The first name Prosper

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About the first name Prosper

Meaning

The name Prosper traditionally means “prosperous” or “favorable”.

Historical origin

The name Prosper comes from Latin Prosper, an adjective meaning “fortunate, favorable”.

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

Pronunciation:pros-perpʁɔsp.e

Frequency of the first name Prosper by baptism year

The chart below shows the frequency of the first name Prosper 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 ProsperLine chart showing the frequency of the first name Prosper in baptisms by year.10075502501750178018101840187019001750–1754 4 baptisms1760–1764 4 baptisms1765–1769 4 baptisms1770–1774 2 baptisms1775–1779 6 baptisms1780–1784 2 baptisms1790–1794 2 baptisms1795–1799 4 baptisms1800–1804 6 baptisms1805–1809 8 baptisms1810–1814 52 baptisms1815–1819 88 baptisms1820–1824 74 baptisms1825–1829 30 baptisms1830–1834 62 baptisms1835–1839 66 baptisms1840–1844 54 baptisms1845–1849 46 baptisms1850–1854 54 baptisms1855–1859 46 baptisms1860–1864 38 baptisms1865–1869 32 baptisms1870–1874 10 baptisms1875–1879 4 baptisms1880–1884 8 baptisms1885–1889 14 baptisms1890–1894 4 baptisms1895–1899 6 baptisms1900–1904 8 baptisms

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