Santa (given name)
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| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Word/name | derived either from Latin sanctus (holy) or from Aleksandra[1] |
| Region of origin | Latvia |
Santa is a given name. As a Latvian feminine given name,[2] the name day of people named Santa is September 14.[3]
Notable people with the given name Santa
- Santa Blumberga (born 1994), Latvian curler and curling coach
- Santa Dimopulos (born 1987), Ukrainian singer, former member of the Ukrainian musical group Nu Virgos
- Santa Dreimane (born 1985), Latvian basketball player
- Santa Montefiore (born 1970), English writer
- Santa Ratniece (born 1977), Latvian composer
- Santa Reyes, Dominican singer-songwriter known professionally as Santaye
- Santa J. Ono (born 1962), a Canadian-American biologist and university administrator.
References
- ↑ Siliņš, Klāvs (1990). Latviešu personvārdu vārdnīca (in Latvian). Rīga: Zinātne. ISBN 5796602780.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ Jacobs, Timothy (28 February 2002). "Latvian names are more than just Janis". The Baltic Times. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
- ↑ vardadienas.lv. "Septembris". Archived from the original on July 8, 2015. Retrieved October 4, 2014.
