Latin · French

Prosper

Pronounced PROS-perShare

Meaning: Fortunate; successful

  • Boy
  • Rare gem
  • 2 syllables

The story

Prosper comes from Latin Prosperus, fortunate or successful. It also matches the English verb prosper, which helped it work as a virtue-style name.

Spellings & variants

  • Prospero
  • Prosperus

Popularity

Rare gem

Rare in US records; use elsewhere may differ.

Style

Origins

Prosper comes from Latin and French.

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