Hodierna is an English and French feminine given name derived from Latin, meaning daily.
Gender | Female |
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Origin | |
Word/name | Latin |
Meaning | Daily |
Region of origin | Latin |
The name has been conjectured to come from the phrase 'Deus cuius hodierna die', in the collects for the Innocents and Epiphany.[1]
People with the given name
edit- Hodierna of Gometz (died 1108), French noblewoman
- Hodierna of Jerusalem (1110–1164), countess consort of Tripoli
- Hodierna of St Albans (fl. 1150–1210), mother of Alexander Neckam and wet nurse to Richard I of England
People with the surname
edit- Giovanni Battista Hodierna (1597–1660), astronomer
References
edit- ^ Hunt, R.W. (1984). The Schools and the Cloister: The Life and Writings of Alexander Nequam (1157–1217). Margaret T. Gibson (ed.). Oxford: Clarendon Press. p. 2. ISBN 0-19-822398-6.