The first name Clément

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About the first name Clément

Meaning

The name Clément traditionally means “gentle,” “merciful,” or “clement”.

Historical origin

The name Clément comes from Latin Clemens, an ancient Roman name that became a Christian given name.

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

Pronunciation:clé-mentklem.ɑ̃

Frequency of the first name Clément by baptism year

The chart below shows the frequency of the first name Clément 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 ClémentLine chart showing the frequency of the first name Clément in baptisms by year.50037525012501670173518001865193019951670–1674 20 baptisms1680–1684 5 baptisms1705–1709 20 baptisms1710–1714 15 baptisms1715–1719 5 baptisms1720–1724 5 baptisms1725–1729 5 baptisms1730–1734 20 baptisms1735–1739 25 baptisms1740–1744 25 baptisms1745–1749 20 baptisms1750–1754 20 baptisms1755–1759 15 baptisms1760–1764 5 baptisms1765–1769 10 baptisms1770–1774 40 baptisms1775–1779 25 baptisms1780–1784 15 baptisms1785–1789 35 baptisms1790–1794 35 baptisms1795–1799 35 baptisms1800–1804 40 baptisms1805–1809 40 baptisms1810–1814 50 baptisms1815–1819 50 baptisms1820–1824 90 baptisms1825–1829 125 baptisms1830–1834 155 baptisms1835–1839 225 baptisms1840–1844 235 baptisms1845–1849 160 baptisms1850–1854 135 baptisms1855–1859 145 baptisms1860–1864 135 baptisms1865–1869 130 baptisms1870–1874 75 baptisms1875–1879 50 baptisms1880–1884 40 baptisms1885–1889 25 baptisms1890–1894 35 baptisms1895–1899 5 baptisms1900–1904 20 baptisms1905–1909 15 baptisms1910–1914 45 baptisms1915–1919 50 baptisms1920–1924 65 baptisms1925–1929 50 baptisms1930–1934 55 baptisms1935–1939 40 baptisms1940–1944 60 baptisms1945–1949 45 baptisms1950–1954 50 baptisms1955–1959 70 baptisms1960–1964 5 baptisms1965–1969 15 baptisms1975–1979 5 baptisms1995–1999 5 baptisms

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