Favila

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Boy · Germanic (Visigothic), uncertain

Favila

Say it: fah-BEE-lah

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Meaning

Uncertain; probably Visigothic Germanic.

Uncertainseveral explanations, none settled.

Known from the 8th-century king, who chronicles say was killed by a bear.

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 Early Middle Ages400 to 800

Used by

Spanish Gothic

Famous bearers

Favila, son of Pelayo and king of Asturias

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Where this comes from

Royal and noble genealogies

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