Pentecost
PEN-ti-kost
A rare festive Christian name meaning the fiftieth day, associated with Whitsuntide or Pentecost Sunday.
Meaning
This name comes from Greek pentēkostē, meaning “the fiftieth (day),” referring to the fiftieth day after the Resurrection or after Easter. In English use it was taken directly from the church festival name, Whitsuntide/Pentecost, and was used as a baptismal name for both men and women.
Origin
GreekEnglishvaries by culture
Fun fact
19th-century English name books note that Pentecost was especially seen in Elizabethan times and survived for a while in Cornwall.