Entry № 1638 · Basque, Spanish origin

Mencía Mencía — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ men-THEE-ah /

Gender

Girl

Origin

Basque, Spanish

Meaning

"Medieval Castilian (Lopez de Padilla)"

Syllables

Rank · US 2025

№ 0

First recorded

Medieval (Spanish)

The meaning

A name that means "medieval castilian (lopez de padilla)".

Mencía is from the Basque mendi (mountain). **Mencía López de Haro (c. 1215-1270)** was the Castilian noblewoman who became **Queen of Portugal** through her marriage to Sancho II. The name was widely used among medieval Castilian nobility.

Featured in Tirso de Molina's tragedy El infanzón de Illescas.

Medieval Castilian. Queen of Portugal through Sancho II.

In its original form

The name in its native script.

Mencía

Transliteration: Mencía
Pronunciation: / mənˈθiː.ə /
Root: —
Grammatical form: —

Popularity

Where Mencía stands.

Current rank · 2025

№ 0 in the U.S.

All-time peak

№ 0 in 0

Babies named Mencía · last year

87 in the U.S.

First entered SSA top-1000

Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular

Namesakes

Mencías before her.

Real people

Mencía López de Haro

Queen of Portugal.

c. 1215 – 1270

In fiction

Mencía

Featured in Tirso de Molina.

Names connected to Mencía.

Numerology

The number behind Mencía.

The Nurturer

Mencía reduces to six — the number of Castilian noble.

Parents on Mencía

Why families chose this name.

"Castilian queen. Six letters. Mencía."

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