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Meaning of the nameTelmo

Telmo is a male name of Spanish origin that results from a mistaken division of Santelmo, 'Saint Elmo'.

Meaning

The meaning of Telmo is not known for certain. No reliable source documents it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.

People (2022)
5,933
Rank in Brazil
#2,431
Median age
55 years
2010 Census
7,252
people

Telmo in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Telmo, 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 (1,410 people).

33 women 5,900 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 Telmo is most common

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

  1. Rio Grande do Sul 0.023%
  2. Santa Catarina 0.007%
  3. Espírito Santo 0.006%
  4. Rio de Janeiro 0.004%
  5. Paraná 0.002%
All states
StatePeople% of population
Rio Grande do Sul2,4460.023%
Rio de Janeiro5750.004%
Santa Catarina5080.007%
São Paulo4800.001%
Minas Gerais2550.001%
Paraná2540.002%
Espírito Santo2140.006%
Bahia1940.001%
Goiás1350.002%
Pernambuco1290.001%
Mato Grosso820.002%
Pará790.001%
Alagoas730.002%
Maranhão710.001%
Amazonas690.002%
Ceará670.001%
Mato Grosso do Sul620.002%
Distrito Federal530.002%
Rio Grande do Norte400.001%
Sergipe340.002%
Rondônia280.002%
Paraíba240.001%
Piauí180.001%

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

About the name Telmo

According to Behind the Name, Telmo arose from a mistaken division of Santelmo, the Spanish form of 'Saint Elmo', and Wiktionary gives it as the equivalent of English Elmo. The origin of Elmo is debated: the same site points to the Germanic element helm ('helmet, protection') and also to Erasmus, so the meaning of Telmo is not fixed with certainty. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 5,933 people named Telmo, with a median age of 55; proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Sul. It is almost always a male name, and most of those recorded were born between 1950 and 1979.

Sources

  1. Behind the Name: Telmo · behindthename.com · origin
  2. Behind the Name: Elmo · behindthename.com · origin
  3. Wiktionary: Telmo · en.wiktionary.org · origin

Questions about the name Telmo

What does the name Telmo mean?

The meaning of Telmo is not known for certain: no reliable source documents it. So we give no meaning; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.

How many people are named Telmo in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 5,933 people with the first name Telmo, which ranks it number 2,431 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.

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

Telmo is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 33 women and 5,900 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Telmo?

Telmo is a name of Spanish origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Telmo most common?

Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.023% of the state's population is named Telmo (2,446 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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