Girl · Greek
Kassia
Say it: KAS-ee-uh
Meaning
Uncertain. Possibly related to cassia, an aromatic spice, but not established.
Uncertainseveral explanations, none settled.
Remembered through the 9th-century Byzantine composer, whose hymn is still sung in Holy Week.
Its wave through time
Rare in the records
In the United States
- 775 babies given this name since 1967
- At its height in 2018, about 1 in 60,600 girls
- 16 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Kassiani, Kassiane
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Famous bearers
- Kassia, Byzantine abbess and hymn composer
Names worth a look
Where this comes from
- Lives of the saints and early Christian martyrologies
- Calendars of saints and name days
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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