The first name Antoinette

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About the first name Antoinette

Meaning

The name Antoinette is related to Antoine. It shares the same historical root, even when the precise meaning varies across sources.

Historical origin

Antoinette belongs to the same name family as Antoine. The name Antoine comes from the Latin Antonius, an ancient name later widely spread through the cult of several saints.

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In archival records, Antoinette may coexist with Antoine or other spellings from the same name family, so variants are worth considering in genealogical research.

Pronunciation:an-toi-nettɑ̃twan.ɛt

Frequency of the first name Antoinette by baptism year

The chart below shows the frequency of the first name Antoinette 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 AntoinetteLine chart showing the frequency of the first name Antoinette in baptisms by year.5037251201620169317661839191219851620–1624 2 baptisms1630–1634 1 baptisms1635–1639 2 baptisms1640–1644 1 baptisms1665–1669 3 baptisms1670–1674 4 baptisms1675–1679 1 baptisms1680–1684 5 baptisms1685–1689 3 baptisms1695–1699 1 baptisms1700–1704 1 baptisms1705–1709 3 baptisms1710–1714 2 baptisms1725–1729 3 baptisms1730–1734 1 baptisms1735–1739 4 baptisms1740–1744 5 baptisms1745–1749 5 baptisms1750–1754 5 baptisms1755–1759 3 baptisms1760–1764 5 baptisms1765–1769 5 baptisms1770–1774 1 baptisms1775–1779 4 baptisms1780–1784 6 baptisms1785–1789 6 baptisms1790–1794 8 baptisms1795–1799 10 baptisms1800–1804 23 baptisms1805–1809 13 baptisms1810–1814 9 baptisms1815–1819 9 baptisms1820–1824 12 baptisms1825–1829 7 baptisms1830–1834 8 baptisms1835–1839 6 baptisms1840–1844 1 baptisms1845–1849 3 baptisms1850–1854 6 baptisms1855–1859 5 baptisms1860–1864 4 baptisms1865–1869 4 baptisms1870–1874 11 baptisms1875–1879 10 baptisms1880–1884 17 baptisms1885–1889 19 baptisms1890–1894 21 baptisms1895–1899 33 baptisms1900–1904 41 baptisms1905–1909 28 baptisms1910–1914 27 baptisms1915–1919 26 baptisms1920–1924 15 baptisms1925–1929 12 baptisms1930–1934 5 baptisms1935–1939 7 baptisms1940–1944 4 baptisms1945–1949 2 baptisms1950–1954 1 baptisms1955–1959 4 baptisms1985–1989 1 baptisms

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