Meaning of the nameGaldino
- Male
- Gal-di-no
Galdino is a masculine name of uncertain origin; for the Italian name Galdino, Wiktionary suggests the hypothesis of Germanic roots.
Meaning
The meaning of Galdino 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)
- 2,647
- Rank in Brazil
- #4,249
- Median age
- 64 years
- 2010 Census
- 3,838
- people
Galdino in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Galdino, 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 (621 people).
0 women 2,639 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 Galdino is most common
States with the highest share of people named Galdino in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Bahia 0.003%
- Goiás 0.002%
- Maranhão 0.002%
- Minas Gerais 0.002%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 434 | 0.003% |
| São Paulo | 357 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 300 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 149 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 145 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 140 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 135 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 96 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 94 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 93 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 89 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 78 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 65 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 64 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 57 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 55 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 49 | 0.002% |
| Paraíba | 44 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 34 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 32 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 30 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 27 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 26 | 0.002% |
| Roraima | 20 | 0.003% |
| Alagoas | 19 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Galdino
Wiktionary, in its entry for the Italian name Galdino, says the origin is uncertain and that it perhaps comes from Proto-Germanic *gildiz, 'precious', or *waldiz, 'powerful'. Because the derivation is hypothetical, the meaning is not given as known. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,647 people named Galdino, with a median age of 64. Almost always male, it has most of its records among people born before 1970, and proportionally it is most common in Bahia.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Galdino · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Questions about the name Galdino
What does the name Galdino mean?
The meaning of Galdino 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 Galdino in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,647 people with the first name Galdino, which ranks it number 4,249 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.
Is Galdino a boy's or a girl's name?
Galdino is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 2,639 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Galdino most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.003% of the state's population is named Galdino (434 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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