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Altagracia
How to Pronounce Altagracia
Pronounced ahl-tah-GRAH-see-ah /ˌal.taˈɡra.sja/Medium
Meaning: Altagracia is a Spanish Marian devotional name from alta 'high' and gracia 'grace' - 'high grace'. It honors Our Lady of Altagracia, the beloved patroness of the Dominican Republic, and is given in her devotion.Medium
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
Altagracia is a Spanish Marian devotional name from alta 'high' and gracia 'grace' - 'high grace'. It is given in honor of Our Lady of Altagracia, the cherished patroness of the Dominican Republic, whose image and shrine are central to Dominican faith. In the United States it appears among Dominican and other Hispanic families, reached its modest high around 1990, and has stayed rare, given to only a couple dozen girls a year.
Because much of its United States use is more recent, a girl named Altagracia may be a young woman or a child. The name carries deep religious meaning and is often shortened warmly to Altagracia's familiar forms. It remains a proud, devout heritage name, especially among Dominican families.
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What does the name Altagracia mean?
It is a Spanish Marian devotional name from alta 'high' and gracia 'grace', meaning 'high grace', honoring Our Lady of Altagracia.
How do you pronounce Altagracia?
It's said ahl-tah-GRAH-see-ah /ˌal.taˈɡra.sja/, five syllables, stress on the third.
Is Altagracia a boy or girl name?
Altagracia is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Altagracia?
It has stayed rare in the United States, a Dominican heritage name given to only a couple dozen girls a year, with much of its use around the nineteen-nineties.