The first name Pétronille

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About the first name Pétronille

Meaning

The name Pétronille comes from an ancient Roman name of the Petronius family; its exact meaning is uncertain.

Historical origin

The name Pétronille comes from Latin Petronilla, a feminine diminutive of Petronius and the name of an early saint.

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

Pronunciation:pé-tro-nillpetʁɔn.ij

Frequency of the first name Pétronille by baptism year

The chart below shows the frequency of the first name Pétronille 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 PétronilleLine chart showing the frequency of the first name Pétronille in baptisms by year.201510501670171617621808185419001670–1674 8 baptisms1705–1709 2 baptisms1730–1734 2 baptisms1735–1739 4 baptisms1760–1764 2 baptisms1770–1774 2 baptisms1790–1794 8 baptisms1795–1799 2 baptisms1805–1809 6 baptisms1810–1814 2 baptisms1815–1819 4 baptisms1820–1824 4 baptisms1825–1829 12 baptisms1830–1834 2 baptisms1835–1839 14 baptisms1840–1844 8 baptisms1850–1854 10 baptisms1855–1859 2 baptisms1860–1864 2 baptisms1865–1869 6 baptisms1870–1874 2 baptisms1900–1904 2 baptisms

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