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Meaning of the nameGenilsom

Genilsom is a masculine name whose spelling resembles Genilson, with the English formative -son, 'son of'; the origin of this spelling is uncertain.

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 637 people named Genilsom, the 11,310th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 37, and the largest group was born in the 1980s.

Meaning

The meaning of Genilsom 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)
637
Rank in Brazil
#11,310
Median age
37 years
2010 Census
1,102
people

Genilsom in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Genilsom, 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 (223 people).

0 women 636 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.

About the name Genilsom

The origin of the spelling Genilsom is uncertain. It resembles Genilson, which the Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) lists among the names with the element -ilson, probably taken from Nilson and Wilson, English patronymics ('son of Nill', 'son of Will'). In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 637 people named Genilsom, with a median age of 37. The peak is among those born in the 1980s.

Sources

  1. Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-ilson, -son) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin

Questions about the name Genilsom

What does the name Genilsom mean?

The meaning of Genilsom 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 Genilsom in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 637 people with the first name Genilsom, which ranks it number 11,310 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.

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

Genilsom is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 636 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).

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