Meaning of the nameExpedita
- Female
- Latin origin
- Ex-pe-di-ta
Expedita is a female name of Latin origin, the feminine form of the adjective expeditus, which means 'unimpeded, disentangled'.
Meaning
“unimpeded, disentangled, ready”
Source: Priberam: expedito · Wiktionary: expeditus · Behind the Name: Expeditus
- People (2022)
- 6,833
- Rank in Brazil
- #2,203
- Median age
- 65 years
- 2010 Census
- 8,488
- people
Expedita in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Expedita, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1950s (1,568 people).
6,803 women 30 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 Expedita is most common
States with the highest share of people named Expedita in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Ceará 0.024%
- Piauí 0.011%
- Rio Grande do Norte 0.010%
- Paraíba 0.008%
- Pernambuco 0.007%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Ceará | 2,072 | 0.024% |
| São Paulo | 1,030 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 658 | 0.003% |
| Pernambuco | 617 | 0.007% |
| Piauí | 369 | 0.011% |
| Paraíba | 325 | 0.008% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 315 | 0.010% |
| Maranhão | 247 | 0.004% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 174 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 172 | 0.006% |
| Bahia | 142 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 126 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 121 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 109 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 73 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 48 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso | 44 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 43 | 0.003% |
| Amazonas | 40 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 28 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 17 | 0.000% |
| Sergipe | 16 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 15 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Expedita
Priberam derives the adjective expedito from Latin expeditus, which it glosses as 'unimpeded, disentangled, at ease'; Expedita is the feminine form. Wiktionary explains expeditus as the participle of expedio, 'to free the feet from snares', and Behind the Name gives the name Expeditus the sense 'ready, prepared'. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 6,833 people named Expedita, with a median age of 65. The name is almost always female. Proportionally, it is most common in Ceará.
Sources
- Priberam: expedito · dicionario.priberam.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: expeditus · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Behind the Name: Expeditus · behindthename.com · meaning
Questions about the name Expedita
What does the name Expedita mean?
Expedita means “unimpeded, disentangled, ready”, according to Priberam and Wiktionary.
How many people are named Expedita in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 6,833 people with the first name Expedita, which ranks it number 2,203 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.
Is Expedita a boy's or a girl's name?
Expedita is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 6,803 women and 30 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Expedita?
Expedita is a name of Latin origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Expedita most common?
Proportionally, in Ceará: 0.024% of the state's population is named Expedita (2,072 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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