Entry № 1744 · Spanish origin

Candelaria Candelaria — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

Gender
Girl
Origin
Spanish
Meaning
"Of Candlemas, candles"
Syllables
5
First recorded
Traditional

A name that means "of candlemas, candles".

Candelaria is a name of Spanish origin, meaning candles, of Candlemas.

Of Candlemas, candles — a Spanish name.

The name in its native script.

Candelaria
Transliteration
Candelaria
Pronunciation
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Root
Grammatical form

Where Candelaria stands.

Candelaria does not currently appear in the US Social Security Administration's top 1,000 girls' names, so we don't publish a US rank or birth count for it. That says nothing about the name's standing elsewhere in the world — only that it sits outside the ranked US data we rely on.

Candelarias before her.

Real people

In fiction

Names connected to Candelaria.

The number behind Candelaria.

5

The Seeker

In Pythagorean numerology the letters of Candelaria reduce to 5, The Seeker. This is a traditional interpretive system, not a factual claim about the name.