Meaning of the nameErotildes
- Unisex
- E-ro-til-des
Erotildes is a Brazilian name, used by women and men, that ends in -ildes, an element of Germanic origin; the meaning of the whole name is uncertain.
Meaning
The meaning of Erotildes 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)
- 2,728
- Rank in Brazil
- #4,143
- Median age
- 69 years
- 2010 Census
- 3,712
- people
Erotildes in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Erotildes, 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 (828 people).
2,249 women 479 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 Erotildes is most common
States with the highest share of people named Erotildes in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Mato Grosso 0.004%
- Bahia 0.004%
- Goiás 0.002%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.002%
- Pernambuco 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 522 | 0.004% |
| São Paulo | 470 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 198 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 162 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 142 | 0.004% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 140 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 131 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 115 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 106 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 83 | 0.003% |
| Santa Catarina | 82 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 67 | 0.002% |
| Piauí | 63 | 0.002% |
| Sergipe | 63 | 0.003% |
| Maranhão | 58 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 57 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 48 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 47 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 37 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 37 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 29 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 24 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 18 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Erotildes
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) lists Erothildes and Herotildes as spelling variants of Erotildes. The ending -ildes belongs to the family -ilda, -ilde, -ildes, from the Germanic hild, 'battle'; the beginning Ero- has no documented origin. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,728 people named Erotildes, with a median age of 69; most are female and were born before 1970.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Erotildes · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Erotildes
What does the name Erotildes mean?
The meaning of Erotildes 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 Erotildes in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,728 people with the first name Erotildes, which ranks it number 4,143 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.
Is Erotildes a boy's or a girl's name?
Erotildes is used by both men and women: in the 2022 Census, 2,249 women and 479 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Erotildes most common?
Proportionally, in Mato Grosso: 0.004% of the state's population is named Erotildes (142 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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