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Villa
How to Pronounce Villa
Pronounced VIL-uh /ˈvɪlə/High
Meaning: Villa is drawn from the Spanish word 'villa,' meaning a town or country house, and it is also a common Spanish surname. As a girls' given name it reads as a simple, pleasant word-name; its literal sense is the ordinary 'town' or 'villa.'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
Villa takes the Spanish word for a town or country house and uses it as a girls' name. It is also a widespread surname. In American records of the early nineteen-hundreds it appears rarely, a plain, agreeable word given as a first name.
It was always rare, given to only a couple dozen girls a year around 1915 before fading by mid-century. A girl named Villa then would be past a hundred now, of a great-grandmother's generation.
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What does the name Villa mean?
It comes from the Spanish word 'villa,' meaning 'town' or 'country house.'
How do you pronounce Villa?
It's said VIL-uh /ˈvɪlə/, two syllables, stress on the first.
Is Villa a boy or girl name?
Villa is used as a girl's name.
Is Villa a popular name?
No, it was always rare, a vintage word-name used for only a couple dozen girls a year around the mid nineteen-tens.