The first name Amable

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About the first name Amable

Meaning

The name Amable traditionally means “lovable” or “worthy of love”.

Historical origin

The name Amable comes from Latin Amabilis, an adjective meaning “lovable, worthy of love”.

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Devotion to saints strongly contributed to the spread of Amable; religious calendars long influenced naming choices in Quebec.

Pronunciation:am-ablam.abl

Frequency of the first name Amable by baptism year

The chart below shows the frequency of the first name Amable 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 AmableLine chart showing the frequency of the first name Amable in baptisms by year.10075502501725176518051845188519251725–1729 2 baptisms1730–1734 16 baptisms1735–1739 24 baptisms1740–1744 16 baptisms1745–1749 14 baptisms1750–1754 18 baptisms1755–1759 18 baptisms1760–1764 30 baptisms1765–1769 32 baptisms1770–1774 45 baptisms1775–1779 37 baptisms1780–1784 37 baptisms1785–1789 61 baptisms1790–1794 47 baptisms1795–1799 83 baptisms1800–1804 58 baptisms1805–1809 78 baptisms1810–1814 74 baptisms1815–1819 57 baptisms1820–1824 62 baptisms1825–1829 58 baptisms1830–1834 60 baptisms1835–1839 43 baptisms1840–1844 55 baptisms1845–1849 50 baptisms1850–1854 55 baptisms1855–1859 41 baptisms1860–1864 32 baptisms1865–1869 28 baptisms1870–1874 14 baptisms1875–1879 14 baptisms1880–1884 10 baptisms1885–1889 7 baptisms1890–1894 1 baptisms1895–1899 9 baptisms1905–1909 3 baptisms1910–1914 1 baptisms1915–1919 1 baptisms1925–1929 4 baptisms

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