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    Perdita

    per-DEE-tuh

    Latin
    Girl
    Meaning-based name
    Meaning
    Lost one; Found
    Origin
    Latin
    Is it in the Bible?
    No — the name Perdita does not appear in the King James Bible. Christian families use it for its meaning, "Lost one; Found", and for the biblical themes that meaning touches, not because anyone in Scripture is called Perdita.
    First appears in
    Does not appear in the King James text
    Peak US usage
    No recorded United States usage in the 1880–2008 records
    Spiritual meaning
    Perdita is the lost one found — the prodigal embraced, the sheep on the shepherd's shoulders, heaven rejoicing over one.
    Verses on this meaning
    • Luke 19:10

      "For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost."

    • Luke 15:6

      "Rejoice with me; for I have found my sheep which was lost."

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