Pelagia: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Pelagia – Meaning: of the sea – Origin: Greek – Gender: Girl – Pronunciation: peh-LAY-jee-uh


Pelagia is a Greek girl's name meaning “of the sea”. It appears in 5 of our baby name lists.

Meaning & Origin of Pelagia

Meaning: Of the sea.

Origin: Greek.

Source: Wiktionary.

How to Pronounce Pelagia

Phonetic: peh-LAY-jee-uh

Popularity of Pelagia

Pelagia 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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