 78 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 58 | 0.002% |
| Distrito Federal | 51 | 0.002% |
| Rondônia | 45 | 0.003% |
| Acre | 34 | 0.004% |
| Sergipe | 33 | 0.002% |
| Tocantins | 25 | 0.002% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Eronildo
The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) explains -ildo and -nildo as formatives of Germanic origin, from hild/hilde, 'battle', and notes that -ildo perhaps derives from -gildo. The origin of the beginning Eron- is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 6,268 people named Eronildo, with a median age of 46. Proportionally, it is most common in Pernambuco. Most were born in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s, and the name is almost always male.
Sources
- Morfemário: -ildo, -nildo · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Eronildo
What does the name Eronildo mean?
The meaning of Eronildo 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 Eronildo in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 6,268 people with the first name Eronildo, which ranks it number 2,339 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Eronildo a boy's or a girl's name?
Eronildo is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 23 women and 6,245 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Eronildo most common?
Proportionally, in Pernambuco: 0.022% of the state's population is named Eronildo (1,977 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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