Meaning of the nameEdenice
- Female
- E-de-ni-ce
Edenice is a Brazilian female name that begins with Ede-, a formative linked to Anglo-Saxon ead, 'wealth', and whose remainder has no documented derivation.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,290 people named Edenice, the 6,973rd most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 50, and the largest group was born in the 1970s. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Meaning
The meaning of Edenice 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)
- 1,290
- Rank in Brazil
- #6,973
- Median age
- 50 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,378
- people
Edenice in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Edenice, 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 (360 people).
1,282 women 0 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 Edenice is most common
States with the highest share of people named Edenice in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Bahia 0.003%
- Pernambuco 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 368 | 0.003% |
| São Paulo | 266 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 111 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 82 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 64 | 0.000% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 44 | 0.000% |
| Sergipe | 42 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 36 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 34 | 0.000% |
| Alagoas | 33 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 27 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 25 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 25 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 24 | 0.000% |
| Distrito Federal | 15 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Edenice
The origin of Edenice is uncertain. It begins with Ede-, a formative that the Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) links to given names such as Edgar and Edna, from Anglo-Saxon ead, 'wealth, goods'; the final part has no documented derivation, so the meaning of the whole name remains open. Almost all the women registered were born between the 1950s and the 1980s, concentrated in the 1960s and 1970s. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,290 people named Edenice, with a median age of 50. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Edenice
What does the name Edenice mean?
The meaning of Edenice 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 Edenice in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,290 people with the first name Edenice, which ranks it number 6,973 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Edenice a boy's or a girl's name?
Edenice is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,282 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Edenice most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.003% of the state's population is named Edenice (368 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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