The story behind Purificacion
Borrowed from Spanish Purificación, after the epithet of the Virgin Mary, María (de la) Purificación).
Pronunciation
Tagalog; Standard-Tagalog: /puɾifikasˈjon/
Regional pronunciation variants
- Tagalog; Standard-Tagalog: [pʊ.ɾɪ.fɪ.x̠ɐˈʃon̪]
- Tagalog: /puɾipikasˈjon/
- Tagalog: [pʊ.ɾɪ.pɪ.x̠ɐˈʃon̪]
- Tagalog: [pʊ.ɾɪ.pɪ.x̠ɐsˈjon̪]
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Sanskritic bahuvrīhi compound of मैथिली (maithilī) + शरण (śaraṇ), literally “having Maithilī as refuge”.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 5 syllables
- Ending
- ends Ṇ
- same syllable count
- similar length
Maksimilijan
a male given name from Latin, equivalent to English Maximus
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- Syllables
- 5 syllables
- Ending
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Maria Cristina
From Maria + Cristina, from Spanish María + Cristina.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 5 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- same syllable count
- similar length
Philopolemus
Borrowed from Ancient Greek φιλοπόλεμος (philopólemos).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 5 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
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Proserpina
Borrowed from Spanish Proserpina, from Latin Prōserpina, from Ancient Greek Περσεφόνη (Persephónē) by metathesis.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
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- same starting sound
Aaron
From Latin Aaron, from Ancient Greek Ἀαρών (Aarṓn), from Hebrew אַהֲרֹן (ʾAhărōn), of unknown meaning, possibly meaning “bearer of martyrs”, or perhaps also, or instead,…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
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- same ending sound
- overlapping origin
Middle Names for Purificacion
Agustina
Borrowed from Spanish Agustina.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Alejandro
Borrowed from Spanish Alejandro, from Ancient Greek Ἀλέξανδρος (Aléxandros, literally “defender of man”), an epithet of the goddess Hera. Doublet of Alexander. a male given…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Alphonso
Anglicized form of Italian or Spanish Alfonso.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Sibling Names for Purificacion
Aristoteles
From Ancient Greek Ἀριστοτέλης (Aristotélēs, a proper name composed of ἄριστος (áristos, “best, excellent”) + τέλος (télos, “completion, perfection”) + -ης (-ēs)). Borrowed…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Bienvenido
Borrowed from Spanish Bienvenido.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Hermogenes
Borrowed from Spanish Hermógenes.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length