Ermesinda

Girl · Germanic (Visigothic)

Ermesinda

Say it: er-meh-SEEN-dah

Meaning

Germanic. The first element is probably ermen 'whole, great'; the second, also seen in Adosinda, is often read as sinþ 'path, journey' but is not certain.

Uncertainseveral explanations, none settled.

Kept alive from Visigothic times in the early Asturian royal house, and in Catalonia as Ermessenda into the 11th century.

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

Used by

Spanish Catalan Gothic

The family of the name

Catalan	Ermessenda

Famous bearers

Ermesinda, daughter of Pelayo and queen of Asturias
Ermessenda of Carcassonne, countess of Barcelona

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Where this comes from

Royal and noble genealogies

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