Euphrasia Forename

98,849th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 4,786 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Euphrasia Forename Definition:

F. Greek, ‘good cheer’; hence, probably, ‘of good cheer’. It has appealed to the devout, for a worker of minor miracles so named died, after long years of strict religious observance, in the Thebaid early in C5.

Euphrasia Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia-1,2861:12,3291,264
Zimbabwe
100%
1,0961:14,0731,709
Tanzania
100%
7111:74,2454,687
DR Congo
 
99%
4661:158,4287,430
Cameroon
100%
3911:55,2703,490
Kenya-1381:335,55911,110
Malawi
100%
1271:134,7436,567
Brazil
100%
1241:1,727,71138,197
United States
100%
761:4,770,22360,577
India
100%
581:20,946,172487,782
Burkina Faso
100%
551:334,17212,874
Nigeria
100%
411:4,330,83867,351
Uganda
100%
371:1,106,94418,454
Malaysia
100%
371:822,97130,856
South Africa
100%
281:1,947,59558,611
Indonesia-241:10,748,486334,727
England
100%
231:2,417,51828,771
Belgium
100%
101:1,149,00413,254
Saint Lucia
100%
91:19,7572,072
Trinidad and Tobago
100%
81:170,1779,829
Philippines
100%
61:17,668,246211,341
Lesotho
100%
41:509,99925,489
Benin
100%
31:3,525,28151,145
Scotland-31:1,783,45514,297
Australia-21:6,828,81137,569
China-21:683,027,89194,999
Papua New Guinea
100%
21:4,076,157155,819
France
100%
21:33,235,17058,100
Guyana-21:381,63118,312
Sweden
100%
21:4,928,95452,965
Solomon Islands-11:580,9578,641
Belize-11:354,3097,663
Germany-11:96,677,87695,912
Switzerland-11:8,213,49636,387
Suriname-11:552,8115,457
Guam-11:160,6463,210
Ireland
100%
11:4,643,51913,375
Singapore-11:6,287,05439,645
Haiti-11:10,726,95341,696
Hong Kong-11:7,752,72520,144
New Zealand-11:4,536,04417,392
Namibia-11:2,404,17916,970
Italy-11:61,062,09083,289

Euphrasia (52) may also be a surname.

Euphrasia Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

F. Greek, ‘good cheer’; hence, probably, ‘of good cheer’. It has appealed to the devout, for a worker of minor miracles so named died, after long years of strict religious observance, in the Thebaid early in C5.

Name This Child (1959) by Eric Partridge

Greek (feminine) - Joyous.

What is Your Name? (1863) by Sophy Moody

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