Date
Gender Feminine
Usage Spanish, Portuguese, Italian
Pronounced Pron. /aɾ.xen.ˈti.na/(Spanish) /ɐɾ.ʒẽ.ˈti.nɐ/(European Portuguese) /aʁ.ʒẽ.ˈt͡ʃĩ.nɐ/(Brazilian Portuguese) /ar.d͡ʒen.ˈti.na/(Italian)
Meaning & History
From the name of the country of Argentina in South America, itself derived from Latin argentinus meaning "silvery". There are a few examples of bearers born before the place was named in the 16th century, in which case their name comes directly from the word.