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Boy · Persian, through Latin
Hormisdas
Say it: or-mees-DAHS
Meaning
From the name of Pope Hormisdas, ultimately Persian Ohrmazd (Ahura Mazda), 'wise lord'.
Likelythe main view, with some doubt.
A papal name well used in 19th-century Quebec.
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
The family of the name
Other spellings: Hormidas
| Persian | Hormizd |
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Where this comes from
- Parish baptism registers
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