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Aracelys
Pronounced ar-uh-SEL-ees /ˌɑr.əˈsɛl.is/Medium
Meaning: Aracelys is a Spanish elaboration of Araceli, from the Latin ara caeli, 'altar of heaven' or 'altar of the sky.' The name honors the Virgin Mary under the title Santa Maria in Ara Coeli, tied to a historic Roman church, and it is a treasured Marian name in Spanish-speaking families. The -ys ending is a Latin American spelling flourish.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
Aracelys elaborates Araceli, from the Latin ara caeli, 'altar of heaven,' a Marian name honoring the Virgin Mary. The -ys spelling is a Latin American touch on a devotional name carried across generations in Spanish-speaking communities.
It appeared in the United States from the nineteen-eighties into the twenty-tens, given to only about fifteen girls a year even at its peak in the early two-thousands, and stayed rare throughout while plainer Araceli was more common.
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What does the name Aracelys mean?
It is a form of Araceli, from the Latin ara caeli, 'altar of heaven' or 'altar of the sky,' a Marian title.
How do you pronounce Aracelys?
It is said ar-uh-SEL-ees /ˌɑr.əˈsɛl.is/ - four syllables, stress on the third.
Is Aracelys a boy or girl name?
Aracelys is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Aracelys?
It was always rare in the United States, given to only about fifteen girls a year even at its peak in the two-thousands.