Scholastica

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Scholastica

Say it: skuh-LAS-tih-kuh

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Meaning

Latin, 'scholar, of the school'.

Certainscholars agree on this meaning.

Used in religious life and occasionally in Catholic families, rarely today.

Its wave through time

Rare in the records

In the United States

5 babies given this name since 1914
At its height in 1914, about 1 in 152,300 girls
Fewer than 5 babies a year in 2020

Through the ages

Used by

Early Christian Latin Italian French German English

The family of the name

Other spellings: Scolastica

French	Scholastique
Spanish	Escolástica
Italian	Scolastica
German	Scholastika
Polish	Scholastyka

Famous bearers

Scholastica, 6th-century nun and sister of Benedict of Nursia

Names worth a look

ZinaidaGirlFrom Greek Zēnais, 'of Zeus'.Early Medieval · forgotten

CaeciliaGirlFeminine of Caecilius, a Roman family name; ancient writers linked it to caecus 'blind', which is not proven.Rome

EudokiaGirlFrom Greek eu 'good' and dokein 'to seem, think': 'good repute' or 'good will'.Early Medieval · forgotten

TheophanoGirlFrom Greek theos 'god' and phainein 'to appear'.Early Medieval · forgotten

EuphrosyneGirlFrom Greek euphrosynē 'mirth, good cheer'.Early Medieval · forgotten

GlykeraGirlFrom Greek glykys 'sweet'.Greece · forgotten

SchuylerGirl or boyFading since the 1990speak 1993

Where this comes from

Lives of the saints and early Christian martyrologies
Calendars of saints and name days
Medieval European charters and records
United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source

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.