The baby name Prospera is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /proʊˈspɛrə/ (English: proh-SPER-uh); [prosˈpeɾa] (Spanish: proh-SPEH-rah).
Prospera is Latin in Origin.
The baby name Prospera is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /proʊˈspɛrə/ (English: proh-SPER-uh); [prosˈpeɾa] (Spanish: proh-SPEH-rah).
Prospera is Latin in Origin.
Prospera is the feminine form of Latin prosperus/prospera, meaning “fortunate, prosperous, successful.” The root is classical Latin: pro- “forward” plus spēs “hope,” yielding the sense of thriving or favored by fortune. As a given name, it appears sporadically in Romance-speaking records - Italian Prospera and Spanish/Portuguese Próspera - while the masculine Prosper/Prospero was more widespread through saints and medieval usage.
In English, Prospera is a rare revival with literary cachet as the feminine counterpart to Prospero of Shakespeare’s The Tempest; Julie Taymor’s 2010 film notably recast the role as Prospera, boosting awareness. Variants and related forms include Prospero (m.), Prosper (m., English/French), Prospera/Próspera (Romance), and the semantically allied Spera/Speranza from the same Latin root. The name carries auspicious overtones of success and wellbeing, appealing to parents seeking a distinctive virtue-classical choice.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AO | Girls | 0 | #217 | 1 | 4,575 |
| GH | 0 | #248 | 1 | 5,396 | |
| GH | Girls | 0 | #315 | 10 | 6,973 |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #361 | 1 | 8,138 |
| BO | 0 | #408 | 1 | 6,868 | |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #518 | 1 | 9,861 |
| UY | Girls | 0 | #536 | 1 | 6,731 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #630 | 1 | 8,289 |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #649 | 3 | 9,488 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #824 | 3 | 15,093 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #934 | 10 | 14,861 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #981 | 1 | 15,656 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,031 | 3 | 16,355 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,151 | 2 | 16,140 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,236 | 1 | 25,928 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,261 | 7 | 17,781 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,417 | 30 | 9,415 |
Prospera is popular in 12 countries — most recent births per country:
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