Pelageya

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Pelageya

Say it: peh-lah-GEH-yah

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Meaning

From Greek pelagos 'the open sea'.

Certainscholars agree on this meaning.

A frequent peasant name in Russia before 1917.

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

Russian Ukrainian

The family of the name

Other spellings: Пелагея

Ukrainian	Pelaheia
Greek	Pelagia

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Where this comes from

Lives of the saints and early Christian martyrologies
Calendars of saints and name days

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