Meaning of the nameVenilda
- Female
- Ve-nil-da
Venilda is a Brazilian feminine name of uncertain origin that ends in -ilda, a Germanic element linked to hild, 'battle'.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,391 people named Venilda, the 6,604th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 61, and the largest group was born in the 1960s. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Sul.
Meaning
The meaning of Venilda 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)
- 1,391
- Rank in Brazil
- #6,604
- Median age
- 61 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,602
- people
Venilda in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Venilda, 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 (403 people).
1,386 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 Venilda is most common
States with the highest share of people named Venilda in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.006%
- Paraná 0.002%
- Santa Catarina 0.002%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Rio Grande do Sul | 669 | 0.006% |
| Paraná | 185 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 124 | 0.002% |
| São Paulo | 76 | 0.000% |
| Minas Gerais | 63 | 0.000% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 37 | 0.000% |
| Bahia | 30 | 0.000% |
| Espírito Santo | 29 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 29 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 23 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 19 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 16 | 0.000% |
| Amazonas | 16 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Venilda
The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil links the ending -ilda to the Germanic hild, 'battle', as in Brunilda and Clotilde. The origin of the beginning Veni- is not documented, so the meaning of the whole name remains unknown. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,391 people named Venilda, with a median age of 61. It is almost always a female name, and most of these people were born between the 1950s and 1960s. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Sul.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Venilda
What does the name Venilda mean?
The meaning of Venilda 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 Venilda in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,391 people with the first name Venilda, which ranks it number 6,604 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Venilda a boy's or a girl's name?
Venilda is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,386 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Venilda most common?
Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.006% of the state's population is named Venilda (669 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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