The first name Gaspard

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About the first name Gaspard

Meaning

The name Gaspard has an ancient Eastern origin whose exact etymology remains debated.

Historical origin

The name Gaspard is traditionally the name of one of the Magi in Western Christian tradition.

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Names such as Gaspard, directly connected with Christian tradition, are especially common in older parish records.

Pronunciation:gas-pardɡasp.aʁ

Frequency of the first name Gaspard by baptism year

The chart below shows the frequency of the first name Gaspard 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 GaspardLine chart showing the frequency of the first name Gaspard in baptisms by year.201510501680172917781827187619251680–1684 1 baptisms1690–1694 1 baptisms1695–1699 2 baptisms1700–1704 1 baptisms1715–1719 1 baptisms1745–1749 1 baptisms1755–1759 1 baptisms1775–1779 3 baptisms1785–1789 1 baptisms1795–1799 3 baptisms1800–1804 3 baptisms1810–1814 5 baptisms1815–1819 3 baptisms1820–1824 3 baptisms1825–1829 5 baptisms1830–1834 5 baptisms1835–1839 5 baptisms1840–1844 9 baptisms1845–1849 20 baptisms1850–1854 12 baptisms1855–1859 11 baptisms1860–1864 14 baptisms1865–1869 14 baptisms1870–1874 14 baptisms1875–1879 9 baptisms1880–1884 7 baptisms1885–1889 3 baptisms1890–1894 6 baptisms1895–1899 3 baptisms1900–1904 1 baptisms1905–1909 1 baptisms1910–1914 1 baptisms1925–1929 1 baptisms

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