Meaning of the nameElimar
- Unisex
- E-li-mar
Elimar is a name used for men and women, formed from Eli- and -mar according to the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil; its meaning is uncertain.
Meaning
The meaning of Elimar 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)
- 4,951
- Rank in Brazil
- #2,754
- Median age
- 41 years
- 2010 Census
- 5,512
- people
Elimar in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Elimar, 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 (1,262 people).
1,053 women 3,898 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 Elimar is most common
States with the highest share of people named Elimar in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Espírito Santo 0.009%
- Amazonas 0.007%
- Goiás 0.007%
- Piauí 0.005%
- Minas Gerais 0.004%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Minas Gerais | 891 | 0.004% |
| Goiás | 472 | 0.007% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 413 | 0.003% |
| São Paulo | 373 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 340 | 0.009% |
| Amazonas | 267 | 0.007% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 263 | 0.002% |
| Bahia | 252 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 219 | 0.003% |
| Pará | 186 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 174 | 0.002% |
| Piauí | 167 | 0.005% |
| Paraná | 129 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 121 | 0.003% |
| Pernambuco | 119 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 75 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 70 | 0.003% |
| Distrito Federal | 66 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 59 | 0.002% |
| Rondônia | 57 | 0.004% |
| Paraíba | 47 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 46 | 0.003% |
| Acre | 46 | 0.006% |
| Roraima | 38 | 0.006% |
| Amapá | 36 | 0.005% |
| Sergipe | 15 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Elimar
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) analyzes Elimar as Eli- + -mar and lists Elymar and Helimar as spelling variants. For Eli-, the origin is doubtful, perhaps an abbreviation of Eliel, 'God (is) high', according to Machado; for -mar, it points to three possible sources: the Germanic mar, 'glory, fame', a remnant of Maria, or the Portuguese noun mar, 'sea'. The meaning of the whole name is not known for certain. Used for men and women, it has more male records and appears mainly among people born from the 1970s to the 1990s. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 4,951 people named Elimar, with a median age of 41.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Elimar · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (Eli-, -mar) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Elimar
What does the name Elimar mean?
The meaning of Elimar 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 Elimar in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 4,951 people with the first name Elimar, which ranks it number 2,754 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Elimar a boy's or a girl's name?
Elimar is used by both men and women: in the 2022 Census, 1,053 women and 3,898 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Elimar most common?
Proportionally, in Espírito Santo: 0.009% of the state's population is named Elimar (340 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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