The first name Léger

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About the first name Léger

Meaning

The name Léger traditionally means “spear of the people”.

Historical origin

The name Léger comes from Germanic Leodegar, formed from leod “people” and gar “spear”.

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In parish acts, Léger can reflect a particular devotion to a saint who bore the name.

Pronunciation:lé-jerleʒ.e

Frequency of the first name Léger by baptism year

The chart below shows the frequency of the first name Léger 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 LégerLine chart showing the frequency of the first name Léger in baptisms by year.201510501650171017701830189019501650–1654 6 baptisms1705–1709 3 baptisms1770–1774 3 baptisms1780–1784 3 baptisms1795–1799 3 baptisms1800–1804 12 baptisms1805–1809 6 baptisms1810–1814 3 baptisms1815–1819 12 baptisms1820–1824 9 baptisms1825–1829 9 baptisms1830–1834 6 baptisms1835–1839 9 baptisms1840–1844 6 baptisms1845–1849 6 baptisms1850–1854 6 baptisms1860–1864 3 baptisms1865–1869 3 baptisms1870–1874 6 baptisms1875–1879 3 baptisms1880–1884 6 baptisms1885–1889 3 baptisms1900–1904 3 baptisms1905–1909 3 baptisms1910–1914 3 baptisms1915–1919 3 baptisms1925–1929 3 baptisms1930–1934 3 baptisms1935–1939 3 baptisms1950–1954 3 baptisms

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