Entry № 2373 · Greek, Latin origin

Tarsicia Tarsicia — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ tar-SEE-thee-ah /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Greek, Latin
Meaning
"Of Tarsus (Spanish hermit-saint)"
Syllables
4
Rank · US 2025
№ 0
First recorded
Medieval (Spanish)

A name that means "of tarsus (spanish hermit-saint)".

Tarsicia is the feminine of Tarsicius — "of Tarsus." **Saint Tarsicia of Rodes (7th c.)** was the Visigothic-Spanish princess (granddaughter of King Wamba) who fled the court to live as a hermit in the Galician forests — patron saint of Asturias and Galicia.

Distinct from the male Roman martyr Saint Tarsicius.

Of Tarsus. The Visigothic princess turned forest hermit.

Where Tarsicia stands.

Current rank · 2025
№ 0 in the U.S.
All-time peak
№ 0 in 0
Babies named Tarsicia · last year
87 in the U.S.
First entered SSA top-1000
0
Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular
№25 №75 №150 №250 1995 2005 2015 2020 2025 PEAK · — NOW · —

Tarsicias before her.

Real people
Saint Tarsicia
Visigothic hermit-saint.
7th c.
In fiction
Tarsicia
Patron saint of Asturias.

Names connected to Tarsicia.

The number behind Tarsicia.

8

The Authority

Tarsicia reduces to eight — the number of Visigothic saint.

Why families chose this name.

"Forest hermit-saint. Eight letters. Tarsicia."
Anna · Mother of one · Asturias