The first name Médard

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About the first name Médard

Meaning

The name Médard is traditionally interpreted as combining “power” and “strength”.

Historical origin

The name Médard comes from an old Germanic name, spread in France notably through Saint Medard of Noyon.

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

Pronunciation:mé-dardmed.aʁ

Frequency of the first name Médard by baptism year

The chart below shows the frequency of the first name Médard 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 MédardLine chart showing the frequency of the first name Médard in baptisms by year.5037251201615168117471813187919451615–1619 4 baptisms1680–1684 6 baptisms1745–1749 2 baptisms1785–1789 4 baptisms1790–1794 4 baptisms1795–1799 8 baptisms1800–1804 14 baptisms1805–1809 8 baptisms1810–1814 16 baptisms1815–1819 20 baptisms1820–1824 18 baptisms1825–1829 18 baptisms1830–1834 26 baptisms1835–1839 22 baptisms1840–1844 20 baptisms1845–1849 32 baptisms1850–1854 46 baptisms1855–1859 44 baptisms1860–1864 30 baptisms1865–1869 34 baptisms1870–1874 14 baptisms1875–1879 12 baptisms1880–1884 20 baptisms1885–1889 8 baptisms1890–1894 4 baptisms1895–1899 6 baptisms1900–1904 2 baptisms1905–1909 4 baptisms1910–1914 2 baptisms1945–1949 4 baptisms

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