Prosper

Spellings marked ● are how people bearing the name write it in our records, and ○ marks a model's transliteration; click a spelling to open its page.

Attested across 8 languages in the etymology graph.

Names that people choosing a name often weigh against Prosper, most often first. They share a style rather than an origin.

• Merit
• Loyal
• Valor
• Noble
• Worth
• Justice
• Mercy
• Amity
• Honor
• Earnest
• Blessing
• Chance

From the names suggested together in public name-advice forums, in English. A list of what people consider, not a measure of how common any name is.

Prosper is also recorded as 7 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• English surname10 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Spain

  Also written Prósper, Prospèr, Pròsper

• a separate name5 spellings in the group

  Also written Prósper

• Spanish name3 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Spain

  Languages: Spanish, Portuguese

  Also written Prósper

• a separate name3 spellings in the group

  Also written Prošper, Prósper

• a separate name2 spellings in the group

  Also written Prósper

• a separate name3 spellings in the group

  Also written Prósper, Pròsper

• Indonesian name3 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Indonesia

  Also written Prospèr

69 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Prosper is also recorded in 5 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

• From Latin Prosperus ‘fortunate’, ‘prosperous’. Q

  as a name·A concise dictionary of first names

• In English, To be successful; to succeed; to be fortunate or prosperous; to thrive; to make gain.

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

• In French, du nom latin Prosper, de prosper « heureux, prospère ».

  as a name·Dictionnaire des noms de famille du Canada français. Anthroponymie et généalogie. 2e édition

• In French, Lat. prosperus ‘prosperous’; here ‘thạnh vượng’.

  as a name·Tên Họ Người Việt Nam

• In French, Origine latine, « prospère ».

  as a name·Le grand guide des prénoms (Enfant - Education)

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

• Prosper of Aquitaineb. 390FR5th-century Roman Christian writer
• Prosper Jolyot de Crébillonb. 1674FRFrench poet (1674-1762)
• Claude-Prosper Jolyot de Crébillonb. 1707FRFrench writer (1707-1777)
• Barthélemy-Prosper Enfantinb. 1796FRone of the founders of Saint-Simonianism (1796-1864)
• Prosper Mériméeb. 1803FRFrench writer, archaeologist and historian (1803–1870)
• Prosper-Olivier Lissagarayb. 1838FRFrench journalist and socialist (1838–1901)
• Eugen Brachtb. 1842CHnot in their usual nameGerman landscape painter (1842–1921)
• André Messagerb. 1853FRnot in their usual nameFrench opera composer and conductor (1853–1929)
• Roger Martin du Gardb. 1881FRnot in their usual nameFrench writer (1881–1958)
• Hergéb. 1907BEnot in their usual nameBelgian comics writer (1907–1983)

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.

What does the name Prosper mean, and where does it come from?

Latin origin; from prosperus, meaning 'fortunate, successful'. Recorded by Le grand guide des prénoms (Enfant - Education).

How do you pronounce Prosper?

In English /ˈpɹɑspɚ/ (Wiktionary).

In which country does Prosper have the most bearers?

Prosper is most frequently recorded in China, where it is most often spelled prosper.