Pleasant Forename
Approximately 1,633 people bear this name
Pleasant Forename Definition:
A female name. Old French plaisance and plaisant respectively (cf. Clemency and Clement); found as christian names from the 13th C onward. C. W. Bardsley, Dictionary of English and WelshSurnames (pub. 1901) gives examples of Pleasant still in use as late as 1757, and it and Pleasance lasted still longer in the USA.
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| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 72% | 550 | 1:31,113 | 2,412 |
| Nigeria | 98% | 497 | 1:357,272 | 12,540 |
| United States | 54% | 494 | 1:733,881 | 17,074 |
| India | 86% | 41 | 1:29,631,170 | 611,330 |
| South Africa | 75% | 14 | 1:3,895,189 | 90,619 |
| Kenya | - | 8 | 1:5,788,389 | 30,473 |
| England | 50% | 6 | 1:9,267,154 | 67,986 |
| Canada | 100% | 4 | 1:8,283,343 | 67,579 |
| Israel | 100% | 2 | 1:4,201,459 | 30,777 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 2 | 1:3,575,996 | 76,635 |
| Liberia | 100% | 2 | 1:2,206,030 | 27,695 |
| Philippines | 100% | 2 | 1:53,004,738 | 452,678 |
| Turkey | - | 1 | 1:77,801,709 | 91,051 |
| Zimbabwe | 100% | 1 | 1:15,423,817 | 113,731 |
| Uganda | 100% | 1 | 1:40,956,920 | 131,348 |
| Zambia | - | 1 | 1:15,854,794 | 66,637 |
| American Samoa | - | 1 | 1:55,845 | 3,376 |
| Thailand | 100% | 1 | 1:70,065,813 | 391,235 |
| Pakistan | - | 1 | 1:194,357,680 | 303,535 |
| Jamaica | - | 1 | 1:2,883,227 | 22,340 |
| Cameroon | - | 1 | 1:21,610,503 | 119,836 |
| Bahamas | - | 1 | 1:399,370 | 4,606 |
| Australia | - | 1 | 1:13,657,622 | 55,904 |
Pleasant (9,750) may also be a surname.
Pleasant Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A female name. Old French plaisance and plaisant respectively (cf. Clemency and Clement); found as christian names from the 13th C onward. C. W. Bardsley, Dictionary of English and WelshSurnames (pub. 1901) gives examples of Pleasant still in use as late as 1757, and it and Pleasance lasted still longer in the USA.
Plesencia Close Rolls 1245. Placencia Feudal Aids 1346. Plesancia Year Book 1422.
A Teutonic name, meaning: Amiable: pleasing.
Pleasant Forename Popularity
Pleasant Demographics
Pleasant Religious Adherence
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Phonetically Similar Names
| Forename | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pleasants | 94 | 8 | / |
| Pleaseant | 94 | 1 | / |
| Plesant | 93 | 43 | / |
| Plasant | 93 | 6 | / |
| Pleasan | 93 | 1 | / |
| Pleasantte | 89 | 2 | / |
| Plaisant | 88 | 8 | / |
| Playsant | 88 | 1 | / |
| Pleaxant | 88 | 1 | / |
| Pleasann | 88 | 1 | / |
| Plesan | 86 | 11 | / |
| Plasan | 86 | 8 | / |
| Plysant | 80 | 9 | / |
| Plaisan | 80 | 4 | / |
| Pleason | 80 | 3 | / |
| Plashan | 80 | 2 | / |
| Plasand | 80 | 1 | / |
| Plessan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Pleysan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Plezant | 80 | 1 | / |
| Plasian | 80 | 1 | / |
| Plassan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Playsan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Plyasan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Pladsan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Phlaisan | 75 | 5 | / |
| Plezzant | 75 | 2 | / |
| Bplhasan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pleyisan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ployasan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Plazanet | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pleson | 71 | 71 | / |
| Plason | 71 | 11 | / |
| Plezan | 71 | 2 | / |
| Plazan | 71 | 2 | / |
| Plasam | 71 | 2 | / |
| Plisan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Plejan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Plasen | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pletson | 67 | 15 | / |
| Playson | 67 | 14 | / |
| Pleuzan | 67 | 11 | / |
| Pledson | 67 | 10 | / |
| Placian | 67 | 6 | / |
| Platson | 67 | 5 | / |
| Pleison | 67 | 4 | / |
| Pleyson | 67 | 4 | / |
| Phlajan | 67 | 3 | / |
| Plasson | 67 | 3 | / |
| Plaison | 67 | 3 | / |
| Pleyzan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Plasong | 67 | 2 | / |
| Plascon | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pleysen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Plaizan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Plechan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pleizan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Plesson | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pleuson | 67 | 1 | / |
| Plexson | 67 | 1 | / |
| Plijaan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Plishan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Plaseen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Plasone | 67 | 1 | / |
| Plaxson | 67 | 1 | / |
| Plazian | 67 | 1 | / |
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