Meaning of the nameValdair
- Male
- Val-dair
Valdair is a Brazilian masculine name beginning with Vald-, an element of names of Germanic origin; the meaning of the whole name is uncertain.
Meaning
The meaning of Valdair 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)
- 4,072
- Rank in Brazil
- #3,158
- Median age
- 50 years
- 2010 Census
- 4,601
- people
Valdair in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Valdair, 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 (1,270 people).
305 women 3,767 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 Valdair is most common
States with the highest share of people named Valdair in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.009%
- Santa Catarina 0.007%
- Paraná 0.006%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.002%
- Minas Gerais 0.002%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Rio Grande do Sul | 1,007 | 0.009% |
| Paraná | 687 | 0.006% |
| Santa Catarina | 550 | 0.007% |
| São Paulo | 547 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 404 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 382 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 144 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso | 85 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 56 | 0.002% |
| Rondônia | 50 | 0.003% |
| Espírito Santo | 38 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 25 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 21 | 0.000% |
| Amazonas | 15 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Valdair
The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) lists Vald- (and Valdo-) as an element of names such as Valdemar and Valdomiro, and also of Brazilian formations such as Valdinei and Valderson. For the origin of this element there is more than one Germanic proposal: balths, 'bold', or walt, 'powerful'. The origin of the ending -air and of the name Valdair as a whole is uncertain, so the meaning is not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 4,072 people named Valdair, with a median age of 50; proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Sul.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (Valdo-, Vald-) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Valdair
What does the name Valdair mean?
The meaning of Valdair 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 Valdair in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 4,072 people with the first name Valdair, which ranks it number 3,158 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Valdair a boy's or a girl's name?
Valdair is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 305 women and 3,767 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Valdair most common?
Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.009% of the state's population is named Valdair (1,007 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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