Meaning of the nameEdivalda
- Female
- E-di-val-da
Edivalda is a Brazilian feminine name that begins with Edi- and ends in -valda; the meaning of the whole is not known.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,740 people named Edivalda, the 5,631st most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 50, and the largest group was born in the 1970s. Proportionally, it is most common in Sergipe.
Meaning
The meaning of Edivalda 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)
- 1,740
- Rank in Brazil
- #5,631
- Median age
- 50 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,035
- people
Edivalda in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Edivalda, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1970s (492 people).
1,719 women 21 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 Edivalda is most common
States with the highest share of people named Edivalda in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Sergipe 0.007%
- Bahia 0.003%
- Pernambuco 0.002%
- Pará 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 378 | 0.003% |
| São Paulo | 319 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 169 | 0.002% |
| Sergipe | 147 | 0.007% |
| Pará | 116 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 93 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 63 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 57 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 57 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 53 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 43 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 35 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 23 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 23 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 22 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 22 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 21 | 0.000% |
| Santa Catarina | 17 | 0.000% |
| Espírito Santo | 17 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Edivalda
The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) links the element Ed-/Edi- to Anglo-Saxon ead, 'wealth, goods'. It gives the ending -valda an uncertain origin: it would probably be the feminine of -aldo and -valdo, which may have various Germanic origins. The meaning of the whole is not known. Most of the people registered were born in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,740 people named Edivalda, with a median age of 50. Proportionally, it is most common in Sergipe.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Edivalda
What does the name Edivalda mean?
The meaning of Edivalda 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 Edivalda in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,740 people with the first name Edivalda, which ranks it number 5,631 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Edivalda a boy's or a girl's name?
Edivalda is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,719 women and 21 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Edivalda most common?
Proportionally, in Sergipe: 0.007% of the state's population is named Edivalda (147 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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