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Tosca
How to Pronounce Tosca
Pronounced TOS-kuh /หtษs.kษ/Medium
Meaning: Tosca is an Italian name usually read as from Tuscany or a Tuscan woman; it is closely bound to Puccini's 1900 opera Tosca, whose passionate heroine has kept the name in cultural memory.Medium
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U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880โpresent). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Tosca is an Italian name tied to the region of Tuscany, but its fame rests on Puccini's beloved opera Tosca, first staged in 1900. As an American given name it was always scarce, touching its modest high around 1974.
Never common, it was given to only a handful of girls a year, and it has stayed a distinctive, arts-flavored rarity. A girl named Tosca at that peak would be in her early fifties today. Its two crisp beats and operatic pedigree give it a bold, theatrical charm.
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Frequently Asked
What does the name Tosca mean?
It is an Italian name usually read as from Tuscany, and it is famous through Puccini's opera Tosca.
How do you pronounce Tosca?
It is said TOS-kuh /หtษs.kษ/, two syllables with the stress on the first.
Is Tosca a boy or girl name?
Tosca is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Tosca?
It has always been rare in the United States, given to only a handful of girls a year around its peak in the mid nineteen-seventies.