Perpetue as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Perpetue

What is the meaning of the name Perpetue ?

The baby name Perpetue is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /pərˈpɛtjuː/ (per-PET-yoo).

Perpetue is Latin in Origin.

Perpetue is the French form (often written Perpétue) of Latin Perpetua, derived from perpetuus, “everlasting, continuous.” The name is inseparable from Saint Perpetua of Carthage (martyred 203 CE), whose courageous prison diary circulated widely in late antiquity and the Middle Ages. Veneration of Sainte Perpétue fixed the name in French calendars, with modest use in medieval France and later in Catholic regions such as Brittany and Quebec. Today it reads as rare, dignified, and devout, also encountered in francophone Africa.

International variants include Perpetua (English, Italian), Perpétua (Spanish and Portuguese), and Perpétue as the standard French spelling; related French masculine forms include Perpète (from Latin Perpetuus). The feast day is 7 March, celebrated with Saint Félicité. While never common in modern times, the name appeals to those drawn to virtue names and saints’ names, its meaning evoking endurance and constancy.