Meaning of the nameReginalda

Female
Germanic origin
Re-gi-nal-da

Reginalda is a Brazilian feminine name ending in -alda, an ending the Morfemário presents as the probable feminine of names in -aldo; the meaning of the name is not known for certain.

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 4,238 people named Reginalda, the 3,078th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 48, and the largest group was born in the 1970s. Proportionally, it is most common in Piauí.

Meaning

The meaning of Reginalda 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): 4,238
Rank in Brazil: #3,078
Median age: 48 years
2010 Census: 4,594; people

Reginalda in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Reginalda, 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 (1,704 people).

4,188 women 50 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 Reginalda is most common

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

Piauí 0.005%
Bahia 0.004%
Ceará 0.004%
Minas Gerais 0.003%
Pernambuco 0.003%

All states

State	People	% of population
São Paulo	717	0.002%
Minas Gerais	676	0.003%
Bahia	513	0.004%
Ceará	318	0.004%
Pernambuco	287	0.003%
Maranhão	191	0.003%
Rio de Janeiro	188	0.001%
Piauí	172	0.005%
Goiás	159	0.002%
Paraíba	119	0.003%
Pará	108	0.001%
Paraná	101	0.001%
Santa Catarina	95	0.001%
Sergipe	71	0.003%
Espírito Santo	70	0.002%
Distrito Federal	69	0.002%
Rio Grande do Sul	61	0.001%
Mato Grosso	49	0.001%
Rio Grande do Norte	47	0.001%
Alagoas	46	0.002%
Amazonas	43	0.001%
Mato Grosso do Sul	39	0.001%
Tocantins	34	0.002%
Rondônia	25	0.002%
Acre	18	0.002%

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

About the name Reginalda

The ending -alda is presented by the Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) as being of uncertain origin, probably the feminine of forms in -aldo, such as Reginaldo, which is of Germanic origin with various possible roots. Reginaldo is the Portuguese form of Reginald, from Latin Reginaldus, with the Germanic elements regin and wald. For this reason the sense of Reginalda is not established for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 4,238 people named Reginalda, with a median age of 48. Proportionally, it is most common in Piauí.

Sources

Behind the Name: Reginaldo · behindthename.com · origin
Wiktionary: Reginald · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Reginalda · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · usage

Questions about the name Reginalda

What does the name Reginalda mean?

The meaning of Reginalda 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 Reginalda in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 4,238 people with the first name Reginalda, which ranks it number 3,078 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.

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

Reginalda is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 4,188 women and 50 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Reginalda?

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

In which Brazilian state is Reginalda most common?

Proportionally, in Piauí: 0.005% of the state's population is named Reginalda (172 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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