Santa is the feminine form of Santo -- a long-used Spanish first name for men. I'd find it unusual to meet someone named Santa, male or female, unless a Punjabi (Sikh) male, where the name is actually fairly common.I'm having trouble finding out the Punjabi etymology, though.Anybody know?Those languages of Latin origins obviously use it to mean Holy (technically means "distinctive," not necessarily of higher moral character.)
I'd find it unusual to meet someone named Santa, male or female, unless a Punjabi (Sikh) male, where the name is actually fairly common.
I'm having trouble finding out the Punjabi etymology, though.
Anybody know?
Those languages of Latin origins obviously use it to mean Holy (technically means "distinctive," not necessarily of higher moral character.)