Scholastica

Gender Feminine
Usage Late Roman

Meaning & History

From a Late Latin name that was derived from scholasticus meaning "rhetorician, orator". Saint Scholastica was a 6th-century Benedictine abbess, the sister of Saint Benedict of Nursia.

Related Names

Other Languages & CulturesScholastique(French)

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Name Days

Denmark: February 10

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Statue of Saint ScholasticaStatue of Saint Scholastica ©

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Entry updated June 13, 2019