Entry № 5491 · Iberian origin

Quiteria Quiteria — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ kee-TEH-ree-ah /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Iberian
Meaning
"Iberian saint of nine sister-virgins"
Syllables
4
Rank · US 2025
№ 0
First recorded
Medieval (Iberian)

A name that means "iberian saint of nine sister-virgins".

Quiteria is the Iberian-Latin name from quietus (quiet, peaceful). Saint Quiteria (2nd c.) was one of nine sister-virgins miraculously born at once to a Galician noblewoman who hid them to avoid scandal — they later became Christian martyrs.

Co-patron saint of Galicia and the Basque Country.

The Iberian saint of nine sister-virgins.

The name in its native script.

Quiteria
Transliteration
Quiteria
Pronunciation
/ kiːˈtɛr.i.ə /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Quiteria stands.

Current rank · 2025
№ 0 in the U.S.
All-time peak
№ 0 in 0
Babies named Quiteria · last year
87 in the U.S.
First entered SSA top-1000
0
Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular
№25 №75 №150 №250 1995 2005 2015 2020 2025 PEAK · — NOW · —

Quiterias before her.

Real people
Saint Quiteria
Iberian Christian martyr.
2nd c.
In fiction
Quiteria
Galician folk legend.

Names connected to Quiteria.

The number behind Quiteria.

7

The Seeker

Quiteria reduces to seven — the number of Iberian saint.

Why families chose this name.

"Iberian saint. Eight letters. Quiteria."
Anna · Mother of one · Santiago