Meaning of the nameGervásio

Gervásio is a male name that comes from Latin Gervasius, linked by sources to Germanic roots; the meaning of those roots is not given with certainty.

Meaning

The meaning of Gervásio is not known for certain. No reliable source documents it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.

People (2022): 4,538
Rank in Brazil: #2,935
Median age: 61 years
2010 Census: 5,734; people

Gervásio in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Gervásio, 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 (1,240 people).

0 women 4,532 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 Gervásio is most common

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

Santa Catarina 0.006%
Bahia 0.004%
Espírito Santo 0.004%
Piauí 0.004%
Rio Grande do Sul 0.003%

All states

State	People	% of population
São Paulo	1,017	0.002%
Bahia	534	0.004%
Minas Gerais	482	0.002%
Santa Catarina	440	0.006%
Rio Grande do Sul	373	0.003%
Paraná	341	0.003%
Rio de Janeiro	138	0.001%
Espírito Santo	137	0.004%
Piauí	118	0.004%
Goiás	117	0.002%
Mato Grosso	114	0.003%
Pará	93	0.001%
Ceará	84	0.001%
Pernambuco	78	0.001%
Mato Grosso do Sul	78	0.003%
Sergipe	72	0.003%
Maranhão	63	0.001%
Paraíba	44	0.001%
Alagoas	44	0.001%
Distrito Federal	41	0.002%
Rondônia	38	0.002%
Tocantins	34	0.002%
Amazonas	26	0.001%

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

About the name Gervásio

The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil), citing Machado (1981), gives Gervásio as from Latin Gervasiu-, a saint's name, and relates it to Germanic roots such as gair- and ger-. Behind the Name indicates the roots ger and wastos for the Italian and Spanish Gervasio, without explaining these elements, and Wiktionary records Gervásio as a male name equivalent to English Gervase. The meaning of the Germanic elements is not given with certainty. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 4,538 people named Gervásio, with a median age of 61. Gervazio, Jervasio and Jervazio are recorded spelling variants.

Sources

Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Gervásio · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Behind the Name: Gervasio · behindthename.com · origin
Wiktionary: Gervásio · en.wiktionary.org · spelling

Questions about the name Gervásio

What does the name Gervásio mean?

The meaning of Gervásio is not known for certain: no reliable source documents it. So we give no meaning; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.

How many people are named Gervásio in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 4,538 people with the first name Gervásio, which ranks it number 2,935 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.

Is Gervásio a boy's or a girl's name?

Gervásio is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 4,532 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).

What is the origin of the name Gervásio?

Gervásio is a name of Latin and Germanic origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Gervásio most common?

Proportionally, in Santa Catarina: 0.006% of the state's population is named Gervásio (440 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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