Meaning of the nameRosivalda
- Female
- Ro-si-val-da
Rosivalda is a Brazilian feminine name formed from Rosi-, which comes from Rosa or Rose, and -valda, a feminine ending of uncertain origin linked to names in -valdo.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,026 people named Rosivalda, the 8,143rd most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 46, and the largest group was born in the 1970s. Proportionally, it is most common in Pará.
Meaning
The meaning of Rosivalda 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)
- 1,026
- Rank in Brazil
- #8,143
- Median age
- 46 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,084
- people
Rosivalda in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Rosivalda, 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 (379 people).
1,021 women 0 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 Rosivalda is most common
States with the highest share of people named Rosivalda in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 180 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 170 | 0.002% |
| São Paulo | 122 | 0.000% |
| Pernambuco | 80 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 72 | 0.002% |
| Sergipe | 66 | 0.003% |
| Maranhão | 50 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 42 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 38 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 28 | 0.000% |
| Amapá | 24 | 0.003% |
| Minas Gerais | 23 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 16 | 0.000% |
| Paraíba | 15 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Rosivalda
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) analyzes Rosivalda as Rosi- + -Valda and records the spelling variant Rosevalda. Rosi- is a fragment of Rosa or Rose, from Latin rosae, 'rose'. The ending -valda falls in the -alda group, of uncertain origin, probably the feminine of -aldo, -baldo, -naldo or -valdo. The meaning of the whole is not documented. It is an almost always female name, and most people were born in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,026 people named Rosivalda, with a median age of 46.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Rosivalda · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (ROSI-, -VALDA) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Rosivalda
What does the name Rosivalda mean?
The meaning of Rosivalda 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 Rosivalda in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,026 people with the first name Rosivalda, which ranks it number 8,143 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Rosivalda a boy's or a girl's name?
Rosivalda is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,021 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Rosivalda most common?
Proportionally, in Pará: 0.002% of the state's population is named Rosivalda (170 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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