Almodis

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Girl · Germanic, through Occitan

Almodis

Say it: al-MOH-dees

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Meaning

Uncertain; probably Germanic.

Uncertainseveral explanations, none settled.

Brought into Catalonia by an 11th-century countess from Occitan France and always rare.

Its wave through time

No birth counts are recorded for this name in the records loaded here: it has been given to fewer than five babies a year, or not at all, since records began.

Through the ages

The High and Late Middle Ages1100 to 1450

Used by

Catalan French

Famous bearers

Almodis de la Marche, countess of Barcelona

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Where this comes from

Royal and noble genealogies

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