Girl · Spanish (Latin purificatio)
Purificación
Say it: poo-ree-fee-kah-THYON
Meaning
Spanish 'purification', from the feast of the Purification of the Virgin (Candlemas).
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
Common in Spain until the mid-20th century and now rarely chosen.
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
The family of the name
Other spellings: Puri
| Basque | Garbiñe |
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