The first name Séraphine

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About the first name Séraphine

Meaning

The name Séraphine is related to Séraphin. It shares the same historical root, even when the precise meaning varies across sources.

Historical origin

Séraphine belongs to the same name family as Séraphin. The name Séraphin comes from Latin Seraphinus, formed from Hebrew serafim.

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

Pronunciation:sé-ra-finseʁaf.in

Frequency of the first name Séraphine by baptism year

The chart below shows the frequency of the first name Séraphine 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 SéraphineLine chart showing the frequency of the first name Séraphine in baptisms by year.2001501005001790181118321853187418951790–1794 3 baptisms1800–1804 18 baptisms1805–1809 48 baptisms1810–1814 33 baptisms1815–1819 51 baptisms1820–1824 78 baptisms1825–1829 60 baptisms1830–1834 105 baptisms1835–1839 117 baptisms1840–1844 108 baptisms1845–1849 102 baptisms1850–1854 63 baptisms1855–1859 48 baptisms1860–1864 57 baptisms1865–1869 24 baptisms1870–1874 18 baptisms1875–1879 33 baptisms1880–1884 3 baptisms1885–1889 6 baptisms1890–1894 6 baptisms1895–1899 15 baptisms

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