Meaning of the nameEdnara
- Female
- Ed-na-ra
Ednara is a Brazilian feminine name that begins with Ed-, a name-forming element recorded in the Morfemário, and ends in -ara; how the whole name was formed is not known for certain.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,136 people named Ednara, the 7,587th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 28, and the largest group was born in the 1990s. Proportionally, it is most common in Ceará.
Meaning
The meaning of Ednara 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)
- 1,136
- Rank in Brazil
- #7,587
- Median age
- 28 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,141
- people
Ednara in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Ednara, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1990s (350 people).
1,132 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 Ednara is most common
States with the highest share of people named Ednara in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Ceará | 158 | 0.002% |
| Bahia | 117 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 91 | 0.003% |
| São Paulo | 87 | 0.000% |
| Minas Gerais | 84 | 0.000% |
| Santa Catarina | 81 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 66 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 63 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 49 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 49 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 44 | 0.000% |
| Paraíba | 31 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 29 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 27 | 0.000% |
| Paraná | 21 | 0.000% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 18 | 0.000% |
| Espírito Santo | 18 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 17 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Ednara
The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) records Ed- as a name-forming element in names such as Edna, Ednaldo and Edmilson, coming from Old English ead, 'wealth, riches', and the ending -ara as a probable fragment of traditional names such as Jussara. How these elements combine in Ednara is not known for certain, so no meaning is assigned to the name. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,136 people named Ednara, with a median age of 28. The name is almost always female, and the records are concentrated among people born between the 1980s and the 2000s. Proportionally, it is most common in Ceará.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Ednara
What does the name Ednara mean?
The meaning of Ednara 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 Ednara in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,136 people with the first name Ednara, which ranks it number 7,587 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Ednara a boy's or a girl's name?
Ednara is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,132 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Ednara most common?
Proportionally, in Ceará: 0.002% of the state's population is named Ednara (158 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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