Meaning of the nameEdiel
- Male
- E-di-el
Ediel is a Brazilian male name ending in -el, a formative of Hebrew origin, and the meaning of the whole is not known for certain.
Meaning
The meaning of Ediel 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)
- 2,621
- Rank in Brazil
- #4,280
- Median age
- 33 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,660
- people
Ediel in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Ediel, 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 (640 people).
24 women 2,597 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 Ediel is most common
States with the highest share of people named Ediel in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Pará 0.006%
- Maranhão 0.003%
- Amazonas 0.003%
- Pernambuco 0.002%
- Bahia 0.002%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Pará | 477 | 0.006% |
| São Paulo | 303 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 217 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 210 | 0.003% |
| Pernambuco | 160 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 142 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 121 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 120 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 111 | 0.003% |
| Alagoas | 95 | 0.003% |
| Espírito Santo | 72 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 62 | 0.001% |
| Amapá | 60 | 0.008% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 59 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 49 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 48 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 44 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 41 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 40 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 37 | 0.002% |
| Sergipe | 31 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 25 | 0.002% |
| Paraíba | 24 | 0.001% |
| Roraima | 24 | 0.004% |
| Distrito Federal | 21 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 19 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Ediel
The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil describes -el as a formative from the Hebrew el, 'God', found in traditional names such as Daniel, Gabriel and Rafael. The beginning Ed- appears in names such as Edgar and Edmar and comes from the Anglo-Saxon Germanic ead, 'wealth, riches'. No source documents how these elements combine in Ediel, so the sense of the whole name is not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,621 people named Ediel, with a median age of 33, almost always men; proportionally, it is most common in Pará. Most were born from 1970 to 1999.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Ediel
What does the name Ediel mean?
The meaning of Ediel 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 Ediel in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,621 people with the first name Ediel, which ranks it number 4,280 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Ediel a boy's or a girl's name?
Ediel is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 24 women and 2,597 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Ediel most common?
Proportionally, in Pará: 0.006% of the state's population is named Ediel (477 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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