Altagracia
Spanish
Etymology
From an epithet of the Virgin Mary, María de Altagracia, the patron of the Dominican Republic, from Latin alta (“high”) + gratia (“grace”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌaltaˈɡɾaθja/ [ˌal̪.t̪aˈɣ̞ɾa.θja] (Spain)
- IPA(key): /ˌaltaˈɡɾasja/ [ˌal̪.t̪aˈɣ̞ɾa.sja] (Latin America, Philippines)
- Rhymes: -aθja (Spain)
- Rhymes: -asja (Latin America, Philippines)
- Syllabification: Al‧ta‧gra‧cia
Proper noun
Altagracia f
- a female given name