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[ˈpɾospeɾo] · Spanish
01 / Meaning & origin
Próspero is a masculine given name.
De próspero.
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04 / Through time
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Prospero— “prosperous”
Prosperus, from the Latin _prosper_, formed of _pro_ and _spero_, so as to mean favourable hope, formed the mediæval Roman Prospero, of which Shakespeare must have heard through the famous condottiere, Prospero Colonna, when he bestowed it upon his wondrous magician Duke of Milan.[80]
Yonge, History of Christian Names (1884), Part IV, Chapter VI (Modern Names From The Latin), Section IX (Names of Gladness) · Public domain (Project Gutenberg)
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Costa Rican politician (1834-1885)
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06 / Behind the facts
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