The first name Étienne

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About the first name Étienne

Meaning

The name Étienne traditionally means “crown” or “crowned”.

Historical origin

The name Étienne comes from Greek Stephanos, “crown,” transmitted through Latin Stephanus into French.

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Étienne is one of the names whose presence in older records is partly explained by Catholic tradition and the names of saints.

Pronunciation:éty-ènetj.ɛn

Frequency of the first name Étienne by baptism year

The chart below shows the frequency of the first name Étienne by the year of baptisms listed in Genealogy Quebec’s data. It highlights the periods when this first name appears most often and its evolution across generations.

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Annual evolution of the first name ÉtienneLine chart showing the frequency of the first name Étienne in baptisms by year.1,00075050025001605168617671848192920101605–1609 10 baptisms1615–1619 5 baptisms1620–1624 10 baptisms1625–1629 5 baptisms1635–1639 25 baptisms1640–1644 45 baptisms1645–1649 20 baptisms1650–1654 25 baptisms1655–1659 10 baptisms1660–1664 45 baptisms1665–1669 65 baptisms1670–1674 70 baptisms1675–1679 50 baptisms1680–1684 45 baptisms1685–1689 85 baptisms1690–1694 95 baptisms1695–1699 110 baptisms1700–1704 90 baptisms1705–1709 140 baptisms1710–1714 100 baptisms1715–1719 90 baptisms1720–1724 115 baptisms1725–1729 130 baptisms1730–1734 205 baptisms1735–1739 200 baptisms1740–1744 265 baptisms1745–1749 180 baptisms1750–1754 240 baptisms1755–1759 155 baptisms1760–1764 190 baptisms1765–1769 245 baptisms1770–1774 220 baptisms1775–1779 245 baptisms1780–1784 210 baptisms1785–1789 355 baptisms1790–1794 255 baptisms1795–1799 410 baptisms1800–1804 430 baptisms1805–1809 345 baptisms1810–1814 400 baptisms1815–1819 420 baptisms1820–1824 310 baptisms1825–1829 315 baptisms1830–1834 320 baptisms1835–1839 455 baptisms1840–1844 460 baptisms1845–1849 530 baptisms1850–1854 470 baptisms1855–1859 290 baptisms1860–1864 290 baptisms1865–1869 205 baptisms1870–1874 215 baptisms1875–1879 146 baptisms1880–1884 75 baptisms1885–1889 75 baptisms1890–1894 35 baptisms1895–1899 35 baptisms1900–1904 45 baptisms1905–1909 25 baptisms1910–1914 25 baptisms1915–1919 25 baptisms1920–1924 15 baptisms1925–1929 10 baptisms1930–1934 5 baptisms1935–1939 5 baptisms1940–1944 5 baptisms1945–1949 5 baptisms1955–1959 10 baptisms1960–1964 20 baptisms1965–1969 10 baptisms1970–1974 15 baptisms1975–1979 90 baptisms1980–1984 110 baptisms1985–1989 110 baptisms1990–1994 125 baptisms1995–1999 85 baptisms2000–2004 65 baptisms2005–2009 55 baptisms2010–2014 25 baptisms

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