Meaning of the nameValdinea
- Female
- Val-di-ne-a
Valdinea is a Brazilian feminine name, a spelling close to Valdinéia, a name that the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) analyzes as Valdi- plus -néia.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,271 people named Valdinea, the 7,050th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 48, and the largest group was born in the 1970s. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Meaning
The meaning of Valdinea 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)
- 1,271
- Rank in Brazil
- #7,050
- Median age
- 48 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,310
- people
Valdinea in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Valdinea, 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 (431 people).
1,269 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 Valdinea is most common
States with the highest share of people named Valdinea in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Bahia 0.003%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.002%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.000%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 374 | 0.003% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 352 | 0.002% |
| São Paulo | 147 | 0.000% |
| Minas Gerais | 102 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 54 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 44 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 32 | 0.000% |
| Pará | 30 | 0.000% |
| Pernambuco | 20 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 15 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Valdinea
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil lists the close spelling Valdinéia, with an accent, and analyzes its formation as Valdi- + -néia. In the dictionary's Morfemário (morpheme list), -néia appears as a feminine element that is perhaps a fragment of names such as Dulcinéia or perhaps a feminine variant associated with the formative Ney, and Valdinéia is among the names that use it. Valdi- has no entry of its own, but the beginning Vald- is linked to more than one possible Germanic origin, such as balths, 'bold', or walt, 'powerful'. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,271 people named Valdinea, with a median age of 48; proportionally, it is most common in Bahia. It is an almost always female name, with more people born in the 1970s than in any other decade.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Valdinéia · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Valdinea
What does the name Valdinea mean?
The meaning of Valdinea 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 Valdinea in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,271 people with the first name Valdinea, which ranks it number 7,050 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Valdinea a boy's or a girl's name?
Valdinea is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,269 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Valdinea most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.003% of the state's population is named Valdinea (374 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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