The baby name Guarda is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced IPA: /ˈɡwar.da/ (Spanish/Italian) — respelling: GWAHR-dah. Portuguese variant: /ˈɡwaɾ.dɐ/ (GWAHR-duh).
Guarda is Italian, Portuguese, Spanish in Origin.
The baby name Guarda is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced IPA: /ˈɡwar.da/ (Spanish/Italian) — respelling: GWAHR-dah. Portuguese variant: /ˈɡwaɾ.dɐ/ (GWAHR-duh).
Guarda is Italian, Portuguese, Spanish in Origin.
Guarda draws from the Romance word for guard, watch, ultimately from a Germanic root *ward- via Late Latin warda/guardia. In Italian it is also the imperative of guardare, “look!”, adding a vigilant, alert sense. As a toponym, Guarda names Portugal’s highest city, famed as a medieval frontier stronghold, reinforcing meanings like sentinel, lookout, and protector.
Used as a given name only rarely, Guarda appears in Portuguese-, Spanish-, and Italian-speaking communities and among the diaspora, sometimes chosen as a place-honor name or an occupational/virtue-style counterpart to English Ward. The -a ending makes it read feminine in Romance contexts, but it can be unisex. Variants and relatives include Guardia (Spanish/Italian), Catalan Guàrdia, and surnames such as La Guardia/Della Guardia and Guardi; cognates are French Garde and English Ward. Diminutives are uncommon. Overall, Guarda conveys steadfast watchfulness and protective care.
Guarda is rarely chosen. We count 44 recorded uses of it across 18 countries.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DK | Boys | 0 | #332 | 1 | 7,401 |
| EG | 0 | #412 | 1 | 6,387 | |
| UY | Boys | 0 | #413 | 1 | 5,922 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #429 | 1 | 13,098 |
| MX | 0 | #445 | 1 | 8,339 | |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #469 | 3 | 7,952 |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #482 | 2 | 7,628 |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #499 | 1 | 7,625 |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #517 | 2 | 9,861 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #622 | 1 | 9,244 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #629 | 2 | 8,289 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #650 | 1 | 16,104 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #700 | 1 | 13,390 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #784 | 2 | 12,213 |
| TN | 0 | #865 | 1 | 13,765 | |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #912 | 4 | 14,098 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #979 | 3 | 15,656 |
| MA | 0 | #1,199 | 1 | 20,986 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,235 | 2 | 25,928 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,267 | 1 | 17,781 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,460 | 12 | 10,046 |
Guarda is popular in 18 countries — most recent births per country:
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