Given name & surname
Pastora
“a shepherdess”
Pastora is used as a given name and a surname. One Spanish interpretation is “a shepherdess.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Spanish interpretation is “a shepherdess.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Spanish.
Pastora’s family of names
Pastora is a feminine form of Pastor. Pastora has a related form in Pastore. Pastora has a related form in Pastorea.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Pastora
- La Niña de los PeinesSpanish flamenco singer (cantaora)1890–1969
- Pastora VegaSpanish television presenterborn 1960
- Pastora ImperioSpanish actress (1887-1979)1880–1979
- Pastora PeñaSpanish actress1920–2003
- Pastora FiligranaSpanish labor lawyer, trade unionist, feminist, columnist. and human rights activist (*1981)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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