Meaning of the nameEdevaldo

Male
Germanic origin
E-de-val-do

Edevaldo is a male name formed from Ede-, from a Germanic element linked to wealth and possessions, and -valdo, from Germanic elements of varied origin.

Meaning

The meaning of Edevaldo is not known for certain. No reliable source documents it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.

People (2022): 6,477
Rank in Brazil: #2,292
Median age: 43 years
2010 Census: 7,744; people

Edevaldo in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Edevaldo, 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 (2,568 people).

0 women 6,459 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 Edevaldo is most common

States with the highest share of people named Edevaldo in the population, in the 2022 Census.

Santa Catarina 0.008%
Mato Grosso do Sul 0.008%
Mato Grosso 0.008%
Pará 0.006%
Paraná 0.005%

All states

State	People	% of population
São Paulo	1,283	0.003%
Bahia	635	0.005%
Santa Catarina	621	0.008%
Paraná	614	0.005%
Minas Gerais	502	0.002%
Pará	501	0.006%
Rio Grande do Sul	328	0.003%
Mato Grosso	273	0.008%
Rio de Janeiro	237	0.002%
Mato Grosso do Sul	220	0.008%
Maranhão	167	0.003%
Espírito Santo	151	0.004%
Goiás	147	0.002%
Pernambuco	118	0.001%
Amazonas	118	0.003%
Ceará	83	0.001%
Piauí	66	0.002%
Rondônia	59	0.004%
Tocantins	56	0.004%
Alagoas	49	0.002%
Amapá	48	0.007%
Paraíba	46	0.001%
Distrito Federal	46	0.002%
Sergipe	40	0.002%
Rio Grande do Norte	33	0.001%
Roraima	20	0.003%
Acre	16	0.002%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Edevaldo

The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil lists Edevaldo among the names formed with Ed-/Ede-, from Anglo-Saxon Germanic ead, 'wealth, possessions'. The ending -valdo, also according to the Morfemário, may come from more than one Germanic root, such as walt or wald, 'the one who rules', or balths, 'bold'. The meaning of the full name is not documented. Most of the people recorded were born in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 6,477 people named Edevaldo, with a median age of 43.

Sources

Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (ED-, EDE- e -VALDO) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin

Questions about the name Edevaldo

What does the name Edevaldo mean?

The meaning of Edevaldo is not known for certain: no reliable source documents it. So we give no meaning; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.

How many people are named Edevaldo in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 6,477 people with the first name Edevaldo, which ranks it number 2,292 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.

Is Edevaldo a boy's or a girl's name?

Edevaldo is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 6,459 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).

What is the origin of the name Edevaldo?

Edevaldo is a name of Germanic origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Edevaldo most common?

Proportionally, in Santa Catarina: 0.008% of the state's population is named Edevaldo (621 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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