Meaning of the nameEdinete
- Female
- E-di-ne-te
Edinete is a Brazilian female name formed from Edin- plus the suffix -ete, of French origin and diminutive value.
Meaning
The meaning of Edinete 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)
- 5,292
- Rank in Brazil
- #2,635
- Median age
- 42 years
- 2010 Census
- 5,771
- people
Edinete in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Edinete, 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 (2,163 people).
5,258 women 34 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 Edinete is most common
States with the highest share of people named Edinete in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Paraíba 0.013%
- Maranhão 0.007%
- Rio Grande do Norte 0.007%
- Alagoas 0.006%
- Sergipe 0.006%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 563 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 506 | 0.013% |
| Maranhão | 486 | 0.007% |
| Bahia | 473 | 0.003% |
| Pará | 420 | 0.005% |
| Ceará | 407 | 0.005% |
| Pernambuco | 283 | 0.003% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 247 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 227 | 0.007% |
| Alagoas | 199 | 0.006% |
| Santa Catarina | 165 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso | 165 | 0.005% |
| Piauí | 139 | 0.004% |
| Sergipe | 139 | 0.006% |
| Minas Gerais | 122 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 120 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 116 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 109 | 0.003% |
| Amazonas | 101 | 0.003% |
| Distrito Federal | 69 | 0.002% |
| Amapá | 56 | 0.008% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 49 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 37 | 0.002% |
| Rondônia | 32 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 29 | 0.001% |
| Roraima | 21 | 0.003% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Edinete
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) analyzes Edinete as Edin- + -ete. The suffix -ete comes from French -ette, from Latin -eta, a diminutive affix, and appears in Claudete, Elisete and Marinete; the Morfemário lists Edinete among the Brazilian names with this suffix. The meaning of Edin- is not known with certainty. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 5,292 people named Edinete, with a median age of 42. Proportionally, it is most common in Paraíba.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Edinete · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Morfemário: -ete · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Edinete
What does the name Edinete mean?
The meaning of Edinete 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 Edinete in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 5,292 people with the first name Edinete, which ranks it number 2,635 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Edinete a boy's or a girl's name?
Edinete is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 5,258 women and 34 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Edinete most common?
Proportionally, in Paraíba: 0.013% of the state's population is named Edinete (506 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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