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I noticed this girls' name in the Spanish top 500, and I'm curious as to where it comes from. My guess is that it's a modern name, but if anyone has any info on it, I'd appreciate it!
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I'm Spanish and I was surprised to see it on the chart, I've never heard or seen it before.
After a little research I could find it's the name of a sanctuary (Santuari del Vinyet) in Sitges, Barcelona, and I assume the usage was influenced by that (cf. Ares, which is also the name of a sanctuary in Catalonia).
In addition, vinyet is the Catalan word for "vineyard".
I wouldn't say it's modern, it was barely used at the start of the 50s but started to rise in the 90s.
Sources:
-https://www.ine.es/widgets/nombApell/index.shtml?L=1 (Spanish statistics)
-https://ca.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vinyar (meaning)
-https://es.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vinyet_Panyella (bearer born in 1954)
After a little research I could find it's the name of a sanctuary (Santuari del Vinyet) in Sitges, Barcelona, and I assume the usage was influenced by that (cf. Ares, which is also the name of a sanctuary in Catalonia).
In addition, vinyet is the Catalan word for "vineyard".
I wouldn't say it's modern, it was barely used at the start of the 50s but started to rise in the 90s.
Sources:
-https://www.ine.es/widgets/nombApell/index.shtml?L=1 (Spanish statistics)
-https://ca.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vinyar (meaning)
-https://es.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vinyet_Panyella (bearer born in 1954)
This message was edited 10/6/2022, 7:39 AM
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