Pulcheria

Gender
Female (Feminine | Girl)
Meaning
Pulcheria is derived from the Greek word "pulchra" which means "beautiful". It is also the feminine form of the Roman family name "Pulcher".
Popularity
Pulcheria is a rare name and is not among the top 1000 most popular names in the world.

cartoon of the name Pulcheria
Cartoon of Pulcheria

Pulcheria Name meanings & History

Pulcheria is derived from the Greek word "pulchra" which means "beautiful". It is also the feminine form of the Roman family name "Pulcher". Derived from Latin pulcher "beautiful". This name was borne by Saint Pulcheria, elder sister of the Byzantine emperor Theodosius II. It was also the name of a character in 'Crime and Punishment' by Fyodor Dostoevsky. The name Pulcheria is mainly used among Greek and Eastern Orthodox communities. It is also a popular name among the Russian aristocracy.

Zodiac Sign of Pulcheria: Pretty Taurus,Pensive Libra

Synonyms of Pulcheria:

P: Pensive,Political,Particular,Passive,Partnership

U: Unity,Undermining,Understanding,Universality,Utopia

L: Liaison,Lazy,Luscious,Languid,Lovely,Lover,Legal

C: Cute,Clever,Curious,Candid,Chatty,Choice,Copycat

H: Heart's Desire,Hope,Hyper,Haggle,Hobnobbing

E: Entertain,Exaggerate,Enliven,Enlighten,Environment,Expressive

R: Rational,Restless,Resourceful,Reason

I: Involved,Indulgence,Intimate

A: Ambitious,Angry,Argumentative,Aggressive,Action,Assertive

Pulcheria is:

  • a Boring name
  • a Natural name
  • a Simple name

Famous People

Saint Pulcheria, who was the empress of the Eastern Roman Empire from 450 to 453. Other notable people with the name Pulcheria include Pulcheria Alexandrovna of Russia, who was the daughter of Emperor Alexander II, and Pulcheria Docevska, a Macedonian composer and music educator.

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