Meaning of the nameEdinar
- Unisex
- E-di-nar
Edinar is a name used for both men and women in Brazil, beginning with Edi-, a formative the Morfemário describes as coming from Anglo-Saxon ead, 'wealth'.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,019 people named Edinar, the 8,183rd most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 48, and the largest group was born in the 1970s. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Meaning
The meaning of Edinar 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)
- 1,019
- Rank in Brazil
- #8,183
- Median age
- 48 years
- 2010 Census
- 961
- people
Edinar in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Edinar, 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 (246 people).
730 women 289 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 Edinar is most common
States with the highest share of people named Edinar in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Bahia 0.001%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.000%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 116 | 0.001% |
| São Paulo | 107 | 0.000% |
| Minas Gerais | 107 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 86 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 80 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 70 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 59 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 55 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 47 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 36 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 27 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 25 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 23 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 22 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 21 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 20 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 17 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 16 | 0.000% |
| Amazonas | 16 | 0.000% |
| Rondônia | 15 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Edinar
The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil describes Ed-, Edi- and Ede- as a formative from Anglo-Saxon Germanic ead ('wealth, goods'), present in names such as Edineia and Edinaldo. Edinar is not among the names cited, so the meaning of the whole name is not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,019 people named Edinar, with a median age of 48; most were born in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Edinar
What does the name Edinar mean?
The meaning of Edinar 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 Edinar in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,019 people with the first name Edinar, which ranks it number 8,183 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Edinar a boy's or a girl's name?
Edinar is used by both men and women: in the 2022 Census, 730 women and 289 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Edinar most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.001% of the state's population is named Edinar (116 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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