Meaning of the nameEdnar
- Unisex
- Ed-nar
Ednar is a name recorded for both women and men, of uncertain origin, with a beginning Ed- that the Morfemário links to Anglo-Saxon ead.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,130 people named Ednar, the 7,616th 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 Ceará.
Meaning
The meaning of Ednar 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)
- 1,130
- Rank in Brazil
- #7,616
- Median age
- 50 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,104
- people
Ednar in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Ednar, 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 (267 people).
881 women 249 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 Ednar is most common
States with the highest share of people named Ednar in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Ceará 0.002%
- Bahia 0.001%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.000%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 133 | 0.000% |
| Ceará | 130 | 0.002% |
| Bahia | 123 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 101 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 90 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 83 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 77 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 62 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 44 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 32 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 32 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 31 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 28 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 23 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 23 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Ednar
The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil derives the element Ed- from Anglo-Saxon ead, 'wealth, goods'; Ednar begins with Ed-, but the origin of the name as a whole is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,130 people named Ednar, with a median age of 50. It appears more often among women, but also among men, and most were born between 1960 and 1989. Proportionally, it is most common in Ceará.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Ednar
What does the name Ednar mean?
The meaning of Ednar 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 Ednar in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,130 people with the first name Ednar, which ranks it number 7,616 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Ednar a boy's or a girl's name?
Ednar is used by both men and women: in the 2022 Census, 881 women and 249 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Ednar most common?
Proportionally, in Ceará: 0.002% of the state's population is named Ednar (130 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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