Meaning of the nameGrimaldo
- Male
- Germanic origin
- Gri-mal-do
Grimaldo is a male name of Germanic origin, which Wiktionary links to roots meaning roughly 'mask' and 'rule'.
Meaning
“mask and rule (Germanic elements)”
Source: Wiktionary: Grimaldo · Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-aldo)
- People (2022)
- 1,213
- Rank in Brazil
- #7,255
- Median age
- 55 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,492
- people
Grimaldo in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Grimaldo, 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 (330 people).
0 women 1,210 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 Grimaldo is most common
States with the highest share of people named Grimaldo in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Bahia 0.002%
- Minas Gerais 0.002%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Minas Gerais | 319 | 0.002% |
| Bahia | 279 | 0.002% |
| São Paulo | 205 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 170 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 40 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 34 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 29 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 22 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 18 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 16 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Grimaldo
In Wiktionary, Grimaldo is listed as a surname in English, Italian and Spanish. The English entry gives it as of Germanic origin, linked to West Germanic roots meaning roughly 'mask' and 'rule', and the Italian entry derives it from the Lombard forms Grîmuald, Grîmwald and Grîmoald. The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) gives -aldo as a male ending of Germanic origin, from walt/wald, 'the one who rules'. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,213 people named Grimaldo, with a median age of 55.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Grimaldo · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-aldo) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · meaning
Questions about the name Grimaldo
What does the name Grimaldo mean?
Grimaldo means “mask and rule (Germanic elements)”, according to Wiktionary and Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil.
How many people are named Grimaldo in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,213 people with the first name Grimaldo, which ranks it number 7,255 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Grimaldo a boy's or a girl's name?
Grimaldo is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,210 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
What is the origin of the name Grimaldo?
Grimaldo is a name of Germanic origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Grimaldo most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.002% of the state's population is named Grimaldo (279 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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