Scholastica Forename
Approximately 57,016 people bear this name
Scholastica Forename Definition:
A female name. f. of Latin scholasticus, Greek σχολαστικός, ‘scholar’. St Scholastica was the sister of St Benedict (c. 480-543) and the first nun of his order. Benedictine influence carried the name to England where it is found as a christian name from the beginning of the 13th C until the Reformation.
Read More About This ForenameScholastica Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 100% | 30,777 | 1:1,715 | 345 |
| Nigeria | 100% | 11,231 | 1:15,810 | 1,767 |
| Kenya | 100% | 5,296 | 1:8,744 | 1,158 |
| Malawi | 100% | 1,777 | 1:9,630 | 1,092 |
| Cameroon | 100% | 1,638 | 1:13,193 | 1,390 |
| Zimbabwe | 100% | 1,263 | 1:12,212 | 1,557 |
| Zambia | - | 1,003 | 1:15,807 | 1,493 |
| Papua New Guinea | 99% | 976 | 1:8,353 | 855 |
| Ghana | 100% | 899 | 1:30,018 | 1,918 |
| Uganda | 100% | 737 | 1:55,572 | 3,159 |
| Malaysia | 97% | 373 | 1:81,635 | 6,078 |
| India | 100% | 247 | 1:4,918,534 | 189,134 |
| United States | 95% | 152 | 1:2,385,112 | 37,572 |
| Namibia | - | 127 | 1:18,931 | 1,770 |
| South Africa | 98% | 125 | 1:436,261 | 21,801 |
| Indonesia | 100% | 95 | 1:2,715,407 | 128,361 |
| England | 100% | 54 | 1:1,029,684 | 16,954 |
| Saint Lucia | 96% | 32 | 1:5,557 | 900 |
| Liberia | 100% | 29 | 1:152,140 | 5,855 |
| Guyana | 100% | 23 | 1:33,185 | 3,507 |
| Solomon Islands | 100% | 21 | 1:27,665 | 2,042 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 100% | 20 | 1:68,071 | 5,456 |
| Philippines | 100% | 19 | 1:5,579,446 | 93,508 |
| Canada | - | 19 | 1:1,743,862 | 27,512 |
| Brazil | 100% | 16 | 1:13,389,760 | 149,801 |
| Qatar | 100% | 8 | 1:296,201 | 31,456 |
| Scotland | - | 7 | 1:764,338 | 8,248 |
| Belgium | 100% | 5 | 1:2,298,008 | 20,299 |
| Botswana | 100% | 4 | 1:546,112 | 13,807 |
| Bangladesh | - | 4 | 1:39,865,342 | 24,379 |
| Argentina | 100% | 3 | 1:14,257,748 | 23,489 |
| Sweden | 100% | 3 | 1:3,285,969 | 41,581 |
| Japan | - | 2 | 1:63,993,028 | 72,606 |
| Iceland | - | 2 | 1:183,008 | 5,215 |
| Pakistan | 100% | 2 | 1:97,178,840 | 228,758 |
| Grenada | 100% | 2 | 1:54,062 | 3,078 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 2 | 1:3,575,996 | 76,635 |
| Romania | - | 2 | 1:10,025,988 | 47,037 |
| Benin | - | 2 | 1:5,287,922 | 61,990 |
| Sudan | - | 1 | 1:37,806,975 | 10,689 |
| Thailand | 100% | 1 | 1:70,065,813 | 391,235 |
| Seychelles | - | 1 | 1:92,670 | 1,891 |
| United States Virgin Islands | - | 1 | 1:109,747 | 4,493 |
| Ireland | 100% | 1 | 1:4,643,519 | 13,375 |
| Peru | - | 1 | 1:31,791,454 | 110,866 |
| Norway | - | 1 | 1:5,132,329 | 37,513 |
| Australia | - | 1 | 1:13,657,622 | 55,904 |
| New Zealand | - | 1 | 1:4,536,044 | 17,392 |
| Netherlands | - | 1 | 1:16,902,083 | 43,152 |
| Lesotho | 100% | 1 | 1:2,039,997 | 47,971 |
| Italy | - | 1 | 1:61,062,090 | 83,289 |
| Hungary | - | 1 | 1:9,791,771 | 6,528 |
| Germany | - | 1 | 1:96,677,876 | 95,912 |
| France | - | 1 | 1:66,470,340 | 85,030 |
| DR Congo | 100% | 1 | 1:73,827,605 | 146,761 |
| Chile | 100% | 1 | 1:17,607,208 | 48,996 |
| Belize | - | 1 | 1:354,309 | 7,663 |
| Burkina Faso | 100% | 1 | 1:18,379,469 | 100,219 |
Scholastica (328) may also be a surname.
Scholastica Forename Meaning
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A female name. f. of Latin scholasticus, Greek σχολαστικός, ‘scholar’. St Scholastica was the sister of St Benedict (c. 480-543) and the first nun of his order. Benedictine influence carried the name to England where it is found as a christian name from the beginning of the 13th C until the Reformation. A 14th-C Legendary gives Scholace, and English Register of Godstow Nunnery, c. 1450 (E.E.T.S. 129-30) (1450) gives Scholast, as the English form. Camden (1604) and Lyford (1655) born stive Scholastica in their lists of women’s names.
Scholastica Curia Regis Rolls 1200, 1207, 1210, Feudal Aids 1316, 1346, Salop Registers 1635. Scholace Early S. English Legendary, 14th C (E.E.T.S. 87). Scholast English Register of Godstow Nunnery, c. 1450 (E.E.T.S. 129-30) 1450.
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