Name: Candelaria
Gender: Female
Usage: Candelaria, of latin origin, is not a popular first name. It is more often used as a girl (female) name.
People having the name Candelaria are in general originating from Spain, United States of America.
Meaning: The meaning of the name Candelaria is: Candela, Wax candle.
Please feel free to read what others say about this name and to share your comments if you have more information.
N.B. Sometimes it happens that another name has the same meaning. There is nothing surprising in this: both names have the same origin or the same numbers of numerology.
To test the compatibility of the name Candelaria with another, enter a name here and click Name Compatibility
You will get a result that shows how much the two names match up.
Numerology of the first name Candelaria: calculate the core numbers of your numerology chart to discover your numerological profile and your personality traits.
The Growth number corresponding to this first name is 5. It denotes a pattern that assists you in growth and development: adventurous, energetic, curious, visionary, magnetic, expansive.
Interpretation:
Qualities: Extroverted, Adventurous
Ruling planet: Mercury
Colors: White, Gray
Gemstones: Diamond
Learn more with our free Numerology Tool
The name Candelaria is ranked on the 26,894th position of the most used names. It means that this name is rarely used.
We estimate that there are at least 7300 persons in the world having this name which is around 0.001% of the population. The name Candelaria has ten characters. It means that it is relatively long-length, compared to the other names in our database.
The graph below represents the number of people who were given the name Candelaria for each year since 1900 in the U.S.A.:
We do not have a name day for Candelaria.
For other names check our Name Day Calendar
History and Origin
Candelaria is a feminine given name of Latin origin in its Spanish variant. It comes from the Latin candela (candle), from candeo (to be hot, lit), derived in turn from the Indo-European root kand (to shine). The name comes from the feast of the Purification of the Virgin, which is celebrated with a procession of candles (candelas). His hypocoristics are "Calala" and "Cañi".
Spanish: religious name referring to the feast of Candlemas (a derivative of candela candle). This festival, on 2 February, commemorates the Purification of the Virgin Mary (cf. Purificación) and the Presentation of Christ in the temple (cf. Presentación).
Pet form: Candela.
The section "History and Origin" of this page contains content from the copyrighted Wikipedia article "Candelaria (nombre)"; that content is used under the GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL). You may redistribute it, verbatim or modified, providing that you comply with the terms of the GFDL.
We always try to deliver a high-quality service to our customers. If you consider the information on this page is incomplete or incorrect, please post a comment below. Thank you!
Comments