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Help[Facts] Was 'Rosaire' a typical French female name in the early 20th century?
I would like to know if the name 'Rosaire' was used for females in France - particularly between 1900 - 1940. It is listed as a French female name on several baby name websites on the Internet, yet I've come across a couple of forum posts that claim that Rosaire is not really a name that is used in France (perhaps in recent times? The authors of the posts were not clear about this.). If you live in France, do you know of any people named Rosaire?
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I'm not in France, but in French-speaking Canada. I know a couple of men(not elderly) named Rosaire;it's a male name, here.
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Let me see...
Rosaire was probably used at least occasionally in the early 20th century, though it's very rare in France today. You're probably much more likely to meet a 90-year-old woman than a younger woman named Rosaire. Plus with what Rene said, it seems to have been used for males as well.
Maybe the situation for Rosaire is different in France's former colonies, such as Haiti and a number of countries in Africa. People there tend to use older French names more often than people in France do.
Rosaire was probably used at least occasionally in the early 20th century, though it's very rare in France today. You're probably much more likely to meet a 90-year-old woman than a younger woman named Rosaire. Plus with what Rene said, it seems to have been used for males as well.
Maybe the situation for Rosaire is different in France's former colonies, such as Haiti and a number of countries in Africa. People there tend to use older French names more often than people in France do.
This message was edited 6/26/2011, 9:59 AM
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This page here has a nice Flash-based graphic showing the number of males and females with a given name of Rosaire in France from 1900 until now:
http://www.prenoms.com/prenom/ROSAIRE.html
It has been used then, obviously, but it was not a "typical" French female name because it was very rare even at peak popularity, and furthermore used for males as well.
http://www.prenoms.com/prenom/ROSAIRE.html
It has been used then, obviously, but it was not a "typical" French female name because it was very rare even at peak popularity, and furthermore used for males as well.
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