The first name Cléophas

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About the first name Cléophas

Meaning

The name Cléophas has a biblical Greek origin; it is generally linked to names formed with kleos “glory”.

Historical origin

The name Cléophas comes from Greek Kleopas, the name of a disciple mentioned in the New Testament.

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Cléophas endured for centuries through biblical traditions and appears regularly in parish registers.

Pronunciation:cléo-faskleɔf.a

Frequency of the first name Cléophas by baptism year

The chart below shows the frequency of the first name Cléophas 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 CléophasLine chart showing the frequency of the first name Cléophas in baptisms by year.50037525012501805184318811919195719951805–1809 9 baptisms1810–1814 3 baptisms1815–1819 30 baptisms1820–1824 30 baptisms1825–1829 66 baptisms1830–1834 114 baptisms1835–1839 126 baptisms1840–1844 180 baptisms1845–1849 207 baptisms1850–1854 198 baptisms1855–1859 225 baptisms1860–1864 228 baptisms1865–1869 177 baptisms1870–1874 210 baptisms1875–1879 111 baptisms1880–1884 66 baptisms1885–1889 96 baptisms1890–1894 75 baptisms1895–1899 57 baptisms1900–1904 42 baptisms1905–1909 24 baptisms1910–1914 6 baptisms1915–1919 3 baptisms1920–1924 3 baptisms1925–1929 3 baptisms1935–1939 3 baptisms1985–1989 3 baptisms1995–1999 3 baptisms

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