Meaning of the nameOdemir
- Male
- O-de-mir
Odemir is a Brazilian masculine name ending in -mir, of origin and meaning not known with certainty.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,009 people named Odemir, the 8,237th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 54, and the largest group was born in the 1960s. Proportionally, it is most common in Paraná.
Meaning
The meaning of Odemir 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)
- 1,009
- Rank in Brazil
- #8,237
- Median age
- 54 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,192
- people
Odemir in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Odemir, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1960s (278 people).
0 women 999 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 Odemir is most common
States with the highest share of people named Odemir in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 203 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 106 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 76 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 76 | 0.003% |
| Bahia | 70 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 65 | 0.000% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 62 | 0.000% |
| Santa Catarina | 58 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 54 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 51 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 38 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 19 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 16 | 0.000% |
| Rondônia | 16 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Odemir
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) records Odemir, but without a formation or etymology. The Morfemário lists Odemir among the Brazilian names with the ending -mir, which may come from Germanic mir ('famous, illustrious'), Arabic mir ('prince') or Polish mir ('peace'); no source explains the beginning Ode-, and so the meaning of the name remains undefined. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,009 people named Odemir, almost always men, with a median age of 54; proportionally, it is most common in Paraná.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Odemir · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · usage
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Odemir
What does the name Odemir mean?
The meaning of Odemir 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 Odemir in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,009 people with the first name Odemir, which ranks it number 8,237 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Odemir a boy's or a girl's name?
Odemir is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 999 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Odemir most common?
Proportionally, in Paraná: 0.001% of the state's population is named Odemir (106 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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