Staurophila

Gender
Female (Feminine | Girl)
Usage/Origins
Meaning
'Lover of the Cross'
Scripts(How to write)
Σταυροφίλα,
Σταυροφιλά,
Σταυροφιλα
Σταυροφιλα,
Σταυρόφιλα(Ancient Greek)
Popularity
Staurophila is an extremely rare name and is not ranked on any popularity lists.

cartoon of the name Staurophila
Cartoon of Staurophila

Staurophila Name meanings & History

'Lover of the Cross'. Feminine form of Staurophilos. In literature, this is the name of the main character of Regia Via Crucis (1635), an important counter-reformation devotional emblem book written by the Dutch-born Flemish Benedictine monk Benedictus van Haeften (1588-1648). It was his most important work and was translated thirteen times (among others into French, German and Spanish). The book is known as De heyr-baene des cruys in (archaic) Dutch. Staurophila is a name primarily used in modern Greece among deeply religious families. It is a name traditionally given to girls in honor of the martyrdom of the saints.

Zodiac Sign of Staurophila: Success Capricorn

Synonyms of Staurophila:

S: Security,Solidity,Sex,Social Standing,Success,Sensuality,Status

T: Testy,Talkative,Truth,Touchy,Doubting Thomas,Tireless,Tacky

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

U: Unity,Understanding,Universality,Undermining,Utopia

R: Rational,Resourceful,Reason,Restless

O: Ostentatious,Obsessive,Organized,Obstinate,Obsolete

P: Partnership,Political,Pensive,Passive,Particular

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

I: Indulgence,Intimate,Involved

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

Staurophila is:

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  • a Informal name
  • a Modern name
  • a Serious name
  • a Youthful name