Meaning of the nameValdelina
- Female
- Val-de-li-na
Valdelina is a Brazilian female name that ends in -ina, a diminutive affix of Latin origin, and begins with Vald-, of Germanic origins discussed in the Morfemário.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,206 people named Valdelina, the 4,791st most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 59, and the largest group was born in the 1960s. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Meaning
The meaning of Valdelina 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)
- 2,206
- Rank in Brazil
- #4,791
- Median age
- 59 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,560
- people
Valdelina in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Valdelina, 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 (531 people).
2,197 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 Valdelina is most common
States with the highest share of people named Valdelina in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 368 | 0.003% |
| São Paulo | 345 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 176 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 157 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 141 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 133 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 132 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 126 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 86 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 68 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 64 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 54 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 51 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 44 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 37 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 34 | 0.000% |
| Distrito Federal | 34 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 31 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 27 | 0.000% |
| Rondônia | 27 | 0.002% |
| Acre | 26 | 0.003% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Valdelina
The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) indicates more than one origin for Vald-, Valdo-: the Germanic balths ('bold') or walt ('powerful'). It describes -ina as a diminutive affix from Latin -ina, found in Brazilian names such as Edvaldina and Adalvina. The formation of Valdelina as a whole is uncertain, and the Dictionary analyzes the similar name Valdelia as Val- + -delia. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,206 people named Valdelina, with a median age of 59. Almost all are women, and most were born in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Valdelia · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Valdelina
What does the name Valdelina mean?
The meaning of Valdelina 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 Valdelina in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,206 people with the first name Valdelina, which ranks it number 4,791 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Valdelina a boy's or a girl's name?
Valdelina is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 2,197 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Valdelina most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.003% of the state's population is named Valdelina (368 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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