Experience

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Girl · Latin, through French

Experience

Say it: ek-SPEER-ee-ence

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Meaning

The English word experience, from Latin experientia 'trial, proof'.

Certainscholars agree on this meaning.

A Puritan name found in 17th- and 18th-century New England records.

Its wave through time

No birth counts are recorded for this name in the records loaded here: it has been given to fewer than five babies a year, or not at all, since records began.

Through the ages

The Colonial Americas1500 to 1800

Used by

English American

Names worth a look

RememberGirlThe English verb remember, used as a hortatory name urging the bearer to remember God.Colonial · forgotten

ThankfulGirlThe English word thankful, expressing gratitude to God.Colonial · forgotten

SubmitGirlThe English verb submit, expressing submission to the will of God.Colonial · forgotten

HumilityGirlThe English word humility, from Latin humilitas 'lowness'.Colonial · forgotten

DeliveranceGirl or boyThe English word deliverance 'rescue, salvation'.Colonial · forgotten

TryphosaGirlGreek, from tryphē 'softness, delicacy', like Tryphena.Biblical · forgotten

EgasBoyUncertain; a medieval Portuguese name of unknown origin.Middle Ages · forgotten

Where this comes from

Puritan church and town records of England and New England
Colonial records of the Americas

Meanings and histories are compiled from the study of names and their languages and checked by a second review.

Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.