Zephyrine

Marie Zéphyrine of France

Emblematic of the birth of Marie Zéphyrine of France

Zephyrine is a feminine given name .

Origin and meaning

The name Zephyrine comes from the Greek language and is based on Saint Zephyrinus , Bishop of Rome from 198 to 217. The name means "the west wind".

The female variant of the name came from the daughter Marie Zéphyrine (* August 26, 1750, † September 2, 1755) of Louis, Dauphin of France and Maria Josepha of Saxony , who was born on the feast day of St. Zephyrinus.

variants

The masculine form of the given name is Zephyrinus and Zephyrin .

• French : Zéphyrine, Zéphirine
• Italian : Zeffirina
• Spanish : Ceferina

name day

December 20th has been celebrated as the name day since 1970 . Previously, the memorial day was August 26th .

Name bearer

• Amalie Zephyrine von Salm-Kyrburg (1760–1841), wife of Hereditary Prince Anton Aloys von Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen and is considered the "savior of Hohenzollern "
• Marguerite Victoire Zéphirine Anna De Riemaecker-Legot (1913–1977), Belgian politician and the first female minister in Belgium.

See also

• Zéphirine Drouhin (Bourbon Rose)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Zéphirine with significance, frequency. meilleursprenoms.com (French)
2. ↑ Zephyrinus . The Ecumenical Lexicon of Saints
3. ↑ Liturgical calendar 1962 ( Memento of February 16, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF; 199 kB) p. 54