Given name & surname
Landa
“refers to the Virgin Mary”
Landa is used as a given name and a surname. One Spanish interpretation is “refers to the Virgin Mary.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Spanish interpretation is “refers to the Virgin Mary.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Spanish.
How it developed
In Czech usage, Landa is an affectionate form of Mikuláš. In Italian usage, Landa is a feminine form of Lando.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1938. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Landa through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 639
- 0 boys · 639 girls
- Most popular year
- 1948
- 26 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 8 in 1994. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 26 in 1948. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 704 as a first name in 2020; 7,695 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Landa’s family of names
In Czech usage, Landa is an affectionate form of Mikuláš. In Italian usage, Landa is a feminine form of Lando.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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