Meaning of the nameWaldirene
- Female
- Wal-di-re-ne
Waldirene is a Brazilian feminine name whose ending recalls that of Irene and Marlene and whose beginning recalls the element Valdo-.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,068 people named Waldirene, the 4,992nd 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 Pará.
Meaning
The meaning of Waldirene 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)
- 2,068
- Rank in Brazil
- #4,992
- Median age
- 48 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,713
- people
Waldirene in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Waldirene, 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 (1,177 people).
2,058 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 Waldirene is most common
States with the highest share of people named Waldirene in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Pará 0.003%
- Minas Gerais 0.002%
- Goiás 0.002%
- Paraná 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Minas Gerais | 479 | 0.002% |
| São Paulo | 390 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 199 | 0.003% |
| Goiás | 159 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 141 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 101 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 74 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 61 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso | 53 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 46 | 0.000% |
| Espírito Santo | 41 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 37 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 34 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 32 | 0.000% |
| Distrito Federal | 32 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 28 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 25 | 0.002% |
| Tocantins | 23 | 0.002% |
| Amapá | 22 | 0.003% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 19 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 18 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 16 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Waldirene
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) describes the ending -ene as probably from French -enne or taken from names such as Irene and Marlene, and the element Valdo-/Vald- as having a debated etymology, with several Germanic proposals. Waldirene recalls these two elements, but the derivation of the name itself is not documented, and the meaning is not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,068 people named Waldirene, with a median age of 48; proportionally, it is most common in Pará. It is almost always a female name, and most of the people were born in the 1970s.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Waldirene
What does the name Waldirene mean?
The meaning of Waldirene 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 Waldirene in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,068 people with the first name Waldirene, which ranks it number 4,992 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Waldirene a boy's or a girl's name?
Waldirene is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 2,058 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Waldirene most common?
Proportionally, in Pará: 0.003% of the state's population is named Waldirene (199 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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