Meaning of the nameEdenildo
- Male
- E-de-nil-do
Edenildo is a masculine Brazilian name formed, according to the Morfemário, from Germanic elements: ed(e)-, 'wealth, goods', and -nildo, from hild, 'combat'.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,361 people named Edenildo, the 6,714th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 41, and the largest group was born in the 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Pernambuco.
Meaning
The meaning of Edenildo 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)
- 1,361
- Rank in Brazil
- #6,714
- Median age
- 41 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,647
- people
Edenildo in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Edenildo, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1980s (399 people).
0 women 1,355 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 Edenildo is most common
States with the highest share of people named Edenildo in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Pernambuco 0.002%
- Bahia 0.002%
- Pará 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.000%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 280 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 195 | 0.002% |
| São Paulo | 178 | 0.000% |
| Pará | 114 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 81 | 0.003% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 56 | 0.000% |
| Maranhão | 45 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 45 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 38 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 35 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 30 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 28 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 26 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 26 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 25 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 24 | 0.000% |
| Espírito Santo | 21 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 19 | 0.000% |
| Paraná | 19 | 0.000% |
| Piauí | 19 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Edenildo
The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) lists Edenildo among the names with the beginning Ed-, from Anglo-Saxon ead, 'wealth, goods', and among the names with the ending -ildo or -nildo, from Germanic hild, 'combat'. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,361 people named Edenildo, with a median age of 41; almost all are men, and most were born from 1970 to 1999. Proportionally, it is most common in Pernambuco.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (ED-, -EDI-, EDE-) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-ILDO, -NILDO) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Edenildo · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Edenildo
What does the name Edenildo mean?
The meaning of Edenildo 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 Edenildo in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,361 people with the first name Edenildo, which ranks it number 6,714 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Edenildo a boy's or a girl's name?
Edenildo is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,355 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Edenildo most common?
Proportionally, in Pernambuco: 0.002% of the state's population is named Edenildo (195 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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