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Meaning of the nameLindolfo

Lindolfo is a male name of Germanic origin, formed from elements meaning 'protector' and 'wolf'.

Meaning

“'protector' and 'wolf' (Germanic elements)”

Source: Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Lindolfo · Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (Lind-)

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People (2022)
4,142
Rank in Brazil
#3,125
Median age
63 years
2010 Census
5,976
people

Lindolfo in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Lindolfo, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1950s (951 people).

0 women 4,132 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 Lindolfo is most common

States with the highest share of people named Lindolfo in the population, in the 2022 Census.

  1. Santa Catarina 0.006%
  2. Goiás 0.004%
  3. Espírito Santo 0.003%
  4. Rio Grande do Sul 0.003%
  5. Minas Gerais 0.003%
All states
StatePeople% of population
São Paulo7520.002%
Minas Gerais5580.003%
Santa Catarina4590.006%
Bahia3780.003%
Rio Grande do Sul3500.003%
Paraná3000.003%
Goiás2600.004%
Espírito Santo1280.003%
Rio de Janeiro1210.001%
Pará970.001%
Pernambuco880.001%
Mato Grosso870.002%
Mato Grosso do Sul780.003%
Ceará770.001%
Paraíba670.002%
Amazonas590.002%
Tocantins540.004%
Distrito Federal420.002%
Rondônia420.003%
Rio Grande do Norte410.001%
Piauí260.001%
Alagoas250.001%
Maranhão240.000%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Lindolfo

According to the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil), which cites Machado (1981), Lindolfo is of Germanic origin and joins elements meaning 'protector' (lint) and 'wolf' (wolf); the dictionary analyzes it as Lind- plus -(d)olfo and records Lindolpho as a spelling variant. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 4,142 people named Lindolfo, with a median age of 63. Most were born between 1940 and 1969, and few were born from 2000 on. Proportionally, it is most common in Santa Catarina.

Sources

  1. Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Lindolfo · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · meaning
  2. Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (Lind-) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · meaning

Questions about the name Lindolfo

What does the name Lindolfo mean?

Lindolfo means “'protector' and 'wolf' (Germanic elements)”, according to Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil.

How many people are named Lindolfo in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 4,142 people with the first name Lindolfo, which ranks it number 3,125 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.

Is Lindolfo a boy's or a girl's name?

Lindolfo is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 4,132 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).

What is the origin of the name Lindolfo?

Lindolfo is a name of Germanic origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Lindolfo most common?

Proportionally, in Santa Catarina: 0.006% of the state's population is named Lindolfo (459 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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