Policarpa

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Policarpa

Say it: poh-lee-KAR-pah

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Meaning

Feminine of Policarpo, from Greek Polykarpos 'much fruit'.

Certainscholars agree on this meaning.

Known mainly through 'La Pola', executed in Bogotá in 1817, whose portrait has appeared on Colombian banknotes.

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

Andean

The family of the name

Other spellings: Pola

Famous bearers

Policarpa Salavarrieta, Colombian independence heroine

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PolyxeniGirlGreek polys 'many, much' and xenos 'guest, stranger', 'very hospitable'.Greece · forgotten

PolycarpBoyGreek Polykarpos, 'much fruit, fruitful'.Early Medieval · forgotten

Where this comes from

Colonial records of the Americas

Meanings and histories are compiled from the study of names and their languages and checked by a second review.

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.