Meaning of the nameVeronilda
- Female
- Ve-ro-nil-da
Veronilda is a Brazilian feminine name ending in -ilda, an element of Germanic origin, and it is most frequent in Pernambuco.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 974 people named Veronilda, the 8,446th 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 Pernambuco.
Meaning
The meaning of Veronilda 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)
- 974
- Rank in Brazil
- #8,446
- Median age
- 48 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,007
- people
Veronilda in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Veronilda, 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 (351 people).
969 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 Veronilda is most common
States with the highest share of people named Veronilda in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Pernambuco 0.002%
- São Paulo 0.000%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Pernambuco | 196 | 0.002% |
| São Paulo | 141 | 0.000% |
| Alagoas | 90 | 0.003% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 86 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 84 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 56 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 55 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 45 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 28 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 27 | 0.000% |
| Minas Gerais | 23 | 0.000% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 23 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 23 | 0.000% |
| Maranhão | 19 | 0.000% |
| Piauí | 18 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Veronilda
Veronilda has no documented meaning as a whole. According to the Morfemário (morpheme list) of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil), the ending -ilda comes from Germanic hild, 'battle', and appears in names such as Leonilda, Ronilda and Ivanilda. The beginning, Vero-, is of uncertain origin. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 974 people named Veronilda, with a median age of 48. The records are almost always female and range from the 1940s to the 1990s, with the most births in the 1970s. Proportionally, it is most common in Pernambuco.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Veronilda
What does the name Veronilda mean?
The meaning of Veronilda 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 Veronilda in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 974 people with the first name Veronilda, which ranks it number 8,446 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Veronilda a boy's or a girl's name?
Veronilda is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 969 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Veronilda most common?
Proportionally, in Pernambuco: 0.002% of the state's population is named Veronilda (196 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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