Meaning of the nameRinaldo

Rinaldo is a male name of Germanic origin, the Italian form of Reynold, which joins Germanic elements linked to 'counsel' and 'power'.

Meaning

“Italian form of Reynold, from Germanic elements referring to 'counsel' and 'power'”

Source: Behind the Name: Reynold

People (2022): 14,200
Rank in Brazil: #1,343
Median age: 51 years
2010 Census: 15,976; people

Rinaldo in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Rinaldo, 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 (4,920 people).

44 women 14,156 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 Rinaldo is most common

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

Pernambuco 0.035%
Paraíba 0.016%
Sergipe 0.014%
São Paulo 0.010%
Alagoas 0.007%

All states

State	People	% of population
São Paulo	4,217	0.010%
Pernambuco	3,210	0.035%
Minas Gerais	1,398	0.007%
Rio de Janeiro	734	0.005%
Paraíba	647	0.016%
Paraná	556	0.005%
Santa Catarina	359	0.005%
Sergipe	312	0.014%
Goiás	286	0.004%
Pará	283	0.004%
Rio Grande do Sul	281	0.003%
Ceará	270	0.003%
Bahia	266	0.002%
Alagoas	225	0.007%
Mato Grosso	186	0.005%
Mato Grosso do Sul	173	0.006%
Rio Grande do Norte	155	0.005%
Amazonas	133	0.003%
Distrito Federal	133	0.005%
Espírito Santo	88	0.002%
Maranhão	72	0.001%
Piauí	64	0.002%
Rondônia	64	0.004%
Amapá	32	0.004%
Tocantins	28	0.002%
Roraima	17	0.003%

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

About the name Rinaldo

Rinaldo is the Italian form of Reynold, according to Behind the Name, and Wiktionary traces it ultimately back to Proto-Germanic *Raginawaldaz. Behind the Name explains Reynold through the Germanic name Raginald, formed from regin, 'counsel, decision', and walt, 'power, authority'. In Italian literature, Rinaldo is the name of the hero Renaud, cousin of Orlando in the poems of Boiardo and Ariosto. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 14,200 people named Rinaldo, most of them born in the 1960s and 1970s; proportionally, the name is most common in Pernambuco.

Sources

Wiktionary: Rinaldo (Italian) · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Behind the Name: Rinaldo · behindthename.com · origin
Behind the Name: Reynold · behindthename.com · meaning
Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Rinaldo · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling

Questions about the name Rinaldo

What does the name Rinaldo mean?

Rinaldo means “Italian form of Reynold, from Germanic elements referring to 'counsel' and 'power'”, according to Behind the Name.

How many people are named Rinaldo in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 14,200 people with the first name Rinaldo, which ranks it number 1,343 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.

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

Rinaldo is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 44 women and 14,156 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Rinaldo?

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

In which Brazilian state is Rinaldo most common?

Proportionally, in Pernambuco: 0.035% of the state's population is named Rinaldo (3,210 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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