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Xiomara
Say it: syoh-MAH-rah
Meaning
Of uncertain origin; it is often said to be Visigothic and to mean 'ready for battle', but no reliable source supports that.
Uncertainseveral explanations, none settled.
A distinctively Latin American name, common in Central America, Venezuela and the Caribbean.
Its wave through time
Rising now
In the United States
- 8,893 babies given this name since 1954
- At its height in 2020, about 1 in 3,400 girls
- 475 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Yomara
Famous bearers
- Xiomara Castro, president of Honduras
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Where this comes from
- National census records of the 19th and 20th centuries
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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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.