Meaning of the nameWaldyr
- Male
- Wal-dyr
Waldyr is a spelling of the name Waldir.
Meaning
The meaning of Waldyr is not known for certain. No reliable source documents it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
- People (2022)
- 1,105
- Rank in Brazil
- #7,722
- Median age
- 66 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,282
- people
Waldyr in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Waldyr, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1950s (244 people).
0 women 1,097 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 Waldyr is most common
States with the highest share of people named Waldyr in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio de Janeiro 0.002%
- São Paulo 0.001%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Rio de Janeiro | 392 | 0.002% |
| São Paulo | 329 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 104 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 37 | 0.000% |
| Espírito Santo | 36 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 29 | 0.000% |
| Santa Catarina | 27 | 0.000% |
| Bahia | 24 | 0.000% |
| Pernambuco | 19 | 0.000% |
| Distrito Federal | 18 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Waldyr
It swaps the final I for a Y and is the least common spelling in the group, more frequent among those born before the 1970s.
About the name Waldir
The Portuguese Wiktionary records Waldir as an alternative spelling of Valdir. Behind the Name describes Valdir as a name used in Brazil, possibly contracted from Valdemar or Valdomiro, and the Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) includes Valdir among the names formed with Val-, a name element perhaps taken from names like Valdemar. Valdemar comes from Germanic elements that Behind the Name glosses as 'power' and 'famous', but, since the link between Valdir and that name is only a possibility, the meaning of Waldir is not given with certainty. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 17,861 people named Waldir, with a median age of 60; proportionally, the name is most common in Rio de Janeiro.
Other spellings of Waldir
| Spelling | People (2022) |
|---|---|
| Waldir | 17,861 |
| Waldyr | 1,105 |
Sources
- Wikcionário: Waldir · pt.wiktionary.org · spelling
- Behind the Name: Valdir · behindthename.com · origin
- Behind the Name: Waldemar · behindthename.com · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (VAL-) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Waldyr
What does the name Waldyr mean?
The meaning of Waldyr is not known for certain: no reliable source documents it. So we give no meaning; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
How many people are named Waldyr in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,105 people with the first name Waldyr, which ranks it number 7,722 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.
Is Waldyr a boy's or a girl's name?
Waldyr is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,097 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Waldyr most common?
Proportionally, in Rio de Janeiro: 0.002% of the state's population is named Waldyr (392 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Waldyr?
Waldir. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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