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Palmina
How to Pronounce Palmina
Pronounced pahl-MEE-nah /pɑlˈmiː.nə/Medium
Meaning: Palmina is an Italian feminine name built on palma, 'palm,' from the Latin palma; it is a devotional name traditionally given to girls born near Palm Sunday (Domenica delle Palme), paralleling the way Pasquale honors Easter.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
Palmina comes from the Italian palma, 'palm,' and belongs to a small group of Italian devotional names tied to a specific date on the church calendar, here Palm Sunday. It arrived in the United States chiefly with early-twentieth-century Italian immigrant families.
It was never common outside that heritage, given to only about twenty girls a year at its peak around 1928, and it disappeared from wide use by the late 1940s. It remains a warm, distinctly Italian heirloom name.
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Frequently Asked
What does the name Palmina mean?
It is Italian for 'palm,' a devotional name traditionally given for Palm Sunday.
How do you pronounce Palmina?
It is said pahl-MEE-nah /pɑlˈmiː.nə/, three syllables with the stress on the second.
Is Palmina a boy or girl name?
Palmina is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Palmina?
It has always been rare in the United States, given to only about twenty girls a year at its peak in the late 1920s, mostly among Italian immigrant families.