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Meaning of the nameEdinara

Edinara is a Brazilian female name whose formation is uncertain, with a beginning Edi- and an ending -ara, both common elements in names in the country.

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,210 people named Edinara, the 4,788th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 31, and the largest group was born in the 1990s. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Sul.

Meaning

The meaning of Edinara 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)
2,210
Rank in Brazil
#4,788
Median age
31 years
2010 Census
2,339
people

Edinara in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Edinara, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1990s (755 people).

2,201 women 0 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 Edinara is most common

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

  1. Rio Grande do Sul 0.006%
  2. Santa Catarina 0.004%
  3. Amazonas 0.003%
  4. Pará 0.002%
  5. Paraná 0.002%
All states
StatePeople% of population
Rio Grande do Sul6920.006%
Santa Catarina2930.004%
Paraná1670.002%
Pará1430.002%
Amazonas1120.003%
Ceará1080.001%
São Paulo960.000%
Bahia900.001%
Minas Gerais700.000%
Rio Grande do Norte600.002%
Mato Grosso540.002%
Maranhão490.001%
Goiás400.001%
Rio de Janeiro340.000%
Pernambuco300.000%
Piauí290.001%
Mato Grosso do Sul270.001%
Espírito Santo250.001%
Rondônia180.001%
Paraíba170.000%
Roraima150.002%

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

About the name Edinara

The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) describes Ed-, Edi- as an element from Anglo-Saxon ead ('wealth, goods') and -ara as a probable fragment of traditional given names such as Jussara and Naiara, of varied origins, and not necessarily of Indigenous origin. The formation of Edinara as a whole is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,210 people named Edinara, with a median age of 31. Almost all are women, and most were born in the 1980s and 1990s. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Sul.

Sources

  1. Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin

Questions about the name Edinara

What does the name Edinara mean?

The meaning of Edinara 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 Edinara in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,210 people with the first name Edinara, which ranks it number 4,788 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.

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

Edinara is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 2,201 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).

In which Brazilian state is Edinara most common?

Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.006% of the state's population is named Edinara (692 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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