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Velia
Pronounced VEH-lee-ah /ΛvΙ.li.Ι/Medium
Meaning: Velia is an established Italian and Spanish girls' name. It is generally linked to the ancient Velia - a spur of the Palatine hill in Rome and also a Greek colony in southern Italy - or to the Roman family name Velius. It is also used as a short form of names such as Aurelia and Evelia.Low
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U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880βpresent). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Velia is an established Italian and Spanish girls' name, usually traced to the ancient Velia - both a rise on Rome's Palatine hill and a Greek colony in southern Italy known as a seat of philosophy - or to the Roman family name Velius. It also serves as a short form of Aurelia or Evelia. In Italy and parts of Latin America it has a mid-century, grandmotherly warmth; in the U.S. it remains rare (said 'VEH-lee-ah').
It appears only very rarely for girls in the U.S. Rare here, familiar in Italy and Latin America.
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What does the name Velia mean?
Velia is generally linked to the ancient Velia - a rise on Rome's Palatine hill and a Greek colony in southern Italy - or to the Roman name Velius. It is also short for Aurelia or Evelia.
How do you pronounce Velia?
It's said VEH-lee-ah /ΛvΙ.li.Ι/ - three syllables, stress on the first.
Is Velia a boy or girl name?
Velia is a girl's name.
How popular is Velia?
Velia is very rare in the U.S., though it is more familiar in Italy and parts of Latin America.