The first name Pélagie

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About the first name Pélagie

Meaning

The name Pélagie traditionally means “of the sea”.

Historical origin

The name Pélagie comes from Greek Pelagia, feminine of pelagios “of the sea”.

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

Pronunciation:pé-la-jipelaʒ.i

Frequency of the first name Pélagie by baptism year

The chart below shows the frequency of the first name Pélagie 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 PélagieLine chart showing the frequency of the first name Pélagie in baptisms by year.10075502501705174417831822186119001705–1709 6 baptisms1715–1719 2 baptisms1720–1724 2 baptisms1730–1734 8 baptisms1735–1739 10 baptisms1745–1749 4 baptisms1750–1754 14 baptisms1755–1759 12 baptisms1760–1764 2 baptisms1765–1769 4 baptisms1770–1774 10 baptisms1775–1779 8 baptisms1780–1784 18 baptisms1785–1789 34 baptisms1790–1794 40 baptisms1795–1799 40 baptisms1800–1804 72 baptisms1805–1809 40 baptisms1810–1814 40 baptisms1815–1819 34 baptisms1820–1824 24 baptisms1825–1829 18 baptisms1830–1834 18 baptisms1835–1839 10 baptisms1840–1844 10 baptisms1845–1849 8 baptisms1850–1854 12 baptisms1855–1859 4 baptisms1865–1869 2 baptisms1875–1879 2 baptisms1885–1889 2 baptisms1900–1904 2 baptisms

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