Purificación
See also: purificación
Spanish
Etymology
From purificación (“purification”), shortened from María (de la) Purificación, a Roman Catholic epithet of the Virgin Mary on the feast day of purification after childbirth.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /puɾifikaˈθjon/ [pu.ɾi.fi.kaˈθjõn] (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
- IPA(key): /puɾifikaˈsjon/ [pu.ɾi.fi.kaˈsjõn] (Latin America, Philippines)
- Rhymes: -on
- Syllabification: Pu‧ri‧fi‧ca‧ción
Proper noun
Purificación f
- a female given name