The baby name Alcina is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced AL-see-nə (English); al-CHEE-nah (Italian: alˈtʃiːna).
Alcina is Greek in Origin.
The baby name Alcina is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced AL-see-nə (English); al-CHEE-nah (Italian: alˈtʃiːna).
Alcina is Greek in Origin.
Alcina is an Italian literary given name, first recorded in Ludovico Ariosto's Orlando Furioso (1516), where Alcina is a beguiling enchantress. Etymologies commonly trace it to the Greek root alke "strength, valor," and some read it as a feminine counterpart to Alcinous (Greek Alkinoos), "strong mind." The name travelled through Europe with the success of George Frideric Handel's opera Alcina (1735), cementing its association with magic, allure, and artistic refinement.
Usage has remained uncommon but persistent. It appears in Italy and the Lusophone world (including Brazil), and more rarely in Spanish- and French-speaking contexts. Variant spellings and forms include Alcine, Alcyna, and the masculine Alcino/Alcinus; short forms may be Ali or Cina. A superficially similar Catalan name, Alzina, means "holm oak" and is unrelated in origin. As a baby name today, Alcina offers a distinctive, operatic choice with a classical sense of "strength."
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AO | 0 | #75 | 3 | 2,729 | |
| MU | 0 | #133 | 5 | 3,613 | |
| AO | Girls | 0 | #151 | 60 | 4,575 |
| SI | Girls | 0 | #177 | 1 | 2,769 |
| LU | Girls | 0 | #184 | 7 | 4,850 |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #202 | 429 | 7,952 |
| PT | 0 | #233 | 14 | 4,161 | |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #261 | 91 | 8,539 |
| MO | Girls | 0 | #263 | 1 | 7,056 |
| BR | 0 | #360 | 1 | 5,969 | |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #361 | 1 | 8,138 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #380 | 2 | 7,951 |
| France | Girls | 2011 | #416 | 3 | 3,153 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #424 | 1 | 15,987 |
| BH | 0 | #587 | 1 | 17,937 | |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #596 | 2 | 20,968 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #629 | 4 | 18,916 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #648 | 3 | 16,104 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #700 | 1 | 13,390 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #785 | 1 | 12,213 |
| Germany | Girls | 0 | #826 | 13 | 4,949 |
| TN | 0 | #865 | 1 | 13,765 | |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #870 | 72 | 12,708 |
| United States | Girls | 2023 | #908 | 7 | 8,600 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #912 | 4 | 14,098 |
| Spain | Girls | 0 | #972 | 12 | 5,561 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #980 | 2 | 15,656 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,002 | 9 | 14,861 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,124 | 18 | 25,928 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,151 | 2 | 16,140 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,272 | 1 | 25,619 |
Alcina is popular in 22 countries — most recent births per country:
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