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Latin form of the Greek name Παπίας (Papías):
The meaning is uncertain, it might be related to either
Greek πάπια (pápia) = 'duck (bird)'
or
Greek παπάς (papás) = 'priest'
or
Greek Πάπας (Pápas) = 'Pope'
Papias | ♂ |
|
Latin |
Denmark |
23 February |
Faroe Islands |
23 February |
Papias is not usually used as a name in the Nordic countries, it is just known as the name of the Christian saint Papias of Hierapolis (1st and 2nd century)
Country | Commonness
Commonness | Total | Female ♀ | Male ♂ | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| as main name# | also middle name& | as main name# | also middle name& | as main name# | also middle name& | |
Sweden[2] |
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Denmark[3] |
|
0 | n.a. |
0 | n.a. |
0 | n.a. |
Norway[4] |
|
0 | n.a. |
0 | n.a. |
0 | n.a. |
Finland[5] |
|
n.a. |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Greenland[6] |
|
0 | 0 | n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
#: count of main first name only | |||||||
&: count of both main and additional first names | |||||||
Name counts are approximate as statistics normally is not published for names given to less than 3 or 5 persons per country. |
No recent statistics trend found in databases for Papias.