Meaning of the nameNedina
- Female
- Ne-di-na
Nedina is a female name of uncertain origin, with the ending -ina, which in Latin marks a diminutive.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,846 people named Nedina, the 5,392nd most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 64, and the largest group was born in the 1950s. Proportionally, it is most common in Espírito Santo.
Meaning
The meaning of Nedina 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)
- 1,846
- Rank in Brazil
- #5,392
- Median age
- 64 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,878
- people
Nedina in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Nedina, 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 (457 people).
1,840 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 Nedina is most common
States with the highest share of people named Nedina in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Espírito Santo 0.003%
- Minas Gerais 0.002%
- Goiás 0.002%
- Maranhão 0.002%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Minas Gerais | 403 | 0.002% |
| São Paulo | 228 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 126 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 109 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 103 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 103 | 0.003% |
| Paraná | 94 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 87 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 85 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 66 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 66 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 51 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 46 | 0.003% |
| Tocantins | 40 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 39 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 35 | 0.000% |
| Amazonas | 35 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 33 | 0.000% |
| Piauí | 32 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Nedina
The origin of Nedina is uncertain, and its meaning is not known for certain. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) describes -ina as a suffix of Latin origin with a diminutive value, found in names such as Francelina and Lucilina. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,846 people named Nedina, with a median age of 64; the largest group was born in the 1950s, with 457 people. Proportionally, it is most common in Espírito Santo.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-ina) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Nedina
What does the name Nedina mean?
The meaning of Nedina 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 Nedina in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,846 people with the first name Nedina, which ranks it number 5,392 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.
Is Nedina a boy's or a girl's name?
Nedina is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,840 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Nedina most common?
Proportionally, in Espírito Santo: 0.003% of the state's population is named Nedina (103 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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