Meaning of the nameEdnei
- Male
- Ed-nei
Ednei is a male Brazilian name that the Morfemário gives as an example of the elements Ed-, 'wealth, goods', and -nei, from the French Ney.
Meaning
The meaning of Ednei is not known for certain. No reliable source documents it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
- People (2022)
- 11,262
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,564
- Median age
- 41 years
- 2010 Census
- 13,364
- people
Ednei in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Ednei, 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 (3,819 people).
887 women 10,375 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 Ednei is most common
States with the highest share of people named Ednei in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Bahia 0.014%
- Amazonas 0.011%
- Rondônia 0.011%
- Mato Grosso 0.008%
- Mato Grosso do Sul 0.008%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 2,995 | 0.007% |
| Bahia | 2,003 | 0.014% |
| Minas Gerais | 1,426 | 0.007% |
| Paraná | 612 | 0.005% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 501 | 0.003% |
| Santa Catarina | 455 | 0.006% |
| Pará | 454 | 0.006% |
| Goiás | 433 | 0.006% |
| Amazonas | 424 | 0.011% |
| Mato Grosso | 304 | 0.008% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 206 | 0.008% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 197 | 0.002% |
| Rondônia | 166 | 0.011% |
| Espírito Santo | 156 | 0.004% |
| Maranhão | 154 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 134 | 0.002% |
| Distrito Federal | 127 | 0.005% |
| Pernambuco | 91 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 84 | 0.004% |
| Piauí | 66 | 0.002% |
| Alagoas | 58 | 0.002% |
| Amapá | 46 | 0.006% |
| Tocantins | 41 | 0.003% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 39 | 0.001% |
| Acre | 35 | 0.004% |
| Paraíba | 31 | 0.001% |
| Roraima | 24 | 0.004% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Ednei
The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) cites Ednei as an example of two elements: Ed-, from the Anglo-Saxon ead, 'wealth, goods', and -nei or -ney, from the French Ney. The meaning of the name as a whole is not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 11,262 people named Ednei, with a median age of 41. Both spellings are used mainly by men, with a peak among men born in the 1970s and 1980s, and, proportionally, Ednei is most common in Bahia.
The spelling with a final -i and the most common in the group; the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil also lists Hedney as a spelling variant.
Other spellings of Ednei
| Spelling | People (2022) |
|---|---|
| Ednei | 11,262 |
| Edney | 3,987 |
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Ednei · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Morfemário: ED-, EDE- e -NEI, -NEY · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Ednei
What does the name Ednei mean?
The meaning of Ednei is not known for certain: no reliable source documents it. So we give no meaning; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
How many people are named Ednei in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 11,262 people with the first name Ednei, which ranks it number 1,564 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Ednei a boy's or a girl's name?
Ednei is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 887 women and 10,375 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Ednei most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.014% of the state's population is named Ednei (2,003 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Ednei?
Edney. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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