Baby name

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Edvaldo

/eh · VAHL · doo/


“Rule or power”

Brazilian masculine compound name combining Ed- with Valdo, from Germanic Wald meaning rule or power. A common Brazilian compound in the mid-to-late 20th century.

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gentle

How it ages.

Hyperlocal to Brazil; generational compound tied to mid-20th century naming culture.

The cultural moment.

Used in Brazil from the 1950s through the 1990s.