Throughout the world, Placide (Placide 
, Placid 
, プラシド) is a common dominantly male, but seldom girly first name. The given name Placide is habitual in Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly Cameroon, where it is quite a rare mostly male, but uncommonly feminine name, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Rwanda, where it is quite a rare male name. In absolute terms, the name is most common in Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Cameroon, and Tanzania. Much less frequently, Placide is the last name as well as the forename.
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| Placide | Haiti, Rwanda, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Cameroon, Ivory Coast |
| Placid | Nigeria, Bangladesh, Canada, United States, Tanzania |
| de sainte hélène placide 1649-1734; Augustin déchaussé, beau-frère de Pierre Duval. - Géographe du Roi (b. 1649) |
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placide-bruno valayer French Catholic bishop (1764-1850), FR (b. 1764) |
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placide massey French botanist (1777-1853), FR (b. 1777) |
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| placide, antoine, joseph poncin French politician, FR (b. 1743) |
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placide cappeau French poet and the author of the well-known poem, "Minuit, chrétiens" (O Holy Night) (1847), FR (b. 1808) |
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placide viel French saint, FR (b. 1815) |
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placide poussielgue-rusand French goldsmith, FR (b. 1824) |
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placide louis chapelle Catholic archbishop, FR (b. 1842) |
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placide vigneau Canadian author (1842-1926), CA (b. 1842) |
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| placide guézou (1798-1875) (b. 1798) |
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placide gaudet Canadian historian, CA (b. 1850) |
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placide astier French politician (1856-1918), FR (b. 1856) |
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| placide poulsen (b. 1814) |
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placide nicod Swiss university teacher (1876-1953), CH (b. 1876) |
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| placide augustin mayrand French missionary, FR (b. 1866) |
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