MEANING & HISTORY
What does Concepción mean?
Concepción is a Spanish devotional name from María de la Inmaculada Concepción. The common noun means conception.
The Catholic title refers specifically to Mary’s immaculate conception, rather than being a general reference to any pregnancy. The shortened name can function independently without María. The accent is retained as part of its exact spelling.
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Pronunciation & syllables
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Spanish
- /konθebˈθjon/
- [kõn̟.θeβ̞ˈθjõn]
- /konsebˈsjon/
- [kõn.seβ̞ˈsjõn]
Con · cep · ción3 source divisions
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Origin and name formation
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SpanishEtymology & source
From concepción (“conception”), shortened from María (de la Inmaculada) Concepción, a Roman Catholic epithet of the Virgin Mary as "Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception".
a female given name
Wiktionary: Concepción (Spanish) ↗ · Contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0
SpanishEtymology & source
Inherited from Latin Marīa, from Ancient Greek Μαρίᾱ (Maríā), from Hebrew מִרְיָם (miryām).
a female given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Mary
Wiktionary: Concepción (Spanish) ↗ · Contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0
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People with the name Concepción
Public figures and other documented namesakes linked by an explicit given-name claim. This is a selection of records, not a popularity ranking.
DOCUMENTED NAMESAKE
Concepción Felix Roque
Filipina feminist and human rights activist
The record establishes the name association, not the person’s intended meaning, pronunciation or ancestry. Descriptions are attributed to Wikidata contributors (CC0).
Use in Philippine-linked records
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distinct person records with an explicit given-name claim
Community-edited coverage, not a census or birth registry. Examples: Concepción Felix Roque
PSA · OFFICIAL BIRTH RECORDS
Concepción in the birth records
Exact spelling and stated year in the published name tables. Read the counts as individual snapshots.
Tables included: 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2023 and 2024. The 2016 fact sheet lists five names per sex; the later tables include ten. Missing counts are not inferred. Sex categories follow the official tables, independently of dictionary gender labels. Explore the official tables →
Similar names to Concepción
Names with a similar opening or ending, ordered by spelling distance. Similar spelling does not imply the same meaning or origin.
Names in this collection
- Concepcion♀Spanish conception-name referring to Mary’s Immaculate Conception
- Concordio·Harmony or agreement-name tradition
- Consolacion♀Consolation, from a Marian devotional title
- Conching♀Concepcion familiar form; conception-name tradition
- Conchita♀Affectionate form of Concepción
- Constancio♂Steadfast or constant; from Latin Constantius
- Cornelio♂Form of the Roman family name Cornelius
- Adoracion·Adoration, in the Spanish Adoración tradition
What rhymes with Concepción?
Matches share a dictionary-supplied rhyme key in the stated language. Check the recorded reading; another language or accent can change the rhyme.
- EncarnaciónSpanish · /-on/
- FilemónSpanish · /-on/
- HilariónSpanish · /-on/
- LeónSpanish · /-on/
- NapoleónSpanish · /-on/
- PantaleónSpanish · /-on/
- PurificaciónSpanish · /-on/
- RamónSpanish · /-on/
- SimeónSpanish · /-on/
Names with a similar written ending
Spelling suggestions; these are not verified phonetic rhymes.
Explore Concepción further
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- Wikidata given-name item Q3686044 — Concepción (opens in a new tab)
Given-name identity, native labels, language associations and explicit class where present; not lexical meaning or population frequency.
- Wikidata — Concepción Felix Roque (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name claim P735 linking to Q3686044 and citizenship claim P27 linking to Philippines Q928; community-edited evidence, not a civil-registry record.
- Wiktionary contributors — Concepción (Spanish) (opens in a new tab)
Language-specific given-name etymology; shared spelling does not prove every bearer has this origin.
- Wiktionary contributors — Concepción (Spanish) (opens in a new tab)
Language-specific given-name etymology; shared spelling does not prove every bearer has this origin.
- Wiktionary: Concepción (opens in a new tab)
Personal-name formation and etymological relationships; imported dictionary account consulted.