The first name Amédée

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About the first name Amédée

Meaning

The name Amédée is traditionally interpreted as “love God” or “love of God”.

Historical origin

The name Amédée comes from Medieval Latin Amadeus, built from amare “to love” and Deus “God”.

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Names such as Amédée, directly connected with Christian tradition, are especially common in older parish records.

Pronunciation:amé-déamed.e

Frequency of the first name Amédée by baptism year

The chart below shows the frequency of the first name Amédée 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 AmédéeLine chart showing the frequency of the first name Amédée in baptisms by year.50037525012501745179018351880192519701745–1749 8 baptisms1805–1809 16 baptisms1810–1814 16 baptisms1815–1819 24 baptisms1820–1824 48 baptisms1825–1829 48 baptisms1830–1834 49 baptisms1835–1839 129 baptisms1840–1844 157 baptisms1845–1849 290 baptisms1850–1854 311 baptisms1855–1859 480 baptisms1860–1864 395 baptisms1865–1869 284 baptisms1870–1874 263 baptisms1875–1879 357 baptisms1880–1884 330 baptisms1885–1889 262 baptisms1890–1894 213 baptisms1895–1899 188 baptisms1900–1904 72 baptisms1905–1909 26 baptisms1910–1914 96 baptisms1915–1919 25 baptisms1920–1924 9 baptisms1925–1929 56 baptisms1930–1934 33 baptisms1935–1939 25 baptisms1950–1954 24 baptisms1955–1959 8 baptisms1970–1974 9 baptisms

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