Girl · Greek
Olimpia
Say it: oh-LEEM-pyah
Meaning
From Greek Olympias, 'of Olympus', the mountain home of the gods.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
Its wave through time
Rare in the records
In the United States
- 384 babies given this name since 1907
- At its height in 1907, about 1 in 63,700 girls
- 7 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
| English | Olympia |
|---|---|
| Greek | Olympias |
Famous bearers
- Olimpia Maidalchini, sister-in-law of Pope Innocent X
- Olympia Morata, humanist scholar
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Where this comes from
- Ancient Greek literature and history (Homer, Herodotus, Plutarch and others)
- Medieval and Renaissance Italian records, such as the Florentine tax survey of 1427
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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