Opportune
f.
Middle French opportun 'suitable, fitting', a derivative of Latin opportunus 'fit, suitable, convenient, timely'.
The name of an 8th C French saint.
An unusual example of a virtue name outside of England.
- France
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- Middle French
- ● 1564 Opportune RegPCC-1 p. 49;
1566 Opportune ibid. p. 222;
1568 Opportune ibid. p. 403;
1570 Opportune ibid. p. 433
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Opportune". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2017, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2017/1/name/Opportune.