The first name Calixte

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About the first name Calixte

Meaning

The name Calixte traditionally means “most beautiful” or “very beautiful”.

Historical origin

The name Calixte comes from Greek Kallistos, the superlative of kalos “beautiful”.

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In parish acts, Calixte can reflect a particular devotion to a saint who bore the name.

Pronunciation:ca-lixtkal.ikst

Frequency of the first name Calixte by baptism year

The chart below shows the frequency of the first name Calixte 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 CalixteLine chart showing the frequency of the first name Calixte in baptisms by year.10075502501780181618521888192419601780–1784 2 baptisms1795–1799 2 baptisms1805–1809 6 baptisms1810–1814 10 baptisms1815–1819 8 baptisms1820–1824 27 baptisms1825–1829 54 baptisms1830–1834 48 baptisms1835–1839 52 baptisms1840–1844 49 baptisms1845–1849 63 baptisms1850–1854 63 baptisms1855–1859 68 baptisms1860–1864 58 baptisms1865–1869 40 baptisms1870–1874 38 baptisms1875–1879 39 baptisms1880–1884 25 baptisms1885–1889 15 baptisms1890–1894 11 baptisms1895–1899 7 baptisms1900–1904 8 baptisms1905–1909 5 baptisms1910–1914 2 baptisms1920–1924 1 baptisms1930–1934 2 baptisms1955–1959 1 baptisms1960–1964 1 baptisms

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