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Dace
Say it: DAH-tseh
Meaning
Usually explained as a Latvian folk form of Dorothea, 'gift of God'.
Likelythe main view, with some doubt.
Very common in Latvia in the mid-20th century.
Its wave through time
Rare in the records
In the United States
- 467 babies given this name since 1953
- At its height in 2011, about 1 in 82,500 boys
- 10 babies in 2020
Through the ages
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Where this comes from
- Parish baptism registers
- National birth statistics of European countries source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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