MEANING & HISTORY
What does Pelagia mean?
Pelagia is the feminine form of Pelagius, from Greek Pelagios. The Greek base derives from pelagos, sea, giving the name a genuine maritime meaning.
Several early Christian saints carried related forms, preserving the family beyond its ordinary Greek vocabulary origin. The feminine ending shapes a personal name rather than adding a separate word for princess. The sea reference is linguistic ancestry and does not imply a coastal birthplace for every Pelagia.
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Pronunciation & syllables
A dictionary pronunciation or syllable division has not been verified for this exact spelling. Use the synthetic reading as a starting point and confirm the intended pronunciation with the family.
Origin and name formation
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EnglishEtymology & source
Borrowed from Latin Pelagia, from Ancient Greek Πελαγία (Pelagía). Doublet of Pelagie.
A female given name
Wiktionary: Pelagia (English) ↗ · Contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0
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People with the name Pelagia
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DOCUMENTED NAMESAKE
Pelagia Mendoza
Filipino sculptor
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: Pelagia Mendoza
PSA · OFFICIAL BIRTH RECORDS
Pelagia 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 Pelagia
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
- Pelagio·Greek sea-name through Latin Pelagius
- Eulogia♀Praise or blessing in the Greek-derived name family
- Gia♂♀Short form of Gianna or Georgia
- Pearl♀Pearl, the mollusc-formed gem
- Pedrita·As a Portuguese word: a small stone, a diminutive of pedra
- Pelising♂♀Familiar form of Felicisimo or Felicidad
- Pepay♀Josefa familiar form through Pepa
- Pepita·Spanish affectionate form of Josefa
What rhymes with Pelagia?
No dictionary-confirmed rhyme match is available for this spelling in the current catalogue.
Explore Pelagia further
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- Wikidata given-name item Q100151977 — Pelagia (opens in a new tab)
Given-name identity, native labels, language associations and explicit class where present; not lexical meaning or population frequency.
- Wikidata — Pelagia Mendoza (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name claim P735 linking to Q100151977 and citizenship claim P27 linking to Philippines Q928; community-edited evidence, not a civil-registry record.
- Wiktionary contributors — Pelagia (English) (opens in a new tab)
Language-specific given-name etymology; shared spelling does not prove every bearer has this origin.
- Behind the Name — Pelagia (opens in a new tab)
Consulted account of the name’s formation, relevant root elements, or explicitly linked base name.
- Behind the Name — Pelagius (opens in a new tab)
Consulted account of the name’s formation, relevant root elements, or explicitly linked base name.