The first name Léontine

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About the first name Léontine

Meaning

The name Léontine is a form related to Léon and shares its traditional meaning: “lion”.

Historical origin

Léontine belongs to the same name family as Léon. The name Léon comes from Greek leon “lion” and Latin Leo.

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

Pronunciation:léon-tinleɔ̃t.in

Frequency of the first name Léontine by baptism year

The chart below shows the frequency of the first name Léontine 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 LéontineLine chart showing the frequency of the first name Léontine in baptisms by year.10075502501800183718741911194819851800–1804 8 baptisms1845–1849 4 baptisms1850–1854 24 baptisms1855–1859 68 baptisms1860–1864 56 baptisms1865–1869 56 baptisms1870–1874 64 baptisms1875–1879 60 baptisms1880–1884 80 baptisms1885–1889 88 baptisms1890–1894 32 baptisms1895–1899 84 baptisms1900–1904 64 baptisms1905–1909 24 baptisms1910–1914 12 baptisms1915–1919 8 baptisms1920–1924 4 baptisms1925–1929 4 baptisms1985–1989 4 baptisms

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