Meaning of the nameEdimir
- Male
- E-di-mir
Edimir is a male name of uncertain origin, ending in the formative -mir, with records concentrated among people born in the 1950s to 1980s.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,115 people named Edimir, the 7,683rd most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 52, and the largest group was born in the 1960s. Proportionally, it is most common in Pernambuco.
Meaning
The meaning of Edimir 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)
- 1,115
- Rank in Brazil
- #7,683
- Median age
- 52 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,398
- people
Edimir in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Edimir, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1960s (309 people).
55 women 1,060 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 Edimir is most common
States with the highest share of people named Edimir in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Pernambuco 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.001%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 347 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 107 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 104 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 86 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 65 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 51 | 0.000% |
| Santa Catarina | 36 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 35 | 0.000% |
| Pará | 34 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 34 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 33 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 31 | 0.000% |
| Paraíba | 27 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 22 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 17 | 0.000% |
| Amazonas | 16 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Edimir
The Morfemário (morpheme list) of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) treats the two elements of the name: -mir, of Germanic origin ('famous, illustrious'), with possible convergences from Arabic and Polish, and ed-/-edi-, from Anglo-Saxon ead ('wealth, goods'). Since their joining in Edimir is not documented, the meaning of the whole is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,115 people named Edimir, with a median age of 52. Proportionally, it is most common in Pernambuco.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Edimir
What does the name Edimir mean?
The meaning of Edimir 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 Edimir in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,115 people with the first name Edimir, which ranks it number 7,683 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Edimir a boy's or a girl's name?
Edimir is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 55 women and 1,060 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Edimir most common?
Proportionally, in Pernambuco: 0.001% of the state's population is named Edimir (107 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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