Santa
[ˈsæntə]Meaning
Feminine form of Santo, or from Latin sanctus, "holy, saint"
Background Story
Behind the Name gives two entries for Santa: one as the feminine form of Santo, used in Latvian, and one either from Latin sanctus, meaning "holy, saint", or a short form of Aleksandra, used in a long list of languages including Ancient Greek, English, French and Czech. Wiktionary lists Italian among its origin languages.
Variations
san, santy
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