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Girl · Greek, through Galician
Uxía
Say it: oo-SHEE-ah
Meaning
Galician form of Eugenia, from Greek eugenēs 'well-born'.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
A traditional Galician form revived with the Galician language in the late 20th century.
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
| Spanish | Eugenia |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | Eugénia |
| Catalan | Eugènia |
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Where this comes from
- Calendars of saints and name days
- National birth statistics of European countries 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.