Meaning of the nameRosendo
- Male
- Germanic origin
- Ro-sen-do
Rosendo is a male name of Germanic origin, a form of a Visigothic name made up of elements meaning 'fame' and 'path'.
Meaning
“fame and path (Gothic elements hroþs and sinþs); the second element is also read as 'time'”
Source: Wiktionary: Rosendo · Behind the Name: Rosendo
- People (2022)
- 955
- Rank in Brazil
- #8,560
- Median age
- 59 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,301
- people
Rosendo in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Rosendo, 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 (206 people).
0 women 951 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 Rosendo is most common
States with the highest share of people named Rosendo in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- São Paulo 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 207 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 85 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 75 | 0.000% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 57 | 0.000% |
| Pernambuco | 55 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 48 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 45 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 43 | 0.000% |
| Maranhão | 41 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 36 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 30 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 29 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 28 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 27 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 24 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 22 | 0.000% |
| Santa Catarina | 19 | 0.000% |
| Alagoas | 16 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 15 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Rosendo
According to the Wiktionary entry (in Spanish and English, since there is no Portuguese entry), Rosendo comes from Medieval Latin Rudesindus, from the Gothic name Rudesind, composed of hrōþs, 'glory, fame', and sinþs, 'path'; Behind the Name describes it as a Spanish form of a Visigothic name and translates the second element as 'time'. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 955 people named Rosendo, with a median age of 59. IBGE counts only the first word of the given name. Almost all of the people recorded are male. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) lists Rozendo as a spelling variant.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Rosendo · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Behind the Name: Rosendo · behindthename.com · meaning
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Rosendo · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Rosendo
What does the name Rosendo mean?
Rosendo means “fame and path (Gothic elements hroþs and sinþs); the second element is also read as 'time'”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name.
How many people are named Rosendo in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 955 people with the first name Rosendo, which ranks it number 8,560 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Rosendo a boy's or a girl's name?
Rosendo is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 951 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
What is the origin of the name Rosendo?
Rosendo is a name of Germanic origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Rosendo most common?
Proportionally, in São Paulo: 0.001% of the state's population is named Rosendo (207 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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