The first name Zéphirin

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About the first name Zéphirin

Meaning

The name Zéphirin is derived from Zéphir and refers to the “west wind”.

Historical origin

The name Zéphirin comes from Latin Zephyrinus, derived from Greek Zephyros.

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

Pronunciation:zé-fi-rinzefiʁ.ɛ̃

Frequency of the first name Zéphirin by baptism year

The chart below shows the frequency of the first name Zéphirin 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 ZéphirinLine chart showing the frequency of the first name Zéphirin in baptisms by year.2001501005001755179118271863189919351755–1759 2 baptisms1790–1794 2 baptisms1795–1799 2 baptisms1805–1809 22 baptisms1810–1814 32 baptisms1815–1819 34 baptisms1820–1824 52 baptisms1825–1829 66 baptisms1830–1834 104 baptisms1835–1839 120 baptisms1840–1844 150 baptisms1845–1849 156 baptisms1850–1854 186 baptisms1855–1859 142 baptisms1860–1864 118 baptisms1865–1869 122 baptisms1870–1874 102 baptisms1875–1879 78 baptisms1880–1884 68 baptisms1885–1889 46 baptisms1890–1894 32 baptisms1895–1899 18 baptisms1900–1904 12 baptisms1905–1909 8 baptisms1910–1914 4 baptisms1920–1924 2 baptisms1925–1929 2 baptisms1935–1939 2 baptisms

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