The first name Donalda

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About the first name Donalda

Meaning

The name Donalda is a form related to Donat and shares its traditional meaning: “given”.

Historical origin

Donalda belongs to the same name family as Donat. The name Donat comes from Latin Donatus, a participle meaning “given”.

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

Pronunciation:do-nal-dadɔnald.a

Frequency of the first name Donalda by baptism year

The chart below shows the frequency of the first name Donalda 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 DonaldaLine chart showing the frequency of the first name Donalda in baptisms by year.201510501815183918631887191119351815–1819 1 baptisms1850–1854 2 baptisms1865–1869 3 baptisms1870–1874 5 baptisms1875–1879 10 baptisms1880–1884 10 baptisms1885–1889 17 baptisms1890–1894 13 baptisms1895–1899 7 baptisms1900–1904 9 baptisms1905–1909 5 baptisms1910–1914 2 baptisms1920–1924 2 baptisms1930–1934 1 baptisms1935–1939 2 baptisms

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