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Dictionary of Medieval Names
from European Sources

Opportune f. Middle French opportun 'suitable, fitting', a derivative of Latin opportunus 'fit, suitable, convenient, timely'.

The name of an 8th C French saint.

France
Middle French
1564 Opportune RegPCC-1 p. 49; 1566 Opportune ibid. p. 222
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Opportune". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2016, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2016/1/name/Opportune.