The Name Pelageya
Pelageya is a female name of Greek origin meaning “of the sea”. Below are the forms of the name, name days in the Orthodox calendar, character by tradition, numerology, the first letter, talismans and compatibility with other names.
Origin and meaning
Pelageya is a female name of Greek origin. Meaning: “of the sea”. From the Greek πέλαγος, “the open sea”; Πελαγία, “of the sea”.
In the church calendar the name is written as Pelagiya: this is the name used at baptism and in church.
Forms of the name
| Full form | Pelageya |
| Church form | Pelagiya |
| Short forms | Polya, Pelasha |
| Affectionate forms | Polenka |
Name days (angel’s day)
| October 21 | Venerable Pelagia of Antioch |
A name day is the feast of the saint after whom a person was baptised. If several saints share the name, custom is to celebrate the first feast after the birthday. Shown here are the main feasts in the calendar of the Russian Orthodox Church, with civil (Gregorian) dates.
Character by tradition
Pelageya, by tradition, is a calm, kind and patient nature. She is house-proud and knows how to create warmth. She can be stubborn. Her strength is kindness.
Name numerology
Letters of the name Pelageya («Пелагея») in the Russian 1–9 table: П 8 + Е 6 + Л 4 + А 1 + Г 4 + Е 6 + Я 6 = 35 → 8. The sum is reduced to one digit; the master numbers 11, 22 and 33 are kept.
Name number 8 — power and achievement. Eight is the number of business and money: organising talent, ambition, skill with resources. The weak spot is a domineering streak and measuring life by results.
Vowels give the soul number 1 (will and leadership), consonants the personality number 7 (analysis and intuition). Inner motive: will and leadership; outer manner: analysis and intuition. Such a gap is not bad in itself: others see one side, close people know the other.
In Slavic Cyrillic numerals (using the modern spelling of the name): П=80 + Е=5 + Л=30 + А=1 + Г=3 + Е=5 = 124, reduced to 7. Letters that had no numeric value are skipped. This is an additional digit, not a second name number: meanings for the Cyrillic numerals were added in the 20th century, modeled on Western numerology.
More: name number with surname, Slavic Cyrillic numerals, number meanings.
First letter and letters of the name
In letter reading — a popular tradition of interpreting letters — the first letter of the name matters most: it sets the main tone of character. The other letters add shades.
П — wealth of ideas. Plenty of plans, attention to appearance and to what others think, a striving for order.
Other letters: Е — self-expression; Л — sense of beauty; А — beginning and action; Г — thirst for knowledge; Я — sense of dignity.
Talismans of the name
Name books usually derive talismans from the name number and its planet; lists differ between authors. Here we follow Cheiro (“Book of Numbers”): number 8 is linked with the planet Saturn.
| Planet | Saturn |
| Stones | black pearl, dark sapphire, amethyst |
| Colours | dark grey, dark blue, black |
| Favourable days | Saturday |
Compatibility with other names
In numerology, compatibility of names is judged by their numbers. Number 8 goes most easily with 2, 4 and 6, and has more friction with 1 and 8.
Goes well with: Andrey, Anton, Arkadiy, Artem, Vadim, Georgiy, Kuzma, Lev, Luka, Ruslan.
More friction with: Arseniy, Denis, Konstantin, Matvey, Sergey, Yuriy.
Check a couple precisely: compatibility by name.
Outcome
The name Pelageya carries the meaning “of the sea”. Name number 8 — power and achievement; first letter P — wealth of ideas. Inner wishes (will and leadership) and outer manner (analysis and intuition) differ: a person with this name needs close people to see more than what is shown. Name days: October 21.