Meaning of the nameLinaldo
- Male
- Li-nal-do
Linaldo is a Brazilian male name that ends in -aldo, an element of Germanic origin with more than one root, among them walt/wald, 'he who rules'.
Meaning
The meaning of Linaldo 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)
- 2,140
- Rank in Brazil
- #4,883
- Median age
- 46 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,497
- people
Linaldo in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Linaldo, 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 (638 people).
0 women 2,134 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 Linaldo is most common
States with the highest share of people named Linaldo in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Paraíba 0.007%
- Pernambuco 0.006%
- Alagoas 0.003%
- Bahia 0.003%
- São Paulo 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Pernambuco | 495 | 0.006% |
| Bahia | 403 | 0.003% |
| São Paulo | 274 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 265 | 0.007% |
| Alagoas | 106 | 0.003% |
| Maranhão | 91 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 90 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 79 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 54 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 49 | 0.000% |
| Ceará | 30 | 0.000% |
| Amazonas | 28 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 24 | 0.000% |
| Sergipe | 22 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 21 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 20 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 17 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Linaldo
The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil lists -aldo as an element with several Germanic roots, each with its own meaning: walt/wald, 'he who rules'; hard/hart, 'strong'; bald, 'bold, daring'; old, 'old'. It appears in Arnaldo, Geraldo and Osvaldo, among others. The origin of the beginning Lin- is uncertain, and so the meaning of the whole name is not known for certain. Those recorded were born mostly between the 1950s and the 1980s. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,140 people named Linaldo, with a median age of 46.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Linaldo
What does the name Linaldo mean?
The meaning of Linaldo 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 Linaldo in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,140 people with the first name Linaldo, which ranks it number 4,883 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Linaldo a boy's or a girl's name?
Linaldo is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 2,134 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Linaldo most common?
Proportionally, in Paraíba: 0.007% of the state's population is named Linaldo (265 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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