Meaning of the nameEdinalda
- Female
- E-di-nal-da
Edinalda is a Brazilian female name, probably the feminine of Edinaldo, with the beginning Edi- and the ending -nalda; the meaning of the name as a whole is not known for certain.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,387 people named Edinalda, the 4,542nd most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 45, and the largest group was born in the 1970s. Proportionally, it is most common in Piauí.
Meaning
The meaning of Edinalda 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)
- 2,387
- Rank in Brazil
- #4,542
- Median age
- 45 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,608
- people
Edinalda in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Edinalda, 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 (803 people).
2,366 women 21 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 Edinalda is most common
States with the highest share of people named Edinalda in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Piauí 0.005%
- Pernambuco 0.004%
- Pará 0.003%
- Maranhão 0.003%
- Paraíba 0.003%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 331 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 315 | 0.004% |
| Pará | 233 | 0.003% |
| Maranhão | 187 | 0.003% |
| Bahia | 173 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 164 | 0.005% |
| Minas Gerais | 114 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 112 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 108 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 103 | 0.003% |
| Goiás | 87 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 55 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 52 | 0.002% |
| Distrito Federal | 51 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 39 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 39 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 36 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 35 | 0.001% |
| Amapá | 25 | 0.003% |
| Alagoas | 23 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 20 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 19 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 18 | 0.000% |
| Rondônia | 17 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Edinalda
The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) derives the beginning Edi- from Anglo-Saxon ead, 'wealth, goods', and says -nalda is of uncertain origin, probably the feminine of -naldo, a Germanic element linked to walt/wald, 'the one who rules', or to hard/hart, 'strong', in names such as Edinaldo and Reginaldo. The origin of the name Edinalda as a whole is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,387 people named Edinalda, with a median age of 45, almost all of them female. Most were born in the 1970s and 1980s, and, proportionally, it is most common in Piauí.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Edinalda
What does the name Edinalda mean?
The meaning of Edinalda 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 Edinalda in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,387 people with the first name Edinalda, which ranks it number 4,542 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Edinalda a boy's or a girl's name?
Edinalda is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 2,366 women and 21 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Edinalda most common?
Proportionally, in Piauí: 0.005% of the state's population is named Edinalda (164 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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