Pelagia

Greek

"the sea"

Pelagia Origin and Meaning

The name Pelagia is a girl's name of Greek origin meaning "the sea".

The name of several early saints, including one, Pelagia the Penitent, a beautiful and licentious dancing girl who repented, then, disguised as a man, spent the rest of her life living alone in a cave on the Mount of Olives. Because of her early vocation, she is the patron saint of actresses.

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Famous People Named Pelagia

• Saint Pelagia of Tarsus 3rd century Christian saint
• Saint Pelagia of Antioch 5th century Christian saint
• Pelagia Teresa Majewska Polish pilot and gliding instructor
• Pelageya Sergeyevna Khanova Russian singer
• Pelageya "Polina" Karpakova Russian prima ballerina
• Pelageya Feodorova Shajn Russian astronomer
• Pelageya Aleksandrovna Danilova Russian gymanst
• Pelagie Doane American illustrator
• Pélagie Gbaguidi Beninese artist
• Renée Pélagie de Montreuil, wife of the Marquis de Sade
• Pelagea YouTuber living in Germany who makes ASMR videos

The name Pelagia in Pop Culture

• Pelagia main character in Captain Corelli's Mandolin
• Pelagia character in Hypatia (1853) by Charles Kingsley
• Sister Pelagia crime,solving Russian Orthodox nun in a mystery trilogy by Boris Akunin
• Feminine form of Pelagios & Greek equivalent of the Latin name Marina; diminutives include Pela Gia, Agi & Palasha/Pelasha