Meaning of the nameEdmir
- Male
- Ed-mir
Edmir is a Brazilian male name whose form resembles names built from the elements Ed- and -mir, which have various origins.
Meaning
The meaning of Edmir 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)
- 2,336
- Rank in Brazil
- #4,603
- Median age
- 55 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,445
- people
Edmir in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Edmir, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1960s (725 people).
101 women 2,235 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 Edmir is most common
States with the highest share of people named Edmir in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Pernambuco 0.003%
- São Paulo 0.002%
- Paraná 0.001%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 919 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 222 | 0.003% |
| Minas Gerais | 169 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 153 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 132 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 90 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 90 | 0.003% |
| Pará | 72 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 67 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 56 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 54 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 54 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 38 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 37 | 0.000% |
| Maranhão | 25 | 0.000% |
| Sergipe | 22 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 21 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 21 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 19 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 15 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Edmir
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) explains that the element Ed- (in Edgar, Edmundo, Edvaldo) comes from Anglo-Saxon ead, "riches, goods", and that -mir (in Valmir, Almir) has three possible origins: Germanic "famous", Arabic "prince" and Polish "peace". The meaning of the whole name Edmir is not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,336 people named Edmir, almost always male, born mostly in the 1960s and 1970s.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (ED-, -MIR) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Edmir
What does the name Edmir mean?
The meaning of Edmir 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 Edmir in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,336 people with the first name Edmir, which ranks it number 4,603 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Edmir a boy's or a girl's name?
Edmir is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 101 women and 2,235 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Edmir most common?
Proportionally, in Pernambuco: 0.003% of the state's population is named Edmir (222 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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