Meaning of the nameGildete
- Female
- Gil-de-te
Gildete is a Brazilian feminine name ending in -ete, a diminutive suffix found in names like Claudete and Zildete, and beginning with Gil-, a name element of uncertain origin.
Meaning
The meaning of Gildete 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)
- 17,542
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,154
- Median age
- 56 years
- 2010 Census
- 20,126
- people
Gildete in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Gildete, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1960s (5,097 people).
16,908 women 634 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 Gildete is most common
States with the highest share of people named Gildete in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Bahia 0.044%
- Sergipe 0.038%
- Piauí 0.016%
- Alagoas 0.015%
- Distrito Federal 0.010%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 6,240 | 0.044% |
| São Paulo | 3,330 | 0.008% |
| Minas Gerais | 1,438 | 0.007% |
| Pernambuco | 837 | 0.009% |
| Sergipe | 830 | 0.038% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 558 | 0.004% |
| Piauí | 512 | 0.016% |
| Goiás | 494 | 0.007% |
| Alagoas | 474 | 0.015% |
| Maranhão | 340 | 0.005% |
| Espírito Santo | 318 | 0.008% |
| Distrito Federal | 283 | 0.010% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 269 | 0.008% |
| Paraíba | 256 | 0.006% |
| Pará | 240 | 0.003% |
| Paraná | 206 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso | 168 | 0.005% |
| Ceará | 163 | 0.002% |
| Tocantins | 138 | 0.009% |
| Santa Catarina | 95 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 95 | 0.003% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 93 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 77 | 0.005% |
| Amazonas | 54 | 0.001% |
| Roraima | 17 | 0.003% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Gildete
The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) describes -ete as a diminutive suffix, from French -ette and, before that, Latin -eta, found in traditional names like Claudete and Eliete and in Brazilian creations like Valdete and Zildete. The same Morfemário gives Gil- as a name element of uncertain origin, perhaps taken from names like Gilberto, and records it in names like Gilda and Gilmara. The origin of Gildete as a whole is not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 17,542 people named Gildete, with a median age of 56; the name is almost always female and, proportionally, is most common in Bahia.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-ETE, GIL-) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Gildete · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Gildete
What does the name Gildete mean?
The meaning of Gildete 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 Gildete in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 17,542 people with the first name Gildete, which ranks it number 1,154 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Gildete a boy's or a girl's name?
Gildete is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 16,908 women and 634 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Gildete most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.044% of the state's population is named Gildete (6,240 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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