Names Riobaldo

Riobaldo

Gender
Male (Masculine | Boy)
Usage/Origins
Literature
Meaning
Riobaldo is a variant of the name Ruy, which means "famous ruler" in Germanic. It is also derived from the word "Río" meaning river in Spanish or Portuguese.
Popularity
Riobaldo is not a popular name on a global level, but it has gained popularity in some countries where Portuguese or Spanish is the main language spoken.

cartoon of the name Riobaldo
Cartoon of Riobaldo

Riobaldo Name meanings & History

Portuguese and Spanish. Riobaldo is a variant of the name Ruy, which means "famous ruler" in Germanic. It is also derived from the word "Río" meaning river in Spanish or Portuguese. Riobaldo is the main character in João Guimarães Rosa's 1956 novel Grande Sertão: Veredas (The Devil to Pay in the Backlands in English), an adaptation of the faustian motif to the sertão. Riobaldo is used as a first name for boys in some Portuguese and Spanish speaking countries.

Zodiac Sign of Riobaldo: Reason Aries

Synonyms of Riobaldo:

R: Restless,Rational,Resourceful,Reason

I: Involved,Intimate,Indulgence

O: Ostentatious,Obsolete,Obsessive,Organized,Obstinate

B: Beauty,Bountiful,Bashful,Brains

A: Action,Ambitious,Aggressive,Assertive,Angry,Argumentative

L: Lover,Legal,Languid,Liaison,Luscious,Lovely,Lazy

D: Dutiful,Doting,Demanding,Domestic,Determined,Daddy

Riobaldo is:

  • a Comedic name
  • a Natural name
  • a Nerdy name
  • a Rough name
  • a Wholesome name