Meaning of the nameValdinar
- Male
- Val-di-nar
Valdinar is a Brazilian male name beginning with Vald-, a Germanic element with more than one etymology, and its meaning as a whole is not documented.
Meaning
The meaning of Valdinar 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)
- 3,232
- Rank in Brazil
- #3,689
- Median age
- 47 years
- 2010 Census
- 3,606
- people
Valdinar in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Valdinar, 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 (1,131 people).
281 women 2,951 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 Valdinar is most common
States with the highest share of people named Valdinar in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Piauí | 1,208 | 0.037% |
| Maranhão | 854 | 0.013% |
| São Paulo | 228 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 199 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 159 | 0.002% |
| Distrito Federal | 94 | 0.003% |
| Bahia | 86 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 83 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 52 | 0.000% |
| Tocantins | 51 | 0.003% |
| Minas Gerais | 29 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 28 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 23 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 22 | 0.001% |
| Roraima | 21 | 0.003% |
| Santa Catarina | 16 | 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 Valdinar
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) records Valdinei with the formation Valdi- + -nei, and its morpheme list gives the element Vald- more than one Germanic origin: balths, 'bold', or walt, 'powerful'. The formation of Valdinar is not documented, so the name has no assigned meaning. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 3,232 people named Valdinar, with a median age of 47; proportionally, the name is most common in Piauí. It is a predominantly male name, with some female records. Valdinar is the only spelling in this group.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (Vald-) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Valdinei · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Valdinar
What does the name Valdinar mean?
The meaning of Valdinar 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 Valdinar in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 3,232 people with the first name Valdinar, which ranks it number 3,689 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Valdinar a boy's or a girl's name?
Valdinar is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 281 women and 2,951 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Valdinar most common?
Proportionally, in Piauí: 0.037% of the state's population is named Valdinar (1,208 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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