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Meaning of the nameEdu

Edu is a male name, a reduced form of Eduardo, a name of Germanic origin linked to 'guardian of wealth'.

Meaning

“reduced form of Eduardo, 'guardian of wealth'”

Source: Wiktionary: Eduardo · Behind the Name: Eduardo · Wiktionary: Edward · Behind the Name: Edward

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People (2022)
2,575
Rank in Brazil
#4,334
Median age
29 years
2010 Census
2,650
people

Edu in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Edu, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 2000s (567 people).

31 women 2,544 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 Edu is most common

States with the highest share of people named Edu in the population, in the 2022 Census.

  1. Rio Grande do Sul 0.004%
  2. Santa Catarina 0.004%
  3. Amazonas 0.004%
  4. Pará 0.002%
  5. Bahia 0.001%
All states
StatePeople% of population
Rio Grande do Sul4280.004%
Santa Catarina2830.004%
São Paulo2790.001%
Minas Gerais2160.001%
Bahia1830.001%
Pará1760.002%
Amazonas1390.004%
Paraná1370.001%
Rio de Janeiro1110.001%
Mato Grosso660.002%
Goiás630.001%
Espírito Santo630.002%
Maranhão550.001%
Ceará490.001%
Pernambuco470.001%
Mato Grosso do Sul390.001%
Rondônia340.002%
Distrito Federal300.001%
Paraíba270.001%
Amapá260.004%
Roraima230.004%
Rio Grande do Norte210.001%
Sergipe190.001%
Tocantins190.001%
Piauí150.001%
Acre150.002%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Edu

Edu is a hypocorism of Eduardo, according to the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil and Wiktionary. Eduardo ultimately comes from Old English Ēadweard, formed by ēad ('wealth') and weard ('guardian'). In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,575 people named Edu, with a median age of 29.

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: Edu · en.wiktionary.org · origin
  2. Wiktionary: Eduardo · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  3. Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Edu · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
  4. Behind the Name: Eduardo · behindthename.com · meaning
  5. Wiktionary: Edward · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  6. Behind the Name: Edward · behindthename.com · meaning

Questions about the name Edu

What does the name Edu mean?

Edu means “reduced form of Eduardo, 'guardian of wealth'”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name.

How many people are named Edu in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,575 people with the first name Edu, which ranks it number 4,334 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2000s.

Is Edu a boy's or a girl's name?

Edu is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 31 women and 2,544 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Edu?

Edu is a name of Germanic origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Edu most common?

Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.004% of the state's population is named Edu (428 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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