Santos name meaning

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Updated: May 30th, 2024
Gender: Boy
Origin: Spanish and Latin
Usage: Spanish, English and Portuguese
Pronunciation: s(a)-ntos
Meaning: The Saints and Saint
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Santos meaning and origin

What does Santos mean?

The widespread and all time favorite unisex name Santos means "The Saints or Saint" and is used largely in Portuguese, Spanish and English has its origin in Spanish and Latin languages. Santos is variant form of prominent Santo.

Santo is form of prominent and ceaseless Santos. Santo is Italian form of Saint. Meaning of Santo is Sanctus and Sacred came from Latin and Spanish. Santos is celebrated on June 2nd.

How do I pronounce Santos?

s(a)-ntos is the most common way to pronounce two syllabled Santos. Some people pronounce it as san-tos.

Variants of Santos

San, Santo, Saint, Sante, Saent, Saintjohn, Aleksanteri, Alesant, Finzant

Names that rhyme with Santos

How popular is the name Santos?

In United States, Santos was once a common name since emerging in 1880 it has been given to over 19598 babies. When at its peak in 1906,. However after 237 years, the name is on free fall on the charts but it is still going strong.

Santos is an uncommon baby name in England and Wales where it is still in use. During its 24 years of usage in France, it had made up to just the top 600 boy names.

Over 107 babies in France have been named Santos.

However things change on global perspective, Santos is extremely popular in India where every 1 in 3000 have the name as well as in, Peru, Guatemala, Honduras and Mexico.

Also the baby name is popular in Nepal, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Mozambique, Angola, Philippines, Bolivia, Colombia, Venezuela, Spain, Argentina, Brazil and DR Congo. At least, 1600000 people around the globe have been given the name as per our estimate.

YearBoysGirls
RankBirthsRankBirths
202379431400
202287227400
202185427300
202091924300
201996822000
2018100720500
201798420800
201695821500
201591123600
201490723600
View more ▾View full list ▾[1] Source: Social Security Administration

Facts

Here's what numbers has to say about Santos

You are a born teacher, philosopher, educator, or researcher. You hate copying others. It's strange but you enjoy being miserable sometimes. People admire your spirit. Greater knowledge and truth drive you to explore constantly. You think a lot and it makes you sick sometimes. You can't stand in one place for a long time because it bores you. You often denies your emotions and suppress your rage when you should be expressing it in a healthy way like exercising or meditating.

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  •  Claudey means The Limping, Persevering and Disabled used for baby girls has its origin in Latin. Claudey is derived from Claudia.
  •  Maya - Skyrocketing and Renowned Maya majorly is used in Sanskrit and Indian has origin in Sanskrit, Latin and Hebrew, meaning of Maya is "Wealth, Wet Nurse or Water" is bestowed upon both sexes
  •  Suniva - Girl name Suniva came from Latin, meaning of Suniva is "Radiant or Gift of the Sun"
  •  Claudea - Claudea's meaning is Reference to the Gender of the Claudian, Limping and Disabled came from Latin is used as a girl name. Claudea is resultant of Claudia.
  •  Minnie - Meaning of Minnie is Composition, Protection or Desire is originated from Hebrew, Latin and Germanic and is used mostly in Norwegian, Swedish and Scottish is used for both sexes

Famous people named Santos

  • Santos Acosta, Colombian General and political figure
  • Santos Jorge,
  • Santos López Pelegrín, Spanish journalist and author whose work is associated with Romanticism
  • Santos Cardona, sergeant in the United States Army
  • Santos Gutiérrez, Colombian statesman and soldier,
  • Santos Sambajon, Filipino professional pool player
  • Santos Labaca, former Spanish handball player
  • Santos Laciar, Argentine
  • Santos Benavides, Confederate colonel during the American Civil War
  • Santos Ortega, American actor and comedian
  • Santos Gaia, Brazilian footballer from São Mateus
  • Santos Colón, Puerto Rican bolero and mambo singer,
  • Santos Iriarte, Uruguayan football forward
  • Santos Michelena, Venezuelan politician
  • Santos Urdinarán, footballer from Uruguay
  • Santos, Italian DJ and musician
  • Santos Rivera, former Salvadoran professional football goalkeeper
  • Santos Padilla Ferrer, Puerto Rican politician and mayor of the city of Cabo Rojo
  • Santos Abril and Castelló is a Spanish cardinal, archpriest of the Basílica de Santa María la Mayor.
  • Santos Alcocer in movie Only a Coffin as Director
  • In 1985, Santos Mulungo portrayed the role of N in action and drama flick Vreme leoparda.

Sources

  1. Social Security Administration, https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/index.html
  2. Office for National Statistics, https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/livebirths
  3. Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques, https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/2540004
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