Meaning of the nameEdemir
- Male
- E-de-mir
Edemir is a Brazilian masculine name that begins with Ede-, an element from the Anglo-Saxon ead, 'wealth, possessions', and ends in -mir, of varied origin.
Meaning
The meaning of Edemir 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)
- 3,393
- Rank in Brazil
- #3,575
- Median age
- 52 years
- 2010 Census
- 3,965
- people
Edemir in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Edemir, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1970s (909 people).
112 women 3,281 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 Edemir is most common
States with the highest share of people named Edemir in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Santa Catarina 0.007%
- Mato Grosso do Sul 0.006%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.004%
- Paraná 0.004%
- São Paulo 0.002%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 706 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 556 | 0.007% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 438 | 0.004% |
| Paraná | 424 | 0.004% |
| Bahia | 213 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 171 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 156 | 0.006% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 145 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 99 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 93 | 0.003% |
| Pará | 84 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 47 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 45 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 33 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 32 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 26 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 25 | 0.000% |
| Sergipe | 25 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 17 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Edemir
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) describes Ed-, Edi- and Ede- as elements coming from the Anglo-Saxon ead, 'wealth, possessions', present in names such as Edmir and Edenildo. The formative -mir has, according to the same dictionary, three possible sources: the Germanic mir, 'famous, illustrious', the Arabic mir, 'prince', and the Polish mir, 'peace'. Since it is not known which of them applies to Edemir, the meaning of the whole name is not given as certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 3,393 people named Edemir, almost always men, and most were born in the 1960s and 1970s. Proportionally, it is most common in Santa Catarina.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (Ed-, -mir) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Edmir · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Edemir
What does the name Edemir mean?
The meaning of Edemir 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 Edemir in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 3,393 people with the first name Edemir, which ranks it number 3,575 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Edemir a boy's or a girl's name?
Edemir is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 112 women and 3,281 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Edemir most common?
Proportionally, in Santa Catarina: 0.007% of the state's population is named Edemir (556 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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