Meaning of the nameHaroldo
- Male
- Germanic origin
- Ha-rol-do
Haroldo is a spelling of the name Aroldo, which means “'army' + 'powerful' or 'ruler'”.
Meaning
“'army' + 'powerful' or 'ruler'”
Meaning of the name Aroldo, of which Haroldo is a spelling.
Source: Behind the Name: Harold · Behind the Name: Haroldo · Wiktionary: Harold
- People (2022)
- 10,917
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,610
- Median age
- 55 years
- 2010 Census
- 11,727
- people
Haroldo in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Haroldo, 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 (2,888 people).
20 women 10,897 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 Haroldo is most common
States with the highest share of people named Haroldo in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Pará 0.011%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.010%
- Amazonas 0.007%
- Minas Gerais 0.007%
- Paraná 0.006%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 2,328 | 0.005% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 1,576 | 0.010% |
| Minas Gerais | 1,429 | 0.007% |
| Pará | 884 | 0.011% |
| Paraná | 718 | 0.006% |
| Ceará | 530 | 0.006% |
| Santa Catarina | 448 | 0.006% |
| Bahia | 359 | 0.003% |
| Amazonas | 278 | 0.007% |
| Maranhão | 263 | 0.004% |
| Goiás | 251 | 0.004% |
| Pernambuco | 218 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 215 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 180 | 0.006% |
| Distrito Federal | 175 | 0.006% |
| Espírito Santo | 166 | 0.004% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 159 | 0.006% |
| Paraíba | 151 | 0.004% |
| Mato Grosso | 126 | 0.003% |
| Piauí | 112 | 0.003% |
| Tocantins | 66 | 0.004% |
| Amapá | 65 | 0.009% |
| Alagoas | 59 | 0.002% |
| Sergipe | 56 | 0.003% |
| Rondônia | 47 | 0.003% |
| Roraima | 45 | 0.007% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Haroldo
It keeps the initial H of Harold and is the form that Behind the Name gives as Portuguese; proportionally, it is most common in Pará.
About the name Aroldo
Behind the Name gives Haroldo as the Portuguese and Spanish form of Harold, from Old English Hereweald, formed from here, 'army', and weald, 'powerful'. Wiktionary also links Harold to Old Norse Haraldr and reconstructs Proto-Germanic *Harjawaldaz, from *harjaz, 'army', and *waldaz, 'ruler, authority'. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) records Aroldo and Haroldo as spelling variants of each other; in Italian, Aroldo is the form of Harold. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 17,291 people named Aroldo, with a median age of 53.
Other spellings of Aroldo
| Spelling | People (2022) |
|---|---|
| Aroldo | 17,291 |
| Haroldo | 10,917 |
Sources
- Behind the Name: Harold · behindthename.com · meaning
- Behind the Name: Haroldo · behindthename.com · meaning
- Wiktionary: Harold · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Aroldo · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Haroldo · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Wiktionary: Aroldo · en.wiktionary.org · spelling
Questions about the name Haroldo
What does the name Haroldo mean?
Haroldo means “'army' + 'powerful' or 'ruler'”, according to Behind the Name and Wiktionary. This is the meaning of the name Aroldo, of which Haroldo is a spelling.
How many people are named Haroldo in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 10,917 people with the first name Haroldo, which ranks it number 1,610 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Haroldo a boy's or a girl's name?
Haroldo is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 20 women and 10,897 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Haroldo?
Haroldo is a name of Germanic origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Haroldo most common?
Proportionally, in Pará: 0.011% of the state's population is named Haroldo (884 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Haroldo?
Aroldo. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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