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Meaning of the nameEuclides

Euclides is a masculine name of Greek origin, from the Ancient Greek Eukleídēs, formed from the roots for 'good' and 'glory' with a patronymic suffix.

Meaning

“from 'good' and 'glory', with a patronymic suffix”

Source: Wiktionary: Εὐκλῆς · Behind the Name: Euclid

People (2022)
18,809
Rank in Brazil
#1,108
Median age
62 years
2010 Census
26,311
people

Euclides in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Euclides, 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 (4,409 people).

150 women 18,659 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 Euclides is most common

States with the highest share of people named Euclides in the population, in the 2022 Census.

  1. Santa Catarina 0.017%
  2. Rio Grande do Sul 0.015%
  3. Tocantins 0.013%
  4. Mato Grosso do Sul 0.013%
  5. Paraná 0.012%
All states
StatePeople% of population
São Paulo4,5600.010%
Rio Grande do Sul1,6620.015%
Minas Gerais1,5880.008%
Paraná1,4010.012%
Santa Catarina1,2770.017%
Bahia1,1350.008%
Pernambuco9250.010%
Rio de Janeiro8450.005%
Goiás5850.008%
Pará5290.007%
Ceará4840.006%
Maranhão4720.007%
Paraíba4090.010%
Mato Grosso4090.011%
Mato Grosso do Sul3470.013%
Piauí3130.010%
Amazonas3030.008%
Distrito Federal2480.009%
Rio Grande do Norte2310.007%
Alagoas2210.007%
Espírito Santo2170.006%
Tocantins1980.013%
Sergipe1690.008%
Rondônia1300.008%
Roraima600.009%
Acre470.006%
Amapá440.006%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Euclides

Wiktionary records Euclides as a borrowing from the Ancient Greek Εὐκλείδης (Eukleídēs), formed from Εὐκλῆς (Euklês) plus the patronymic suffix -ίδης; Εὐκλῆς, in turn, joins εὐ-, 'good', and -κλῆς, 'fame'. Behind the Name gives the same division, with eu, 'good', and kleos, 'glory', plus a patronymic suffix. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 18,809 people named Euclides, with a median age of 62; proportionally, the name is most common in Santa Catarina.

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: Euclides · en.wiktionary.org · origin
  2. Wiktionary: Εὐκλείδης · en.wiktionary.org · origin
  3. Wiktionary: Εὐκλῆς · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  4. Behind the Name: Euclid · behindthename.com · meaning
  5. Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Euclides · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling

Questions about the name Euclides

What does the name Euclides mean?

Euclides means “from 'good' and 'glory', with a patronymic suffix”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name.

How many people are named Euclides in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 18,809 people with the first name Euclides, which ranks it number 1,108 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.

Is Euclides a boy's or a girl's name?

Euclides is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 150 women and 18,659 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Euclides?

Euclides is a name of Greek origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Euclides most common?

Proportionally, in Santa Catarina: 0.017% of the state's population is named Euclides (1,277 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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