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Meaning of the nameTeobaldo

Teobaldo is a masculine name of Germanic origin meaning 'bold people', the Portuguese form of Theobald.

Meaning

“bold people”

Source: Behind the Name: Theobald

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People (2022)
1,459
Rank in Brazil
#6,391
Median age
62 years
2010 Census
2,212
people

Teobaldo in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Teobaldo, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1950s (327 people).

0 women 1,455 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 Teobaldo is most common

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

  1. Bahia 0.002%
  2. Rio Grande do Sul 0.002%
  3. Santa Catarina 0.001%
  4. São Paulo 0.000%
All states
StatePeople% of population
Bahia3430.002%
Rio Grande do Sul1990.002%
São Paulo1760.000%
Santa Catarina1050.001%
Minas Gerais870.000%
Paraná800.001%
Ceará500.001%
Goiás500.001%
Rio de Janeiro480.000%
Piauí390.001%
Pernambuco350.000%
Pará320.000%
Mato Grosso260.001%
Distrito Federal230.001%
Espírito Santo220.001%
Paraíba190.001%
Mato Grosso do Sul190.001%
Sergipe180.001%
Maranhão170.000%
Rio Grande do Norte170.001%
Alagoas150.001%

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

About the name Teobaldo

Wiktionary derives Teobaldo from Proto-West Germanic *Þeudubalþ, and the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil describes it as Teo- + -Baldo, from Theobald. Behind the Name explains Theobald as the combination of theod, 'people', with bald, 'bold', that is, something like 'bold people'. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,459 people named Teobaldo, with a median age of 62.

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: Teobaldo · en.wiktionary.org · origin
  2. Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Teobaldo · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
  3. Behind the Name: Theobald · behindthename.com · meaning

Questions about the name Teobaldo

What does the name Teobaldo mean?

Teobaldo means “bold people”, according to Behind the Name.

How many people are named Teobaldo in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,459 people with the first name Teobaldo, which ranks it number 6,391 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.

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

Teobaldo is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,455 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).

What is the origin of the name Teobaldo?

Teobaldo is a name of Germanic origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Teobaldo most common?

Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.002% of the state's population is named Teobaldo (343 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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