Baby name

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Nivaldo

/nee · VAL · doh/


“Snowy noble ruler”

Brazilian masculine name, possibly from Latin nivalis meaning 'snowy' combined with the -aldo suffix (from Germanic meaning 'noble ruler'); used almost exclusively in Brazil.

nival

gentle

How it ages.

Strongly mid-20th century Brazilian; rare in new births and generationally dated.

The cultural moment.

Common in Brazil from the 1940s through 1970s; rare today.