Tertia
Latin · Girl · 2 syllables
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About the name Tertia
Tertia is derived from the Latin ordinal numeral "tertius," meaning "third," originally used to denote the third child or person in a sequence.
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Etymology
Tertia is derived from the Latin ordinal numeral "tertius," meaning "third," originally used to denote the third child or person in a sequence. The name has Roman linguistic roots and reflects the classical practice of naming children by birth order.
The name was primarily used in Roman culture and later adopted in Christian European societies, particularly during the medieval and early modern periods; it appears in historical records including biblical and hagiographical texts referring to third-born daughters.
Tertia currently ranks #12,346 in the United States as a girl's name. It reached its peak popularity around 1971.
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