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Patria
How to Pronounce Patria
Pronounced PAH-tree-uh /ΛpΙ.tri.Ι/Medium
Meaning: Patria is a Spanish and Latin name from the Latin patria, meaning homeland or fatherland, related to pater, father. It carries a sense of love of country and belonging, and was given in Latino families as a name of devotion and pride.Medium
Popularity in the U.S. Β· SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880βpresent). Pink marker = peak year.
SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.
History & Origin
Patria comes straight from the Latin patria, homeland or fatherland, tied to pater, father. In Spanish it reads as a name of devotion to one's country. It is remembered through Patria Mirabal, one of the Dominican Mirabal sisters honored for their stand against dictatorship, which lends the name a note of quiet courage.
Patria was never common in the United States, given to only a couple dozen girls a year at a faint peak around the turn of the nineteen-nineties, with a long thin presence otherwise. It reads as a heartfelt heritage name.
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Patria Mirabal (1924-1960)Dominican sister remembered with her siblings for their courageous resistance to dictatorship
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Frequently Asked
What does the name Patria mean?
It means homeland or fatherland, from the Latin patria, related to pater, father.
How do you pronounce Patria?
It is said PAH-tree-uh /ΛpΙ.tri.Ι/, three syllables with the stress on the first.
Is Patria a boy or girl name?
Patria is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Patria?
It has always been rare in the United States, given to only a couple dozen girls a year at its faint peak around the turn of the nineteen-nineties.