Meaning of the nameGilvanildo
- Male
- Germanic origin
- Gil-va-nil-do
Gilvanildo is a Brazilian male name ending in -nildo, an ending of Germanic origin linked to 'battle', and its origin as a name is uncertain.
Meaning
The meaning of Gilvanildo 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)
- 1,999
- Rank in Brazil
- #5,118
- Median age
- 42 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,275
- people
Gilvanildo in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Gilvanildo, 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 (800 people).
0 women 1,991 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 Gilvanildo is most common
States with the highest share of people named Gilvanildo in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Paraíba 0.005%
- Rio Grande do Norte 0.004%
- Pernambuco 0.003%
- Bahia 0.003%
- Maranhão 0.002%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 419 | 0.003% |
| Pernambuco | 306 | 0.003% |
| São Paulo | 212 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 180 | 0.005% |
| Maranhão | 124 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 119 | 0.004% |
| Alagoas | 92 | 0.003% |
| Pará | 86 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 61 | 0.000% |
| Ceará | 59 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 55 | 0.003% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 53 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 36 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 29 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 28 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 25 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 23 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 21 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 18 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Gilvanildo
Gilvanildo ends in -nildo, a variant of -ildo, an ending that the Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) links to Germanic hild, hilde, 'battle'. The beginning Gilvan- also appears in Gilvando and Gilvanete, names cited in the Morfemário, and the origin of the whole is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,999 people named Gilvanildo, with a median age of 42, almost always men. Proportionally, it is most common in Paraíba.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Gilvanildo
What does the name Gilvanildo mean?
The meaning of Gilvanildo 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 Gilvanildo in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,999 people with the first name Gilvanildo, which ranks it number 5,118 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Gilvanildo a boy's or a girl's name?
Gilvanildo is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,991 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
What is the origin of the name Gilvanildo?
Gilvanildo is a name of Germanic origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Gilvanildo most common?
Proportionally, in Paraíba: 0.005% of the state's population is named Gilvanildo (180 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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