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Detria
How to Pronounce Detria
Pronounced duh-TREE-uh /dəˈtriː.ə/Medium
Meaning: Detria reads as a coinage joining the De- prefix to a -tria ending that echoes Demetria, from Demeter, the Greek harvest goddess. Its exact source is uncertain; it was likely built for its sound rather than inherited from a single older 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
Detria is best read as a coinage pairing the De- prefix with a -tria ending that recalls Demetria (from Demeter, the Greek harvest goddess). Its exact source is uncertain. Names built from a prefix and a familiar ending spread among African American families in the mid-century. Detria appears in United States records from around 1957 and reached a small high around 1970. It was never common, given to only a couple dozen girls a year.
A girl named Detria at that high would be in her fifties now. It reads as a smooth, invented name of its era, borrowing a classical echo without copying one name; it never spread and has not revived, though the fuller Demetria is the more familiar cousin.
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What does the name Detria mean?
It is a coined name built on the De- prefix, echoing Demetria, from the Greek goddess Demeter.
How do you pronounce Detria?
It's said duh-TREE-uh /dəˈtriː.ə/, three syllables.
Is Detria a boy or girl name?
Detria is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Detria?
It has always been rare, a coined name given to only a couple dozen girls a year at its peak.