Baby name

STABLE UNISEX · GREEK
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Thais

/tah · EES/


“The beloved”

Greek name meaning 'the beloved'; the name of the famous Alexandrian courtesan who became a Christian saint, and the heroine of Massenet's 1894 opera Thais.

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gentle

How it ages.

Classically loaded; carries ancient Greek, early Christian, and operatic heritage in one syllable.

The cultural moment.

Popular in Brazil from the 1980s through 2000s; also used in France with consistent but low frequency.