Meaning of the nameValdene
- Unisex
- Val-de-ne
Valdene is a Brazilian name containing the element Vald-, of debated Germanic origin, and ending in -ene, an ending of female names; the meaning of the whole is not known.
Meaning
The meaning of Valdene 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)
- 2,545
- Rank in Brazil
- #4,372
- Median age
- 43 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,914
- people
Valdene in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Valdene, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1980s (808 people).
2,042 women 503 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 Valdene is most common
States with the highest share of people named Valdene in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Piauí 0.008%
- Maranhão 0.005%
- Ceará 0.003%
- Minas Gerais 0.002%
- Pará 0.002%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Minas Gerais | 422 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 336 | 0.005% |
| São Paulo | 288 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 260 | 0.008% |
| Ceará | 237 | 0.003% |
| Bahia | 201 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 156 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 106 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 94 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 60 | 0.000% |
| Distrito Federal | 57 | 0.002% |
| Alagoas | 50 | 0.002% |
| Paraíba | 39 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 39 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso | 31 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 25 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 24 | 0.000% |
| Sergipe | 24 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 18 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 17 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Valdene
The Morfemário (morpheme list) of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) records Vald- in names such as Valdinei and Valderson, with more than one attested Germanic origin (balths, 'bold', or walt, 'powerful'), and describes -ene as a feminine ending, probably from French -enne or taken from names such as Irene and Marlene. The origin of Valdene as a whole name is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,545 people named Valdene, with a median age of 43; most were born in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s, and proportionally it is most common in Piauí.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Valdene
What does the name Valdene mean?
The meaning of Valdene 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 Valdene in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,545 people with the first name Valdene, which ranks it number 4,372 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Valdene a boy's or a girl's name?
Valdene is used by both men and women: in the 2022 Census, 2,042 women and 503 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Valdene most common?
Proportionally, in Piauí: 0.008% of the state's population is named Valdene (260 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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