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Boy · Greek
Higinio
Say it: ee-HEE-nyoh
Meaning
From Greek Hyginos, from hygiēs 'healthy'.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
Its wave through time
Rare in the records
In the United States
- 690 babies given this name since 1914
- At its height in 1936, about 1 in 79,800 boys
- Fewer than 5 babies a year in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
| Italian | Igino |
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Where this comes from
- Lives of the saints and early Christian martyrologies
- Parish baptism registers
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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