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
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Grammatical form
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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

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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.