Pelagia

Where Pelagia comes from

Borrowed from Latin Pelagia, from Ancient Greek Πελαγία (Pelagía). Doublet of Pelagie.
— Wiktionary's entry for Pelagia
  • Vowel-ended
Along the way
  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 — 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.