Meaning of the nameEdinelma
- Female
- E-di-nel-ma
Edinelma is a modern-formed Brazilian feminine name ending in -elma, whose origin and meaning are not known with certainty.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,010 people named Edinelma, the 8,230th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 37, and the largest group was born in the 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Pará.
Meaning
The meaning of Edinelma 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)
- 1,010
- Rank in Brazil
- #8,230
- Median age
- 37 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,061
- people
Edinelma in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Edinelma, 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 (376 people).
1,006 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 Edinelma is most common
States with the highest share of people named Edinelma in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Pará | 423 | 0.005% |
| Bahia | 111 | 0.001% |
| São Paulo | 65 | 0.000% |
| Maranhão | 60 | 0.001% |
| Amapá | 54 | 0.007% |
| Amazonas | 44 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 26 | 0.000% |
| Ceará | 22 | 0.000% |
| Alagoas | 22 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 19 | 0.000% |
| Sergipe | 18 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 15 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Edinelma
The Morfemário (morpheme list) of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) records -elma as a feminine formative, derived from the masculine -elmo, from Germanic 'helmet, protection', in names such as Joselma and Roselma. No source explains the beginning Edin-, and the meaning of the name as a whole is not known. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,010 people named Edinelma, with a median age of 37; proportionally, it is most common in Pará.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Edinelma
What does the name Edinelma mean?
The meaning of Edinelma 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 Edinelma in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,010 people with the first name Edinelma, which ranks it number 8,230 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Edinelma a boy's or a girl's name?
Edinelma is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,006 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Edinelma most common?
Proportionally, in Pará: 0.005% of the state's population is named Edinelma (423 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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