Santa
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[edit] English
[edit] Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -æntə
[edit] Proper noun
Santa (plural Santas)
- Santa Claus
- A female given name
[edit] Synonyms
[edit] Derived terms
[edit] Translations
Santa Claus — see Santa Claus
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[edit] Latvian
[edit] Etymology
First recorded as a given name of Latvians in early 20th century. Possibly from Latin sancta (“holy”), or a variant of Sandra.
[edit] Proper noun
Santa f.
- A female given name.
[edit] References
- Klāvs Siliņš: Latviešu personvārdu vārdnīca. Riga "Zinātne" 1990, ISBN 5-7966-0278-0
- [1] Population Register of Latvia: Santa was the only given name of 5680 persons in Latvia on May 21st 2010.
[edit] Spanish
[edit] Alternative forms
[edit] Adjective
Santa f. (masculine Santo, feminine plural Santas, masculine plural Santos)
- Saint (title)