Providence: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Providence – Meaning: divine care and guidance – Origin: Latin – Gender: Unisex – Pronunciation: PROV-ih-dunss


Providence is a Latin unisex name meaning “divine care and guidance”. It appears in our list of 175+ State-Inspired Baby Names as American as They Come.

Meaning & Origin of Providence

Meaning: Divine care and guidance.

Origin: Latin.

Source: Wiktionary.

How to Pronounce Providence

Phonetic: PROV-ih-dunss   IPA: /ˈprɒv.ɪ.dəns/

Popularity of Providence

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration birth-name data, 1905–2024.

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