Meaning of the nameEdinelson
- Male
- E-di-nel-son
Edinelson is a Brazilian male name with the beginning Edi- and the ending -elson, elements described in the morpheme list of Brazilian names, with no documented meaning.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 3,240 people named Edinelson, the 3,682nd most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 39, and the largest group was born in the 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Amapá.
Meaning
The meaning of Edinelson 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)
- 3,240
- Rank in Brazil
- #3,682
- Median age
- 39 years
- 2010 Census
- 3,475
- people
Edinelson in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Edinelson, 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 (945 people).
0 women 3,229 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 Edinelson is most common
States with the highest share of people named Edinelson in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Pará | 1,080 | 0.013% |
| São Paulo | 475 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 304 | 0.008% |
| Paraná | 231 | 0.002% |
| Amapá | 173 | 0.024% |
| Bahia | 154 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 94 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 90 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 69 | 0.000% |
| Alagoas | 65 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 58 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 58 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 57 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 49 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 48 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 47 | 0.002% |
| Sergipe | 28 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 28 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 25 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 22 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 19 | 0.000% |
| Acre | 15 | 0.002% |
| Roraima | 15 | 0.002% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Edinelson
The morpheme list of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) describes Ed- and Edi- as an element from the Anglo-Saxon ead, 'wealth, goods', and the ending -elson as coming from the English Elson, probably taken from Nelson, 'son of Nell'. The exact formation of Edinelson is not documented, so the name as a whole has no assigned meaning. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 3,240 people named Edinelson, with a median age of 39; proportionally, the name is most common in Amapá. It is an almost always male name. Edinelson is the only spelling in this group.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (Ed-/Edi-, -elson) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Edinelson
What does the name Edinelson mean?
The meaning of Edinelson 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 Edinelson in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 3,240 people with the first name Edinelson, which ranks it number 3,682 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Edinelson a boy's or a girl's name?
Edinelson is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 3,229 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Edinelson most common?
Proportionally, in Amapá: 0.024% of the state's population is named Edinelson (173 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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