# Pelagius (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/pelagius/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys |
| Origin | Latin |
| Meaning | “of the sea”, “sea” |
| Pronunciation | /pɪˈleɪd͡ʒiəs/, 3 syllables |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | not in the US data |
| Boys / girls in the US | not in the US data |
| Babies in England and Wales | not in the ONS data |

## Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Pelagius, from Ancient Greek Πελάγιος (Pelágios), from πελάγιος (pelágios, “of the sea”), from πέλαγος (pélagos, “sea”).

## What it means

Pelagius is grouped under sea.

## In other languages

- Armenian: Պելագիոս
- Catalan: Pelagi, Pelai
- Chinese: 佩拉约
- French: Pélage
- German: Pelagius
- Hungarian: Pelágiusz
- Italian: Pelagio
- Latin: Pelagius
- Polish: Pelagiusz
- Portuguese: Paio, Pelágio
- Russian: Пела́гий
- Spanish: Pelayo
- Swedish: Pelagius

## People named Pelagius

- Pelagius, 4th-century theologian, namesake of Pelagianism
- Pelagius of Cordova, 10th-century Spanish saint

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.