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Vela name meaning

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in 2010
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What does the name Vela mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.

Origin and Meaning of Vela

User Submitted Origins

Spanish
62%
Indian (Sanskrit)
27%
Latin
4%
Bantu
4%
Xhosa
4%

User Submitted Meanings

  1. According to a user from Chile, the name Vela is of Spanish origin and means "Candle, sail as in sailboat, vela is the third person of the present tense of the verb 'velar', which means to guard, to take care, to protect".
  2. 2 submissions from Indonesia and the United States agree the name Vela means "Candle" and is of Spanish origin.
  3. A user from North Carolina, U.S. says the name Vela means "Sails of a ship. Named constellation".
  4. According to a user from South Africa, the name Vela is of Bantu origin and means "appear ,come out".
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  1. A constellation in the southern hemisphere between Carina and Pyxis ("because of its configuration Vela is sometimes called `the Sails'")
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  1. plural of velum

vela was also found in the following language(s): Asturian, Catalan, Galician, Italian, Ladin, Latin, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish, and Zulu

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Notable Persons Named Vela

Notable Persons Named Vela

Vela Peeva

Vela was given the name Vela Peeva Peeva on March 16th, 1922 in Kamenitsa, Bulgaria. She breathed her last breath on May 3rd, 1944.

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Vela Jiménez

He died in 883.

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Vela Manusaute

Vela Manusaute is a writer and director. Vela was born in Niue.

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Vela Gutiérrez

He passed away in 1160.

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Notable Persons With the Last Name Vela

Notable Persons With the Last Name Vela

Carlos Vela

Carlos Vela is a soccer player for the Real Sociedad, C.D. Guadalajara, Arsenal F.C., Celta de Vigo, UD Salamanca, CA Osasuna, West Bromwich Albion F.C., Mexico national under-17 football team, and Mexico national football team. Carlos was born on March 1st, 1989 in Cancun, Mexico.

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Roseanne "Rosie" Vela

Roseanne "Rosie" Vela is a model, actress, singer-songwriter, and model (people). Roseanne was given the name Roseanne Vela on December 18th, 1952 in Galveston, Texas, U.S.

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Josh Vela

Josh Vela is a soccer player for the Bolton Wanderers F.C. and Notts County F.C. Josh was born on December 14th, 1993 in Salford, England. Josh is also known as Vela and Joshua James.

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Rodolfo Neri Vela

Rodolfo Neri Vela is an engineer.

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Filemon, Jr. Vela

Filemon, Jr. Vela is an attorney at law and politician. Filemon, was born on February 13th, 1963 in Harlingen, Texas, U.S.

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Ricky Vela

Ricky Vela is a tejano music, mexican cumbia, ranchera, latin pop, music of latin america, rhythm, blues, and pop music songwriter and keyboards. His most notable accomplishments were from 1985 to 1995. Ricky was given the name Ricardo Vela . Ricky is also known as Rick and Ricky.

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  • Alejandro Vela
    Soccer Player
  • Blasco Núñez Vela
    Governor
  • Alejandra del Moral Vela
    Federal Deputy of the Chamber of Deputies of Mexico
  • Gaspar de Quiroga y Vela
  • Carmen Vela
    Secretary of Ministry of Economy
  • Cristóbal Vela
  • Nathan Max
    Singer-songwriter

Common last names for Vela

Common first names for Vela

Ethnicity Distribution

Ethnicity Vela U.S.
█  White 7.62% 64.26%
█  African American 0.28% 11.96%
█  Asian, Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander 0.57% 4.85%
█  American Indian and Alaska Native 0.19% 0.69%
█  Two or More Ethnicities 0.25% 1.76%
█  Hispanic or Latino 91.09% 16.26%

Of Last Name Vela

People with the last name Vela are most frequently Hispanic or Latino

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Fun Facts about the name Vela

  • How Popular is the name Vela? Vela is the 11,162nd most popular name of all time. As a last name Vela was the 1,396th most popular name in 2010.
  • How many people with the first name Vela have been born in the United States? From 1880 to 2019, the Social Security Administration has recorded 963 babies born with the first name Vela in the United States. That's more than enough people named Vela to occupy the country of Vatican City with an estimated population of 800 (as of March 1, 2011).
  • What year were 5 or more babies first named Vela? The name was first given to 5 or more babies in the year 1888 when it was given as a first name to 6 new born babies.
  • When was Vela first recorded in the United States? The oldest recorded birth by the Social Security Administration for the first name Vela is Wednesday, December 12th, 1877.
  • What year had the most people named Vela born? The highest recorded use of the first name Vela was in 1915 with a total of 38 babies.
  • Random Vela Factoid: According to the 1913 U.S. Social Security Administration data, the first name Vela is not a popular baby girl's name in Texas. Imagine that, only 9 babies in Texas have the same name in 1913.
  • Weird things about the name Vela: The name spelled backwards is Alev. A random rearrangement of the letters in the name (anagram) will give Laev. How do you pronounce that?
  • How many people have the last name Vela? In 2010, the U.S. Census Bureau surveyed 25,414 people with the last name Vela.
  • How likely are you to meet someone with the last name of Vela? If you manage to meet 100,000 people in your life, chances are that 9 of them will have Vela as their last name.
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