Meaning of the nameGervazio

Male
Germanic origin
Ger-va-zi-o

Gervazio is a spelling of Gervásio, a male name of Germanic origin linked to the Latin Gervasius, whose full meaning is not known for certain.

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 847 people named Gervazio, the 9,266th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 62, and the largest group was born in the 1950s. Proportionally, it is most common in São Paulo.

Meaning

The meaning of Gervazio 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): 847
Rank in Brazil: #9,266
Median age: 62 years
2010 Census: 1,214; people

Gervazio in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Gervazio, 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 (234 people).

0 women 844 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 Gervazio is most common

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

São Paulo 0.000%

All states

State	People	% of population
São Paulo	180	0.000%
Bahia	96	0.001%
Minas Gerais	89	0.000%
Paraná	64	0.001%
Rio Grande do Sul	55	0.001%
Santa Catarina	53	0.001%
Espírito Santo	33	0.001%
Mato Grosso	33	0.001%
Rio de Janeiro	26	0.000%
Sergipe	23	0.001%
Mato Grosso do Sul	20	0.001%
Maranhão	19	0.000%
Goiás	19	0.000%
Pará	17	0.000%
Paraíba	15	0.000%

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

About the name Gervazio

The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) lists Gervazio, Jervasio and Jervazio as spelling variants of Gervásio, which comes, according to Machado (1981), from the Latin Gervasiu-, the name of a saint, of Germanic origin from the roots gair- and ger-. Behind the Name gives Gervásio as the Portuguese form of Gervasius, possibly a Latinization of a Germanic name whose first element means 'spear'; the second is uncertain. The full meaning is not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 847 people named Gervazio, almost always men and mostly born in the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s; proportionally, it is most common in São Paulo.

Sources

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

Questions about the name Gervazio

What does the name Gervazio mean?

The meaning of Gervazio 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 Gervazio in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 847 people with the first name Gervazio, which ranks it number 9,266 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.

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

Gervazio is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 844 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).

What is the origin of the name Gervazio?

Gervazio is a name of Germanic origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Gervazio most common?

Proportionally, in São Paulo: 0.000% of the state's population is named Gervazio (180 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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