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“incarnation”
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01 / Meaning & origin
Encarnación is a feminine given name documented in Spanish. English Wiktionary records the meaning “incarnation”.
Meaning: “incarnation”
From encarnación (“incarnation”), shortened from María (de la) Encarnación, a Roman Catholic epithet of the Virgin Mary.
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ENCARNACION— “being made flesh”
ENCARNACION, _f._ _Span._ Lat. being made flesh, 30
Yonge, History of Christian Names (1884), Glossary of Christian Names · Public domain (Project Gutenberg)
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Filipino historian, educator and suffragist (1895-2001)
Filipina singer and actress (born 1970)
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