Meaning of the nameEdegar
- Male
- E-de-gar
Edegar is a male name whose spelling recalls Edgar, a name of Old English origin linked to 'wealth' and 'spear'.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,887 people named Edegar, the 3,995th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 55, and the largest group was born in the 1960s. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Sul.
Meaning
The meaning of Edegar 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)
- 2,887
- Rank in Brazil
- #3,995
- Median age
- 55 years
- 2010 Census
- 3,919
- people
Edegar in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Edegar, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1960s (767 people).
0 women 2,876 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 Edegar is most common
States with the highest share of people named Edegar in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.014%
- Santa Catarina 0.008%
- Paraná 0.003%
- São Paulo 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Rio Grande do Sul | 1,512 | 0.014% |
| Santa Catarina | 570 | 0.008% |
| Paraná | 369 | 0.003% |
| São Paulo | 214 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 61 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 33 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 30 | 0.000% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 29 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Edegar
The origin of the spelling Edegar is uncertain. It recalls Edgar, which Behind the Name links to the Old English elements ead ('wealth, fortune') and gar ('spear'). The beginning Ede- is one of the forms of the element Ed- in the Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil), from Anglo-Saxon ead ('wealth, goods'), which lists Edgar among the traditional names with Ed- and observes that the vowel e or i between consonants is natural in speech, even when the spelling does not include it. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,887 people named Edegar, with a median age of 55, almost always men; most were born between 1950 and 1979. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Sul.
Sources
- Behind the Name: Edgar · behindthename.com · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (Ed-, -edi-, ede-) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Edegar
What does the name Edegar mean?
The meaning of Edegar 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 Edegar in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,887 people with the first name Edegar, which ranks it number 3,995 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Edegar a boy's or a girl's name?
Edegar is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 2,876 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Edegar most common?
Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.014% of the state's population is named Edegar (1,512 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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