Find out how popular the first name Palace has been for the last 4 years (from 2019 to 2022) and learn more about the meaning and history.

Popularity of Palace by gender

Based on the last 4 years of data, Palace is exclusively a female name.

For the most recent data in 2022, there were 7 female babies and 0 male babies born with the name Palace.

The history of the first name Palace

The name Palace is an English word derived from the Latin word 'palatium', which referred to one of the seven hills of Rome where the emperor's residence was located. The name likely originated as a reference to someone who lived or worked in a palace or had some association with a royal or imperial residence.

In the Middle Ages, the name Palace may have been used as a surname or occupational name for someone who worked in a palace or a grand manor house. It could have also been given as a descriptive name to someone who lived in a particularly grand or palatial dwelling.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Palace is from the 13th century, when there was a man named William le Paleys mentioned in the Hundred Rolls of Cambridgeshire in England in 1273. This spelling variation suggests the name was derived from the Old French word 'palais', meaning palace.

In the 16th century, there was an English composer named Thomas Palace who was a member of the choir at St. George's Chapel in Windsor Castle during the reign of King Henry VIII. He was born around 1510 and died in 1590.

Another notable bearer of the name was Jeanne Palace, a French noblewoman who lived in the 17th century and was a courtier at the Palace of Versailles under King Louis XIV. She was born in 1650 and died in 1720.

In the 19th century, there was an American politician named Samuel Palace who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from New York from 1843 to 1845. He was born in 1801 and died in 1877.

One of the most famous individuals with the name Palace was the Italian architect Giovanni Battista Palace, who lived from 1508 to 1580 and is known for designing the Villa Rotonda near Vicenza, which is considered one of the greatest examples of Renaissance architecture.

Data source

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