What does Prospero mean?

Prospero means "prosperous, lucky; according to one's wishes"

How do we pronounce Prospero?

Prospero \pros-pe-ro, pr-osp-ero\ is a boy's name. It consists of 8 letters and 3 syllables.

The baby boy name Prospero is pronounced as PRowSPEHRow (Italian, Spanish) 1.

1 Pronunciation for Prospero: P as in "pea (P.IY)" ; R as in "race (R.EY.S)" ; OW as in "oak (OW.K)" ; S as in "see (S.IY)" ; EH as in "ebb (EH.B)"

What is the origin of Prospero?

Prospero is used predominantly in the Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish languages, and its origin is Latin. Prosperus (Latin) is an old form of Prospero. The name is derived from the Latin 'prosper' (prosperous, lucky) which is itself of the term 'pro spe' (according to one's wishes). The name was borne by various early saints including Saint Prosper of Aquitaine (390-455), a Christian writer. It was later widely adopted by English Puritans, probably from the positive association of the name with the English word 'prosper' (prosperous, lucky). The form Prospero was introduced to English speakers from the central character of the Shakespeare comedy play The Tempest (1611). In France, the name is well-known from historian and writer Prosper Mérimée (1803-1870). The name short names for Prospera (Italian) is the female form of Prospero. The name nicknames for Prosper (English and French) is a variant of Prospero.

List of baby names Prospero:

the name nicknames for Prosper (English and French) and the name Próspero pronounciation (Spanish).

The baby name Prospero fun facts:

The name Prospero in reverse order is "Orepsorp".

The numerological value of the name Prospero is number 5, which means expansiveness, visionary, adventure, the constructive use of freedom.

How popular is Prospero?

Prospero is not in the top boy names in USA.