Pelagia

Where Pelagia comes from

Borrowed from Latin Pelagia, from Ancient Greek Πελαγία (Pelagía). Doublet of Pelagie.
— Wiktionary's entry for Pelagia
  • Vowel-ended
Pelagia through the years
  1. 300
    Pelagia of Tarsus born
    Martyr and saint
  2. 311
    Pelagia the Virgin born
    Christian saint, virgin and martyr
  3. 1886
    Debut at its peak, #993
    #993 among girls with 6 babies in the first year it was published, and still its best.
  4. 1887
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births.
In the dictionary
  • A female given name
Namesakes
  • Pelagia of Tarsus · Martyr and saint, 300–400
  • Pelagia the Virgin · Christian saint, virgin and martyr, 311–305
  • Pelagia Mendoza · Filipino sculptor, 1867–1939
  • Pelagia Papamichail · Greek basketball player, born 1986
  • Pelagia Majewska · Polish sportsperson, 1933–1988

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.