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Eureka

yoo-REE-kuh

Letters

6

Syllables

3

Origin

Greek

Total Births

860

Peak Year

#43 in 1974

First Recorded

1913

Style

Vintage, Mythological

Spelling

Moderate spelling

What It Means

From the Greek word 'heurēka' meaning 'I have found (it)!', famously exclaimed by Archimedes upon discovering a method for determining the purity of gold.

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Numerology

3

The Creative

Expressive, joyful, and imaginative. Names vibrating at 3 inspire creativity and optimism.

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Personality Traits

IntelligentCuriousCreativeInsightful

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