Rosaire

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Rosaire

Say it: roh-ZEHR

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Meaning

From French rosaire 'rosary', honoring Our Lady of the Rosary.

Certainscholars agree on this meaning.

A devotional name common in Catholic Quebec in the early 20th century.

Its wave through time

Rare in the records

In the United States

010203018801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1927per million babies of that sex
  • 337 babies given this name since 1912
  • At its height in 1927, about 1 in 47,000 boys
  • Fewer than 5 babies a year in 2020

Through the ages

  1. The Modern Age1880 to today

Used by

Québécois

The family of the name

SpanishRosario

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Where this comes from

  • National birth statistics of European countries source
  • Parish baptism registers
  • United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source

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