At a Glance: Name: Goa – Origin: Konkani/Sanskrit (place name, root meaning unclear) – Gender: Unisex – Pronunciation: GOH-uh
Goa is a Konkani/Sanskrit (place name, root meaning unclear) unisex name. It appears in 2 of our baby name lists.
Meaning & Origin of Goa
Origin: Konkani/Sanskrit (place name, root meaning unclear).
A common claim: Commonly glossed as meaning 'fertile land.' Actually: There's no reliable evidence that Goa means 'fertile land'; the underlying Sanskrit root has a disputed sense.
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Goa
Phonetic: GOH-uh IPA: /ˈɡoʊ.ə/
Popularity of Goa
Goa 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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