Pentecost Forename

825,494th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 127 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Trinidad and Tobago

Pentecost Forename Definition:

(m., f.) from Greek πεντηκοστή (ήμέρα), ‘fiftieth (day)’, the Greek name for Whitsuntide. Pentecost is found as a christian name from the beginning of the 13th C and continued in general use until the 17th C. Occasional examples occur later, and it was in use in Cornwall until the end of the 19th C.

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Pentecost Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria
69%
 
1011:1,758,06336,576
United States-121:30,211,415217,595
South Africa
100%
31:18,177,550242,026
India
100%
21:607,438,9864,324,298
England-11:55,602,921189,715
Malaysia
100%
11:30,449,940373,101
New Zealand-11:4,536,04417,392
Papua New Guinea-11:8,152,314202,620
Philippines
100%
11:106,009,477690,015
Singapore-11:6,287,05439,645
Trinidad and Tobago-11:1,361,41934,512
Zambia-11:15,854,79466,637
Zimbabwe
100%
11:15,423,817113,731

Pentecost (4,816) may also be a surname.

Pentecost Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(m., f.) from Greek πεντηκοστή (ήμέρα), ‘fiftieth (day)’, the Greek name for Whitsuntide. Pentecost is found as a christian name from the beginning of the 13th C and continued in general use until the 17th C. Occasional examples occur later, and it was in use in Cornwall until the end of the 19th C. It was used indifferently for men and women.

Pentecost Pipe Roll 1165, Curia Regis Rolls 1200-7, Close Rolls 1331.

The Oxford Dictionary of Christian Names (1947) by E. G. Withycombe

This is frequently found as a baptismal name, sometimes of males, sometimes of females. It was especially in use in the reign of Queen Elizabeth, and is even now found in Cornwall. It comes from Greek πεντηχοστη, the 50th (day); i. e. the 50th day after the resurrection of the Saviour.

Prænomina (1882) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Meaning: fiftieth.

A Dictionary of the Proper Names of the Old and New Testament (1909) by James Beaumont Jackson

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