Ermida
Latin · Girl · 3 syllables
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About the name Ermida
Ermida derives from the Portuguese word "ermida," which means "hermitage" or "small chapel," rooted in Latin "eremitorium" (from "eremita," meaning hermit).
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Etymology
Ermida derives from the Portuguese word "ermida," which means "hermitage" or "small chapel," rooted in Latin "eremitorium" (from "eremita," meaning hermit). The name is primarily used in Portuguese-speaking cultures and Catholic Christian contexts, reflecting historical religious devotion to hermitic spirituality in Iberian Peninsula communities.
Ermida currently ranks #1,209 in the United States as a girl's name. It reached its peak popularity around 1924.
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