The first name Fortunat

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About the first name Fortunat

Meaning

The name Fortunat traditionally means “fortunate” or “favored by fortune”.

Historical origin

The name Fortunat comes from Latin Fortunatus, derived from fortuna “fortune, fate”.

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Fortunat is one of the names whose presence in older records is partly explained by Catholic tradition and the names of saints.

Pronunciation:for-tu-natfɔʁtyn.a

Frequency of the first name Fortunat by baptism year

The chart below shows the frequency of the first name Fortunat 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 FortunatLine chart showing the frequency of the first name Fortunat in baptisms by year.10075502501765179618271858188919201765–1769 3 baptisms1795–1799 3 baptisms1820–1824 3 baptisms1830–1834 3 baptisms1840–1844 9 baptisms1845–1849 6 baptisms1850–1854 12 baptisms1855–1859 15 baptisms1860–1864 33 baptisms1865–1869 24 baptisms1870–1874 51 baptisms1875–1879 36 baptisms1880–1884 30 baptisms1885–1889 42 baptisms1890–1894 21 baptisms1895–1899 40 baptisms1900–1904 6 baptisms1905–1909 9 baptisms1910–1914 9 baptisms1920–1924 3 baptisms

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