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Modena
How to Pronounce Modena
Pronounced MOH-duh-nuh /ΛmoΚ.dΙ.nΙ/Medium
Meaning: Modena is taken from the northern Italian city of Modena, an ancient town (Roman Mutina) in the Emilia-Romagna region. As a given name it is a place name, honoring the city rather than carrying a personal-word meaning; it also names a color, Modena red.Low
Popularity in the U.S. Β· SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880βpresent). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Modena is a place name, taken from the historic city of Modena in northern Italy β the Roman Mutina, in today's Emilia-Romagna. American families sometimes chose European city names for their pleasant sound and worldly air, and Modena, soft and three-beat, fit that taste; it also lent its name to a shade of deep red.
As a given name it was always rare, carried by only a few dozen girls a year at its faint peak around 1921, and it faded to near disuse by the late 1950s. It reads as a genuine vintage place name; while Italian place names like Siena have found modern favor, Modena has stayed obscure.
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What does the name Modena mean?
Modena is a place name taken from the northern Italian city of Modena; it honors the city rather than carrying a personal-word meaning.
How do you pronounce Modena?
It's said MOH-duh-nuh /ΛmoΚ.dΙ.nΙ/ β three syllables, stress on the first.
Is Modena a boy or girl name?
Modena is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Modena?
Modena has always been rare in the U.S., a vintage place name most seen in the early twentieth century.