Conception
Latin · Girl · 3 syllables
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About the name Conception
The name 'Conception' means "the act of conceiving" or "beginning," derived from the Latin *conceptio* (from *concipere*, "to take in" or "become pregnant").
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Etymology
The name 'Conception' means "the act of conceiving" or "beginning," derived from the Latin *conceptio* (from *concipere*, "to take in" or "become pregnant"). It is primarily used in Spanish-speaking Catholic cultures (as *Concepción*), often in reference to the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary, and was historically given to girls born on or near the feast day (December 8).
Conception currently ranks #13,418 in the United States as a girl's name. It reached its peak popularity around 1928.
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