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pelagia

/pɛlˈɑdʒiə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.73 in modern English

Syllables
pela-gia
IPA
/pɛlˈɑdʒiə/
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
4
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A female given name

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Pelagia, from Ancient Greek Πελαγία (Pelagía). Doublet of Pelagie.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Πελαγία

Questions

How do you pronounce pelagia?
The recorded pronunciation is /pɛlˈɑdʒiə/.
What does pelagia mean?
A female given name
Where does pelagia come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

How to pronounce pelagia

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