Meaning of the nameOvídio

Male
Latin origin
O-ví-di-o

Ovídio is a male name of Latin origin, from the Roman family name Ovidius, whose etymology is uncertain.

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 3,236 people named Ovídio, the 3,686th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 66, and the largest group was born in the 1950s. Proportionally, it is most common in Goiás.

Meaning

The meaning of Ovídio 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): 3,236
Rank in Brazil: #3,686
Median age: 66 years
2010 Census: 5,000; people

Ovídio in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Ovídio, 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 (815 people).

0 women 3,225 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 Ovídio is most common

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

Goiás 0.003%
Paraná 0.002%
Rio Grande do Sul 0.002%
São Paulo 0.002%
Minas Gerais 0.002%

All states

State	People	% of population
São Paulo	862	0.002%
Minas Gerais	343	0.002%
Paraná	256	0.002%
Rio Grande do Sul	244	0.002%
Bahia	229	0.002%
Goiás	211	0.003%
Santa Catarina	133	0.002%
Rio de Janeiro	127	0.001%
Pará	116	0.001%
Mato Grosso	88	0.002%
Mato Grosso do Sul	81	0.003%
Maranhão	70	0.001%
Amazonas	65	0.002%
Ceará	62	0.001%
Espírito Santo	52	0.001%
Paraíba	47	0.001%
Rio Grande do Norte	47	0.001%
Pernambuco	46	0.001%
Tocantins	34	0.002%
Piauí	29	0.001%
Distrito Federal	24	0.001%
Rondônia	22	0.001%
Roraima	16	0.003%

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

About the name Ovídio

Ovídio comes from the Latin Ovidius, the name of a Roman gens. Wiktionary and Behind the Name link Ovidius to the Latin ovis, 'sheep', but note that the etymology is incomplete or only possible; Behind the Name also mentions a possible Sabellic origin. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 3,236 people named Ovídio, with a median age of 66; proportionally, the name is most common in Goiás. It is an almost always male name. In English the equivalent form is Ovid.

Sources

Wiktionary: Ovídio · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Wiktionary: Ovidius (Latin) · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Behind the Name: Ovid · behindthename.com · origin

Questions about the name Ovídio

What does the name Ovídio mean?

The meaning of Ovídio 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 Ovídio in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 3,236 people with the first name Ovídio, which ranks it number 3,686 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.

Is Ovídio a boy's or a girl's name?

Ovídio is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 3,225 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).

What is the origin of the name Ovídio?

Ovídio is a name of Latin origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Ovídio most common?

Proportionally, in Goiás: 0.003% of the state's population is named Ovídio (211 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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