Meaning of the nameEdinei
- Male
- E-di-nei
Edinei is a Brazilian masculine name close to Ednei, which the Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil groups with the names with Ed- and with the ending -nei.
Meaning
The meaning of Edinei is not known for certain. No reliable source documents it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
- People (2022)
- 13,927
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,357
- Median age
- 40 years
- 2010 Census
- 15,852
- people
Edinei in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Edinei, 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 (4,794 people).
1,379 women 12,548 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 Edinei is most common
States with the highest share of people named Edinei in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Amapá 0.017%
- Santa Catarina 0.015%
- Rondônia 0.015%
- Paraná 0.014%
- Amazonas 0.014%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 2,276 | 0.005% |
| Bahia | 1,763 | 0.013% |
| Paraná | 1,619 | 0.014% |
| Minas Gerais | 1,340 | 0.007% |
| Santa Catarina | 1,175 | 0.015% |
| Pará | 1,066 | 0.013% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 775 | 0.007% |
| Amazonas | 551 | 0.014% |
| Goiás | 507 | 0.007% |
| Mato Grosso | 505 | 0.014% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 426 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 256 | 0.009% |
| Rondônia | 242 | 0.015% |
| Espírito Santo | 232 | 0.006% |
| Maranhão | 181 | 0.003% |
| Distrito Federal | 144 | 0.005% |
| Ceará | 143 | 0.002% |
| Piauí | 124 | 0.004% |
| Amapá | 123 | 0.017% |
| Tocantins | 97 | 0.006% |
| Pernambuco | 83 | 0.001% |
| Acre | 81 | 0.010% |
| Roraima | 69 | 0.011% |
| Sergipe | 68 | 0.003% |
| Alagoas | 36 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 26 | 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 Edinei
The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) includes Ednei, without the i, among the names with Ed-, Edi-, an element from Anglo-Saxon ead, 'wealth, goods', and among the names with -nei, -ney, an ending said to come from French Ney, in turn a variant of German neu, 'new'. The same Morfemário observes that, in names with Ed-, speech naturally inserts an e or an i after the d, which brings Edinei closer to Ednei. The meaning of the whole name is not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 13,927 people named Edinei, with a peak among those born in the 1980s; the name is predominantly male and, proportionally, most common in Amapá.
This is the most common spelling in the group, written with the i that pronunciation puts between the d and the n.
Other spellings of Edinei
| Spelling | People (2022) |
|---|---|
| Edinei | 13,927 |
| Ediney | 1,912 |
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Ednei · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Edinei
What does the name Edinei mean?
The meaning of Edinei is not known for certain: no reliable source documents it. So we give no meaning; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
How many people are named Edinei in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 13,927 people with the first name Edinei, which ranks it number 1,357 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Edinei a boy's or a girl's name?
Edinei is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 1,379 women and 12,548 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Edinei most common?
Proportionally, in Amapá: 0.017% of the state's population is named Edinei (123 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Edinei?
Ediney. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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