The first name Zéphirine

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About the first name Zéphirine

Meaning

The name Zéphirine is a form related to Zéphir and shares its traditional meaning: “west wind”.

Historical origin

Zéphirine belongs to the same name family as Zéphir. The name Zéphir comes from Greek Zephyros, the personified west wind in Greek mythology.

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

Pronunciation:zé-fi-rinzefiʁ.in

Frequency of the first name Zéphirine by baptism year

The chart below shows the frequency of the first name Zéphirine 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 ZéphirineLine chart showing the frequency of the first name Zéphirine in baptisms by year.10075502501765179118171843186918951765–1769 2 baptisms1810–1814 4 baptisms1815–1819 10 baptisms1820–1824 10 baptisms1825–1829 20 baptisms1830–1834 12 baptisms1835–1839 14 baptisms1840–1844 28 baptisms1845–1849 46 baptisms1850–1854 72 baptisms1855–1859 60 baptisms1860–1864 40 baptisms1865–1869 28 baptisms1870–1874 38 baptisms1875–1879 18 baptisms1880–1884 16 baptisms1885–1889 2 baptisms1890–1894 2 baptisms1895–1899 2 baptisms

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