Meaning of the nameGentil
- Male
- Latin origin
- Gen-til
Gentil is a masculine name that matches the Portuguese adjective gentil, 'kind, courteous', from Latin gentilis, 'of the same family'.
- People (2022)
- 9,953
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,720
- Median age
- 65 years
- 2010 Census
- 13,917
- people
Gentil in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Gentil, 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 (2,794 people).
204 women 9,749 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 Gentil is most common
States with the highest share of people named Gentil in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Santa Catarina 0.014%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.011%
- Paraná 0.009%
- Minas Gerais 0.006%
- Rio Grande do Norte 0.006%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 2,350 | 0.005% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 1,220 | 0.011% |
| Minas Gerais | 1,159 | 0.006% |
| Paraná | 1,039 | 0.009% |
| Santa Catarina | 1,028 | 0.014% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 386 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 276 | 0.003% |
| Bahia | 244 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 233 | 0.003% |
| Goiás | 218 | 0.003% |
| Paraíba | 215 | 0.005% |
| Maranhão | 213 | 0.003% |
| Espírito Santo | 196 | 0.005% |
| Mato Grosso | 193 | 0.005% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 180 | 0.006% |
| Piauí | 130 | 0.004% |
| Pará | 125 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 122 | 0.004% |
| Amazonas | 107 | 0.003% |
| Distrito Federal | 85 | 0.003% |
| Rondônia | 85 | 0.005% |
| Tocantins | 76 | 0.005% |
| Sergipe | 29 | 0.001% |
| 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 Gentil
As a common word, gentil means 'kind, courteous, gentle', and Aulete and Priberam derive it from Latin gentilis. Wiktionary adds that the Latin adjective meant 'belonging to the same family' and came from gens, 'clan'. In a historical sense, Priberam also records 'of noble lineage'. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) records Jentil as a spelling variant of the name. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 9,953 people named Gentil, with a median age of 65; proportionally, the name is most common in Santa Catarina.
Sources
- Aulete: gentil · aulete.com.br · meaning
- Priberam: gentil · dicionario.priberam.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: gentil · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Gentil · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Gentil
What does the name Gentil mean?
Gentil means “kind, courteous, gentle”, according to Aulete and Priberam.
How many people are named Gentil in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 9,953 people with the first name Gentil, which ranks it number 1,720 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.
Is Gentil a boy's or a girl's name?
Gentil is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 204 women and 9,749 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Gentil?
Gentil is a name of Latin origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Gentil most common?
Proportionally, in Santa Catarina: 0.014% of the state's population is named Gentil (1,028 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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