The first name Placide

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About the first name Placide

Meaning

The name Placide traditionally means “calm,” “peaceful,” or “gentle”.

Historical origin

The name Placide comes from Latin Placidus, an adjective meaning “calm, peaceful”.

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

Pronunciation:pla-sidplas.id

Frequency of the first name Placide by baptism year

The chart below shows the frequency of the first name Placide 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 PlacideLine chart showing the frequency of the first name Placide in baptisms by year.201510501790182218541886191819501790–1794 3 baptisms1795–1799 3 baptisms1800–1804 4 baptisms1805–1809 9 baptisms1810–1814 12 baptisms1815–1819 4 baptisms1820–1824 11 baptisms1825–1829 15 baptisms1830–1834 7 baptisms1835–1839 5 baptisms1840–1844 8 baptisms1845–1849 9 baptisms1850–1854 9 baptisms1855–1859 15 baptisms1860–1864 9 baptisms1865–1869 12 baptisms1870–1874 4 baptisms1875–1879 5 baptisms1880–1884 3 baptisms1885–1889 4 baptisms1890–1894 3 baptisms1895–1899 1 baptisms1900–1904 2 baptisms1905–1909 2 baptisms1910–1914 1 baptisms1915–1919 2 baptisms1920–1924 3 baptisms1950–1954 1 baptisms

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