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“beautiful, pretty”
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01 / Meaning & origin
Pulcheria is a feminine given name. Italian Wiktionary gives the meaning “beautiful, pretty”.
Meaning: “beautiful, pretty”
Dal latino pulcher, "bello", "grazioso"
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PULCHERIA— “fair”
_Pulcher_ (fair) turned into a name in late days, and came as Pulcheria to that noble lady on whom alone the spirit of her grandfather Theodosius in all his family descended. She was canonized, and Pulcheria thus was a recognized Greek name; but it has been little followed except in France, where Chérie is the favourite contraction.
Yonge, History of Christian Names (1884), Part IV, Chapter VI (Modern Names From The Latin), Section XIV (Grace, &c) · Public domain (Project Gutenberg)
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