The first name Modeste

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About the first name Modeste

Meaning

The name Modeste traditionally means “moderate,” “measured,” or “modest”.

Historical origin

The name Modeste comes from Latin Modestus, an adjective meaning “moderate, restrained”.

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In parish acts, Modeste can reflect a particular devotion to a saint who bore the name.

Pronunciation:mo-destmɔd.ɛst

Frequency of the first name Modeste by baptism year

The chart below shows the frequency of the first name Modeste 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 ModesteLine chart showing the frequency of the first name Modeste in baptisms by year.5037251201730177118121853189419351730–1734 2 baptisms1735–1739 2 baptisms1740–1744 4 baptisms1745–1749 1 baptisms1750–1754 4 baptisms1755–1759 3 baptisms1760–1764 11 baptisms1765–1769 13 baptisms1770–1774 5 baptisms1775–1779 3 baptisms1780–1784 5 baptisms1785–1789 17 baptisms1790–1794 21 baptisms1795–1799 27 baptisms1800–1804 20 baptisms1805–1809 20 baptisms1810–1814 19 baptisms1815–1819 23 baptisms1820–1824 38 baptisms1825–1829 22 baptisms1830–1834 13 baptisms1835–1839 17 baptisms1840–1844 17 baptisms1845–1849 23 baptisms1850–1854 15 baptisms1855–1859 7 baptisms1860–1864 16 baptisms1865–1869 6 baptisms1870–1874 10 baptisms1875–1879 7 baptisms1885–1889 6 baptisms1890–1894 1 baptisms1895–1899 2 baptisms1915–1919 1 baptisms1925–1929 3 baptisms1930–1934 2 baptisms1935–1939 1 baptisms

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