Santa (given name)

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Santa
GenderFemale
Origin
Word/namederived either from Latin sanctus (holy) or from Aleksandra [1]
Region of origin Latvia

Santa is a given name. As a Latvian feminine given name, [2] the name day of people named Santa is September 14. [3]

Notable people with the given name Santa

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References

  1. Siliņš, Klāvs (1990). Latviešu personvārdu vārdnīca (in Latvian). Rīga: Zinātne. ISBN   5796602780.
  2. Jacobs, Timothy (28 February 2002). "Latvian names are more than just Janis". The Baltic Times . Retrieved 8 March 2017.
  3. vardadienas.lv. "Septembris". Archived from the original on July 8, 2015. Retrieved October 4, 2014.