The first name Télesphore

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About the first name Télesphore

Meaning

The name Télesphore traditionally means “bringing completion” or “bringing fulfillment”.

Historical origin

The name Télesphore comes from Greek Telesphoros, formed from telos “completion, end” and pherein “to bring”.

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

Pronunciation:té-les-fortelɛsf.ɔʁ

Frequency of the first name Télesphore by baptism year

The chart below shows the frequency of the first name Télesphore 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.

3,535total mentions

Annual evolution of the first name TélesphoreLine chart showing the frequency of the first name Télesphore in baptisms by year.50037525012501795181918431867189119151795–1799 5 baptisms1800–1804 5 baptisms1810–1814 20 baptisms1815–1819 30 baptisms1820–1824 40 baptisms1825–1829 25 baptisms1830–1834 75 baptisms1835–1839 145 baptisms1840–1844 125 baptisms1845–1849 290 baptisms1850–1854 405 baptisms1855–1859 415 baptisms1860–1864 365 baptisms1865–1869 310 baptisms1870–1874 290 baptisms1875–1879 225 baptisms1880–1884 170 baptisms1885–1889 265 baptisms1890–1894 110 baptisms1895–1899 115 baptisms1900–1904 70 baptisms1905–1909 10 baptisms1910–1914 20 baptisms1915–1919 5 baptisms

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