Meaning of the nameReinildo
- Male
- Rei-nil-do
Reinildo is a male name that joins Rei-, perhaps taken from Reinaldo, to the Germanic ending -ildo, 'combat'.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,002 people named Reinildo, the 8,278th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 44, and the largest group was born in the 1970s. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Meaning
The meaning of Reinildo 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)
- 1,002
- Rank in Brazil
- #8,278
- Median age
- 44 years
- 2010 Census
- 874
- people
Reinildo in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Reinildo, 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 (260 people).
0 women 995 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 Reinildo is most common
States with the highest share of people named Reinildo in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Bahia 0.003%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.000%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 396 | 0.003% |
| São Paulo | 129 | 0.000% |
| Minas Gerais | 102 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 43 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 42 | 0.000% |
| Pará | 37 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 26 | 0.000% |
| Maranhão | 26 | 0.000% |
| Santa Catarina | 23 | 0.000% |
| Espírito Santo | 23 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 22 | 0.000% |
| Amazonas | 19 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 19 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 15 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Reinildo
The Morphemary of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) lists Reinildo among the traditional names with Rei-, a formative perhaps taken from names such as Reinaldo, and the ending -ildo comes from Germanic hild, 'combat'. Because the sense of Rei- is uncertain, the meaning of the whole name is not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,002 people named Reinildo, with a median age of 44. The name is almost always male, and the largest group was born in the 1970s. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Wiktionary: Reinaldo · en.wiktionary.org · spelling
Questions about the name Reinildo
What does the name Reinildo mean?
The meaning of Reinildo 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 Reinildo in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,002 people with the first name Reinildo, which ranks it number 8,278 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Reinildo a boy's or a girl's name?
Reinildo is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 995 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Reinildo most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.003% of the state's population is named Reinildo (396 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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