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Dictionary of Medieval Names
from European Sources

Quiteria f. Of unknown origin, possibly related to Ancient Greek Κυθηρία 'woman of Kythira', an epithet of Aphrodite.

The name of a 5th C virgin martyr, who is possibly fictional.

Spain
Catalan
1510 Quiteria valencia1510 3500
Spanish
1576 Quiteria Catalogo-5.2 3877
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Quiteria". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2017, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2017/1/name/Quiteria.