Santa

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -æntə

Proper noun

Santa (plural Santas)

1. Santa Claus
2. A female given name

Anagrams

• Satan, asant, naats, satan, taans, tanas

Noun

Santa f (plural Santes)

1. Saint (title given to a saint)

Proper noun

Santa f (masculine Santo)

1. Saint

Etymology

First recorded as a given name of Latvians in early 20th century. Possibly from Latin sancta (“holy”), or a variant of Sandra.

Proper noun

Santa f

1. A female given name.

References

• Klāvs Siliņš: Latviešu personvārdu vārdnīca. Riga "Zinātne" 1990, →ISBN
• Population Register of Latvia: Santa was the only given name of 5680 persons in Latvia on May 21st 2010.

Noun

Santa f (uncountable)

1. title given to a female saint

See also

• São

Alternative forms

• santa

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsanta/, [ˈsãn̪t̪a]

Adjective

Santa f sg

1. Saint (title), Feminine singular of adjective San.