Meaning of the nameGidalva
- Female
- Gi-dal-va
Gidalva is a Brazilian female name that ends in -dalva, an element associated with Dalva; the origin of the beginning Gi- is uncertain.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,342 people named Gidalva, the 6,791st most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 54, and the largest group was born in the 1970s. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Meaning
The meaning of Gidalva 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)
- 1,342
- Rank in Brazil
- #6,791
- Median age
- 54 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,364
- people
Gidalva in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Gidalva, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1970s (413 people).
1,338 women 0 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 Gidalva is most common
States with the highest share of people named Gidalva in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 605 | 0.004% |
| São Paulo | 340 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 98 | 0.004% |
| Pernambuco | 44 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 38 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 33 | 0.000% |
| Minas Gerais | 28 | 0.000% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 27 | 0.000% |
| Pará | 19 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 18 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 16 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Gidalva
The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) lists -dalva (entry -ALVA, -DALVA, -NALVA) among elements of female names such as Maridalva and Lucidalva, perhaps from Latin alba, 'white, clear'; the same dictionary gives Dalva as a possible reduction of 'Estrela D'alva' ('Morning Star'), according to Nascentes (1952) and Machado (1981). The origin of Gi- at the beginning is uncertain, so the meaning of the whole name is not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,342 people named Gidalva, with a median age of 54. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-dalva) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Dalva · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Gidalva
What does the name Gidalva mean?
The meaning of Gidalva 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 Gidalva in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,342 people with the first name Gidalva, which ranks it number 6,791 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Gidalva a boy's or a girl's name?
Gidalva is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,338 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Gidalva most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.004% of the state's population is named Gidalva (605 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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