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Meaning of the nameOlindo

Olindo is a male name of literary and Italian use that, according to Behind the Name, may be a variant of Olinto, the Italian form of the name of the Greek city of Olynthos.

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,652 people named Olindo, the 5,853rd most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 67, and the largest group was born in the 1950s. Proportionally, it is most common in Santa Catarina.

Meaning

The meaning of Olindo 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)
1,652
Rank in Brazil
#5,853
Median age
67 years
2010 Census
2,523
people

Olindo in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Olindo, 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 (425 people).

0 women 1,641 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 Olindo is most common

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

  1. Santa Catarina 0.002%
  2. Rio Grande do Sul 0.002%
  3. Paraná 0.002%
  4. São Paulo 0.001%
  5. Minas Gerais 0.001%
All states
StatePeople% of population
São Paulo3430.001%
Rio Grande do Sul1810.002%
Santa Catarina1760.002%
Minas Gerais1700.001%
Paraná1670.002%
Bahia1140.001%
Espírito Santo770.002%
Rio de Janeiro640.000%
Goiás550.001%
Mato Grosso500.001%
Amazonas400.001%
Pará350.000%
Mato Grosso do Sul310.001%
Piauí280.001%
Ceará250.000%
Rondônia230.002%
Maranhão220.000%

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

About the name Olindo

Behind the Name lists Olindo as a name of literary and Italian use, employed by Torquato Tasso in the poem Jerusalem Delivered (1580). The same source says it may be a variant of Olinto, the Italian form of Olynthos, an ancient Greek city whose name, according to it, would mean 'wild fig'; the link between Olindo and that name is only possible. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,652 people named Olindo, with a median age of 67. Proportionally, it is most common in Santa Catarina.

Sources

  1. Behind the Name: Olindo · behindthename.com · meaning

Questions about the name Olindo

What does the name Olindo mean?

The meaning of Olindo 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 Olindo in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,652 people with the first name Olindo, which ranks it number 5,853 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.

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

Olindo is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,641 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).

What is the origin of the name Olindo?

Olindo is a name of Italian and Greek origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Olindo most common?

Proportionally, in Santa Catarina: 0.002% of the state's population is named Olindo (176 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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