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Almedia
How to Pronounce Almedia
Pronounced al-MEE-dee-ah /ælˈmiː.di.ə/Medium
Meaning: Almedia is best read as a variant of the antique American names Almeda and Almeta, and it also echoes the Portuguese and Spanish surname Almeida (from an Arabic word for 'the table, plateau'). The route is uncertain and it appears mostly as an early American given name.Low
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Almedia reads as a variant of the old American names Almeda and Almeta, and it faintly echoes the Portuguese surname Almeida. The route is uncertain, which we note; it appears chiefly in early twentieth-century records.
Almedia was never common, given to only about twenty girls a year at its peak around 1922, and it faded by the late twentieth century. It has the ornate, four-beat ring of other Al- vintage names.
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Frequently Asked
What does the name Almedia mean?
It is likely a variant of Almeda or Almeta, and it echoes the surname Almeida; the exact route is uncertain.
How do you pronounce Almedia?
It is said al-MEE-dee-ah /ælˈmiː.di.ə/, four syllables with the stress on the second.
Is Almedia a boy or girl name?
Almedia is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Almedia?
It has always been rare in the United States, given to only about twenty girls a year at its peak in the early nineteen-twenties.