Pellegrina as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Pellegrina

What is the meaning of the name Pellegrina ?

The baby name Pellegrina is a Female name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced /pel.leˈɡri.na/ (peh-leh-GREE-nah).

Pellegrina is Italian in Origin.

Pellegrina is the Italian feminine form of Pellegrino, ultimately from Latin peregrinus, “traveler, foreigner,” which Christian Latin narrowed to “pilgrim.” The name took root in medieval and Renaissance Italy along major pilgrimage routes such as the Via Francigena, and families sometimes bestowed it in honor of pilgrim saints, especially St. Peregrine Laziosi (Pellegrino), a popular figure in Tuscany and Emilia-Romagna. As a given name, it signaled piety, hospitality to wayfarers, and a hopeful life’s journey.

Variants include Italian Pellegrino (m.), Latin Peregrina, and Iberian Peregrina (Spanish, Portuguese, Catalan); related forms are English Peregrine (m.) and the rare virtue-name Pilgrim. Diminutives in Italian may be Rina, Lina, or Gina. Though uncommon today, Pellegrina survives in historical records, devotional registers, and regional usage, and its meaning - one who travels with purpose - gives it quiet, evocative appeal.