Oceania: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Oceania – Meaning: named after the ocean; the Pacific Islands region – Origin: French (from Greek, via Latin geographic naming) – Gender: Girl – Pronunciation: oh-shee-AN-ee-uh


Oceania is a French (from Greek, via Latin geographic naming) girl's name meaning “named after the ocean; the Pacific Islands region”. It appears in our list of 175+ Beautiful Ocean Names For Girls (with Meanings).

Meaning & Origin of Oceania

Meaning: Named after the ocean; the Pacific Islands region.

Origin: French (from Greek, via Latin geographic naming).

Source: Wiktionary.

How to Pronounce Oceania

Phonetic: oh-shee-AN-ee-uh   IPA: /ˌoʊʃiˈæniə/

Popularity of Oceania

Oceania 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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