The first name Antoine

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About the first name Antoine

Meaning

The name Antoine comes from an ancient Roman family name whose exact meaning is uncertain.

Historical origin

The name Antoine comes from the Latin Antonius, an ancient name later widely spread through the cult of several saints.

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

Pronunciation:an-toinɑ̃.twan

Frequency of the first name Antoine by baptism year

The chart below shows the frequency of the first name Antoine 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.

15,974total mentions

Annual evolution of the first name AntoineLine chart showing the frequency of the first name Antoine in baptisms by year.1,00075050025001605168617671848192920101605–1609 2 baptisms1615–1619 2 baptisms1625–1629 8 baptisms1630–1634 10 baptisms1635–1639 16 baptisms1640–1644 32 baptisms1645–1649 20 baptisms1650–1654 14 baptisms1655–1659 20 baptisms1660–1664 28 baptisms1665–1669 34 baptisms1670–1674 28 baptisms1675–1679 42 baptisms1680–1684 48 baptisms1685–1689 36 baptisms1690–1694 34 baptisms1695–1699 56 baptisms1700–1704 94 baptisms1705–1709 58 baptisms1710–1714 116 baptisms1715–1719 92 baptisms1720–1724 78 baptisms1725–1729 94 baptisms1730–1734 168 baptisms1735–1739 216 baptisms1740–1744 200 baptisms1745–1749 202 baptisms1750–1754 224 baptisms1755–1759 262 baptisms1760–1764 304 baptisms1765–1769 328 baptisms1770–1774 392 baptisms1775–1779 476 baptisms1780–1784 434 baptisms1785–1789 512 baptisms1790–1794 594 baptisms1795–1799 722 baptisms1800–1804 676 baptisms1805–1809 750 baptisms1810–1814 638 baptisms1815–1819 714 baptisms1820–1824 700 baptisms1825–1829 732 baptisms1830–1834 682 baptisms1835–1839 668 baptisms1840–1844 650 baptisms1845–1849 678 baptisms1850–1854 556 baptisms1855–1859 464 baptisms1860–1864 364 baptisms1865–1869 320 baptisms1870–1874 260 baptisms1875–1879 200 baptisms1880–1884 140 baptisms1885–1889 92 baptisms1890–1894 70 baptisms1895–1899 104 baptisms1900–1904 80 baptisms1905–1909 64 baptisms1910–1914 14 baptisms1915–1919 46 baptisms1920–1924 28 baptisms1925–1929 30 baptisms1930–1934 12 baptisms1935–1939 6 baptisms1940–1944 4 baptisms1945–1949 6 baptisms1965–1969 2 baptisms1970–1974 2 baptisms1975–1979 12 baptisms1980–1984 10 baptisms1985–1989 16 baptisms1990–1994 46 baptisms1995–1999 66 baptisms2000–2004 48 baptisms2005–2009 20 baptisms2010–2014 8 baptisms

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