Girl · Greek
Aspasia
Say it: as-PAY-zhuh
Meaning
From Greek aspasios 'welcome, gladly received'.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
Remembered through Aspasia of Miletus and still given occasionally in Greece.
Its wave through time
Rare in the records
In the United States
- 262 babies given this name since 1915
- At its height in 1926, about 1 in 98,800 girls
- Fewer than 5 babies a year in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
| Greek | Aspasia |
|---|---|
| Italian | Aspasia |
Famous bearers
- Aspasia, companion of Pericles in Athens
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Where this comes from
- Ancient Greek literature and history (Homer, Herodotus, Plutarch and others)
- Ancient Greek inscriptions
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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