Meaning of the nameEdnea
- Female
- Ed-ne-a
Ednea is a Brazilian feminine name that begins with the element Ed- and resembles Edneia; its origin is not known for certain.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,410 people named Ednea, the 6,544th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 55, and the largest group was born in the 1970s. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio de Janeiro.
Meaning
The meaning of Ednea 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)
- 1,410
- Rank in Brazil
- #6,544
- Median age
- 55 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,418
- people
Ednea in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Ednea, 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 (380 people).
1,406 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 Ednea is most common
States with the highest share of people named Ednea in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio de Janeiro 0.003%
- Bahia 0.001%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Rio de Janeiro | 407 | 0.003% |
| São Paulo | 359 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 208 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 151 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 81 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 46 | 0.000% |
| Pernambuco | 29 | 0.000% |
| Pará | 22 | 0.000% |
| Santa Catarina | 19 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Ednea
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) records the element Ed- in many Brazilian names and explains it as coming from Anglo-Saxon ead, 'wealth'. The spelling Ednea is close to Edneia, which the same dictionary lists with the variant Edneya, but the origin of Ednea itself is uncertain. The name is almost always female, and the people recorded were born mostly between the 1950s and 1970s. IBGE recorded 1,410 people named Ednea in the 2022 Census. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio de Janeiro.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Edneia · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Ednea
What does the name Ednea mean?
The meaning of Ednea 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 Ednea in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,410 people with the first name Ednea, which ranks it number 6,544 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Ednea a boy's or a girl's name?
Ednea is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,406 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Ednea most common?
Proportionally, in Rio de Janeiro: 0.003% of the state's population is named Ednea (407 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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