Paz

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Paz

Say it: PAHS

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Meaning

Spanish 'peace', after Nuestra Señora de la Paz.

Certainscholars agree on this meaning.

Usually María de la Paz; the Bolivian city of La Paz was named Nuestra Señora de La Paz.

Its wave through time

Rare in the records

In the United States

745 babies given this name since 1915
At its height in 1930, about 1 in 187,700 girls
19 babies in 2020

Through the ages

Used by

Spanish Andean Argentine Mexican

The family of the name

Portuguese	Paz

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EncarnaciónGirlSpanish 'incarnation', from the feast of the Incarnation.Colonial · forgotten

IgnaciaGirlFeminine of Ignacio, from the Roman family name Egnatius, of uncertain (possibly Etruscan) origin; the link to Latin…Colonial · peak 1904 · forgotten

AsunciónGirlSpanish 'assumption', from the feast of the Assumption of Mary.Colonial · forgotten

RemediosGirlSpanish 'remedies', from Nuestra Señora de los Remedios.Colonial · forgotten

GertrudisGirlFrom Germanic ger 'spear' and þrūþ 'strength'.Colonial · forgotten

AgustinaGirlFeminine of Agustín, from Latin Augustinus, derived from augustus 'venerable'.Colonial · peak 1901

PaisleyGirlFrom the Scottish town of Paisley, which gave its name to the teardrop textile pattern; the town name is often…Modern · peak 2017

PasqualeBoyFrom Late Latin Paschalis 'of Easter'.Victorian · peak 1914 · forgotten

Where this comes from

Parish baptism registers
United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source

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Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.