Meaning of the nameValdomira
- Female
- Val-do-mi-ra
Valdomira is a Brazilian female name ending in -mira, a formative that the Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil links to more than one possible origin.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,943 people named Valdomira, the 3,947th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 69, and the largest group was born in the 1940s. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Meaning
The meaning of Valdomira 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)
- 2,943
- Rank in Brazil
- #3,947
- Median age
- 69 years
- 2010 Census
- 4,322
- people
Valdomira in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Valdomira, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1940s (754 people).
2,895 women 48 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 Valdomira is most common
States with the highest share of people named Valdomira in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Bahia 0.004%
- Paraná 0.003%
- Pará 0.003%
- Goiás 0.002%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 618 | 0.004% |
| São Paulo | 559 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 360 | 0.003% |
| Pará | 223 | 0.003% |
| Minas Gerais | 198 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 161 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 157 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 98 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 67 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 63 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso | 62 | 0.002% |
| Sergipe | 59 | 0.003% |
| Alagoas | 55 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 54 | 0.000% |
| Amazonas | 44 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 32 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 22 | 0.001% |
| Amapá | 22 | 0.003% |
| Paraíba | 19 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 19 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Valdomira
The Morfemário (morpheme list) of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil describes -mira as a formative with at least three sources: the Germanic mir, 'famed, illustrious', the Arabic mir, 'prince', and the Polish mir, 'peace'. For the beginning Valdo-, the same Morfemário says that more than one origin is attested, among them the Germanic balths, 'bold', and walt, 'powerful'. Because there is no documented explanation for the whole name, the meaning is not known. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,943 people named Valdomira, with a median age of 69. It is almost always a female name, and most were born before 1960.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Valdomira
What does the name Valdomira mean?
The meaning of Valdomira 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 Valdomira in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,943 people with the first name Valdomira, which ranks it number 3,947 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1940s.
Is Valdomira a boy's or a girl's name?
Valdomira is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 2,895 women and 48 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Valdomira most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.004% of the state's population is named Valdomira (618 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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