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Froilán

Boy · Probably Germanic

Froilán

Say it: froy-LAN

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Meaning

Uncertain; probably Germanic and related to Froila (Fruela).

Uncertainseveral explanations, none settled.

Its wave through time

Rare in the records

In the United States

05101518801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1980per million babies of that sex
  • 508 babies given this name since 1939
  • At its height in 1980, about 1 in 99,100 boys
  • Fewer than 5 babies a year in 2020

Through the ages

  1. The Early Middle Ages400 to 800
  2. The High and Late Middle Ages1100 to 1450

Used by

Spanish

Famous bearers

  • Saint Froilán, bishop of León and patron of Lugo

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Where this comes from

  • Calendars of saints and name days
  • Lives of the saints and early Christian martyrologies
  • United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source

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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.