Meaning of the nameEdithe
- Female
- English origin
- E-di-the
Edithe is a spelling of the name Edite, which means “wealth, fortune and battle”.
Meaning
“wealth, fortune and battle”
Meaning of the name Edite, of which Edithe is a spelling.
Source: Behind the Name: Edith
- People (2022)
- 1,174
- Rank in Brazil
- #7,420
- Median age
- 72 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,334
- people
Edithe in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Edithe, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1950s (310 people).
1,170 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 Edithe is most common
States with the highest share of people named Edithe in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.001%
- Paraná 0.001%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 214 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 152 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 123 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 121 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 100 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 86 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 57 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 50 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 33 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 32 | 0.000% |
| Espírito Santo | 32 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 29 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 25 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 20 | 0.000% |
| Paraíba | 18 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Edithe
It keeps the TH of English Edith and adds a final E; almost all the people recorded with this spelling were born before 1980.
About the name Edite
Wiktionary records Edite as a borrowing from English Edith. Behind the Name explains Edith as coming from Old English Eadgyð, from ead ('wealth, fortune') and guð ('battle'), and lists Edite as the Portuguese form. This is the meaning of the base name. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 34,648 people named Edite, with a median age of 68. Proportionally, the name is most common in Bahia, and the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil lists Edithe among the spelling variants.
Other spellings of Edite
| Spelling | People (2022) |
|---|---|
| Edite | 34,648 |
| Edithe | 1,174 |
Sources
- Wiktionary: Edite · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Behind the Name: Edith · behindthename.com · meaning
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Edite · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Edithe
What does the name Edithe mean?
Edithe means “wealth, fortune and battle”, according to Behind the Name. This is the meaning of the name Edite, of which Edithe is a spelling.
How many people are named Edithe in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,174 people with the first name Edithe, which ranks it number 7,420 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.
Is Edithe a boy's or a girl's name?
Edithe is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,170 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
What is the origin of the name Edithe?
Edithe is a name of English origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Edithe most common?
Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.001% of the state's population is named Edithe (152 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Edithe?
Edite. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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