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Permelia
How to Pronounce Permelia
Pronounced per-MEE-lee-uh /pərˈmiː.li.ə/Medium
Meaning: Permelia is an old American girl's name, generally treated as a variant of Pamela (or Parmelia). Pamela was a literary coinage of the sixteenth century, its meaning uncertain but often glossed as 'all sweetness.' Permelia's exact route is uncertain, which we note.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
Permelia is a vintage American girl's name, usually explained as a variant of Pamela, a name coined by the poet Philip Sidney and often glossed 'all sweetness.' Permelia and its kin were common in rural nineteenth-century America. It appears in United States birth records into the early twentieth century before fading, and its exact route is uncertain, which we note.
It was never common in the recorded era, given to only a couple dozen girls a year at its high in the late nineteen-tens, so a Permelia from that peak was born over a century ago. It reads as a deep-vintage name, long out of use.
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What does the name Permelia mean?
It is an old American variant of Pamela, a literary name sometimes read as 'all sweetness'; route uncertain.
How do you pronounce Permelia?
It's said per-MEE-lee-uh /pərˈmiː.li.ə/ - four syllables, stress on the second.
Is Permelia a boy or girl name?
Permelia is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Permelia?
It has always been rare, given to only a couple dozen girls a year at its peak in the late nineteen-tens.