The first name Hortense

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About the first name Hortense

Meaning

The name Hortense is linked to the ancient Roman name Hortensius and has been associated with Latin hortus “garden”.

Historical origin

The name Hortense comes from Latin Hortensia, feminine of Hortensius.

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Hortense is one of many ancient Latin names that survived through Christian tradition and the classical heritage.

Pronunciation:hor-tensɔʁt.ɑ̃s

Frequency of the first name Hortense by baptism year

The chart below shows the frequency of the first name Hortense 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 HortenseLine chart showing the frequency of the first name Hortense in baptisms by year.5037251201795182418531882191119401795–1799 2 baptisms1800–1804 2 baptisms1805–1809 2 baptisms1810–1814 4 baptisms1815–1819 4 baptisms1820–1824 2 baptisms1825–1829 14 baptisms1830–1834 26 baptisms1835–1839 14 baptisms1840–1844 14 baptisms1845–1849 14 baptisms1850–1854 14 baptisms1855–1859 16 baptisms1860–1864 6 baptisms1865–1869 8 baptisms1870–1874 6 baptisms1880–1884 4 baptisms1885–1889 12 baptisms1890–1894 2 baptisms1895–1899 4 baptisms1900–1904 4 baptisms1905–1909 4 baptisms1910–1914 4 baptisms1915–1919 2 baptisms1920–1924 2 baptisms1930–1934 2 baptisms1940–1944 4 baptisms

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