Smaranda

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Smaranda

Say it: smah-RAHN-dah

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Meaning

From Greek smaragdos 'emerald'.

Certainscholars agree on this meaning.

Used among Romanian boyar families in earlier centuries and rare today.

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

Romanian

The family of the name

Greek	Smaragda

Famous bearers

Smaranda Brăescu, aviator

Names worth a look

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DomnicaGirlProbably from Latin dominica 'of the Lord', also the word for Sunday.Renaissance · forgotten

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SummerGirlFrom the English word for the season, Old English sumor.Modern · peak 1977

SeymourBoyFrom a Norman surname taken from Saint-Maur in France, named after Saint Maurus.Victorian · peak 1924 · forgotten

Where this comes from

Royal and noble genealogies
Parish baptism registers

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