Entry № 10001 · Greek origin

Stavroula Stavroula — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ stav-ROO-lah /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Greek
Meaning
"Little cross"
Syllables
3
First recorded
Medieval (Greek)

A name that means "little cross".

Stavroula (Σταυρούλα) is the diminutive of Stavros — from the Greek stauros, meaning "cross." Refers to the cross of Christ. A traditional Greek feminine name.

Stavroula is widely used in Greece.

Little cross. The Greek Marian devotion.

The name in its native script.

Σταυρούλα
Transliteration
Stavroúla
Pronunciation
/ stɑːvˈruː.lə /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Stavroula stands.

Stavroula 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.

Stavroulas before her.

Real people

In fiction
Stavroula
Common in Greek fiction.

Names connected to Stavroula.

The number behind Stavroula.

3

The Communicator

In Pythagorean numerology the letters of Stavroula reduce to 3, The Communicator. This is a traditional interpretive system, not a factual claim about the name.