Meaning of the nameEdenilda
- Female
- E-de-nil-da
Edenilda is a Brazilian feminine name that joins the element Ed-/Ede-, from Old English ead, 'wealth, riches', to the Germanic ending -ilda, 'battle'; the whole name has no documented meaning.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,134 people named Edenilda, the 7,595th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 46, and the largest group was born in the 1970s. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Meaning
The meaning of Edenilda 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)
- 1,134
- Rank in Brazil
- #7,595
- Median age
- 46 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,272
- people
Edenilda in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Edenilda, 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 (348 people).
1,127 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 Edenilda is most common
States with the highest share of people named Edenilda in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Bahia 0.002%
- Pernambuco 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.000%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 214 | 0.002% |
| São Paulo | 196 | 0.000% |
| Pernambuco | 121 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 76 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 73 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 57 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 48 | 0.000% |
| Paraíba | 36 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 34 | 0.000% |
| Santa Catarina | 30 | 0.000% |
| Amazonas | 27 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 27 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 25 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 24 | 0.000% |
| Ceará | 22 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 19 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 16 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 16 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Edenilda
The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) records Ed-/Ede- as coming from Old English ead, 'wealth, riches', and the ending -ilda as of Germanic origin, from hild/hilde, 'battle'. The Dictionary includes the masculine name Edenildo, but the exact formation of Edenilda is not known for certain, so no meaning is assigned to the name. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,134 people named Edenilda, with a median age of 46. The name is almost always female, and the decade with the most records is the 1970s. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Edenildo · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · usage
Questions about the name Edenilda
What does the name Edenilda mean?
The meaning of Edenilda 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 Edenilda in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,134 people with the first name Edenilda, which ranks it number 7,595 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Edenilda a boy's or a girl's name?
Edenilda is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,127 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Edenilda most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.002% of the state's population is named Edenilda (214 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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