At a Glance
- Meaning
- 'new Carthage' -- named after the ancient Phoenician city of Carthage
- Origin
- Spanish (from Latin Carthago Nova)
- Gender
- Unisex
- Pronunciation
- kar-tuh-HAY-nuh
Cartagena is a Spanish (from Latin Carthago Nova) unisex name meaning “'new Carthage' -- named after the ancient Phoenician city of Carthage”. It appears in 2 of our baby name lists.
Meaning & Origin of Cartagena
Meaning: 'new Carthage' -- named after the ancient Phoenician city of Carthage.
Origin: Spanish (from Latin Carthago Nova).
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Cartagena
kar-tuh-HAY-nuhIPA /ˌkɑːrtəˈheɪnə/
Popularity of Cartagena
Cartagena doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.
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