Meaning of the nameOsvaldino
- Male
- Os-val-di-no
Osvaldino is a male name that recalls Osvaldo and ends in -ino, a diminutive affix of Latin origin, according to the Dictionary.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 3,809 people named Osvaldino, the 3,302nd most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 61, and the largest group was born in the 1960s. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Meaning
The meaning of Osvaldino 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)
- 3,809
- Rank in Brazil
- #3,302
- Median age
- 61 years
- 2010 Census
- 4,852
- people
Osvaldino in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Osvaldino, 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 (976 people).
0 women 3,794 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 Osvaldino is most common
States with the highest share of people named Osvaldino in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Bahia 0.006%
- Pará 0.005%
- Espírito Santo 0.003%
- Santa Catarina 0.003%
- Mato Grosso 0.003%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 786 | 0.006% |
| Minas Gerais | 552 | 0.003% |
| São Paulo | 456 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 418 | 0.005% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 278 | 0.003% |
| Santa Catarina | 225 | 0.003% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 149 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 142 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 140 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 117 | 0.003% |
| Amazonas | 107 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso | 103 | 0.003% |
| Maranhão | 66 | 0.001% |
| Amapá | 46 | 0.006% |
| Distrito Federal | 44 | 0.002% |
| Rondônia | 34 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 32 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 23 | 0.002% |
| Piauí | 22 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 20 | 0.000% |
| Sergipe | 20 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Osvaldino
The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) describes -ino as a diminutive affix from Latin, present in names such as Marcelino and Vitorino. Wiktionary gives Osvaldo as coming from Late Latin Osvaldus, of Germanic origin, and the Dictionary, citing Machado (1981), explains it as Os-, the name of a Germanic god, plus walt, 'strength'. The link between Osvaldino and Osvaldo is not documented, and its exact origin is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 3,809 people named Osvaldino, with a median age of 61. The name is always or almost always male, and most of the people were born between 1940 and 1969.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Wiktionary: Osvaldo · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Osvaldo · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Osvaldino
What does the name Osvaldino mean?
The meaning of Osvaldino 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 Osvaldino in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 3,809 people with the first name Osvaldino, which ranks it number 3,302 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Osvaldino a boy's or a girl's name?
Osvaldino is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 3,794 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Osvaldino most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.006% of the state's population is named Osvaldino (786 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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