Boy · Latin
Prosper
Say it: PROS-pur
Meaning
Latin prosper 'fortunate, successful'.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
A late Roman Christian name revived in 19th-century France.
Its wave through time
Rare in the records
In the United States
- 498 babies given this name since 1881
- At its height in 1881, about 1 in 20,100 boys
- 29 babies in 2020
Through the ages
- Ancient Rome750 BC to AD 476
- The Early Middle Ages400 to 800
- The Age of Revolutions1750 to 1837
- Victorian and Belle Époque1837 to 1914
Used by
The family of the name
| Italian | Prospero |
|---|---|
| French | Prosper |
| Spanish | Próspero |
Famous bearers
- Prosper of Aquitaine, theologian
- Prosper Mérimée, French writer
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Where this comes from
- Lives of the saints and early Christian martyrologies
- Calendars of saints and name days
- Well-known works of literature
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
Meanings and histories are compiled from the study of names and their languages and checked by a second review.
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