The first name Prospère

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About the first name Prospère

Meaning

The name Prospère is a form related to Prosper and shares its traditional meaning: “prosperous” or “favorable”.

Historical origin

Prospère belongs to the same name family as Prosper. The name Prosper comes from Latin Prosper, an adjective meaning “fortunate, favorable”.

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

Pronunciation:pros-pèrpʁɔsp.ɛʁ

Frequency of the first name Prospère by baptism year

The chart below shows the frequency of the first name Prospère 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 ProspèreLine chart showing the frequency of the first name Prospère in baptisms by year.10075502501750177918081837186618951750–1754 4 baptisms1780–1784 4 baptisms1800–1804 8 baptisms1805–1809 8 baptisms1810–1814 12 baptisms1815–1819 4 baptisms1820–1824 20 baptisms1825–1829 48 baptisms1830–1834 60 baptisms1835–1839 52 baptisms1840–1844 56 baptisms1845–1849 80 baptisms1850–1854 44 baptisms1855–1859 40 baptisms1860–1864 36 baptisms1865–1869 12 baptisms1870–1874 16 baptisms1875–1879 16 baptisms1880–1884 4 baptisms1885–1889 4 baptisms1895–1899 4 baptisms

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