Encarnación

Girl · Spanish (Latin incarnatio)

Encarnación

Say it: en-kar-nah-THYON

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Meaning

Spanish 'incarnation', from the feast of the Incarnation.

Certainscholars agree on this meaning.

Common in Spain until the mid-20th century and now mostly found among older women.

Its wave through time

Rare in the records

In the United States

977 babies given this name since 1892
At its height in 1895, about 1 in 16,800 boys
Fewer than 5 babies a year in 2020

Through the ages

Used by

Spanish Mexican Argentine

The family of the name

Other spellings: Encarna, Chona

Portuguese	Encarnação

Famous bearers

Encarnación Ezcurra, wife of Juan Manuel de Rosas

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HyacinthGirl or boyFrom Greek hyakinthos, a flower name of pre-Greek origin.Middle Ages · forgotten

LeocadiaGirlUncertain. Perhaps from Greek leukos 'white, bright', but the origin is not known.Early Medieval · forgotten

MarianelaGirlSpanish compound of María and the diminutive Nela (from Manuela), made famous by Benito Pérez Galdós's novel…Victorian · forgotten

EngraciaGirlFrom Late Latin Engratia, usually read as 'in grace'.Early Medieval · forgotten

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Where this comes from

Calendars of saints and name days
National birth statistics of European countries source
Parish baptism registers
United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source

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