How popular is the baby name Quetcy in the United States right now? How popular was it historically? Use the popularity graph and data table below to find out! Plus, see all the blog posts that mention the name Quetcy.
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The unusual name Miosotis first appeared in the U.S. baby name data in 1969, thanks to heavy usage in New York state:
1971: unlisted
1970: 8 baby girls name Miosotis
8 born in New York
1969: 10 baby girls name Miosotis [debut]
8 born in New York
1968: unlisted
1967: unlisted
The inspiration?
A Puerto Rican telenovela called La Mujer de Aquella Noche (translation: “The Woman of That Night”), which aired during 1968.
It was a 3-episode historical drama that told the love story of aristocrat Countess Adriana de Astolfi (played by Gladys Rodríguez) and itinerant gypsy Renzo (played by Braulio Castillo). Renzo’s pet name for Adriana was “Miosotis.”
The story was also turned into radio soap opera at some point, though I’m not sure when.
The Spanish word miosotis is a form of myosotis, another name for the forget-me-not flower (Myosotis palustris). The Greek word myosotis means “mouse ear” and describes the shape of the leaf.
P.S. The name Quetcy, which we talked about a couple of days ago, was also popular among New York City’s Puerto Ricans (a.k.a., Nuyoricans) in the late 1960s…
The curious name Quetcy suddenly appeared in the U.S. baby name data in the late 1960s. It was particularly popular in the state of New York.
1970: 5 baby girls named Quetcy (and 5 more named Quetzy)
1969: 8 baby girls named Quetcy
5 born in New York
1968: 21 baby girls named Quetcy [debut]
17 born in New York
1967: unlisted
1966: unlisted
Where did it come from?
Young Puerto Rican singer Quetcy Alma Martínez De Jesús, who was based in New York City and was known as La Lloroncita (translation: “crybaby”) because she was able to cry on cue while singing emotional songs.
Her first recordings were released in 1967. She became popular in Puerto Rico, New York City, and several other U.S. cities with Latin American communities.
Quetcy Alma — whose first name may have been based on the Nahuatl word quetzalli, meaning “feather (from the quetzal bird)” — put out music until the mid-1970s. Accordingly, her name’s final appearance in the data was in 1974.
What are your thoughts on the name Quetcy?
Sources:
Conzo, Joe, and David A. Perez. Mambo Diablo: My Journey With Tito Puente. Bloomington, IN: AuthorHouse, 2010.
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