Purificación

See also: purificación

Spanish

Etymology

From purificación (“purification”), shortened from María (de la) Purificación, a Roman Catholic epithet of the Virgin Mary on the feast day of purification after childbirth.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /puɾifikaˈθjon/ [pu.ɾi.fi.kaˈθjõn]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /puɾifikaˈsjon/ [pu.ɾi.fi.kaˈsjõn]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: Pu‧ri‧fi‧ca‧ción

Proper noun

Purificación f

1. a female given name

Related terms

• Pura