Captain

Where Captain comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Captain.

Captain through the years
  1. 1883
    First appearance
    #892 among boys with 5 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1887
    Peak, #679
    8 babies named Captain, its best rank.
  3. 1888
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births.
In the dictionary

Wiktionary has no entry for this spelling.

Namesakes

No widely recognized namesakes for Captain in Wikidata.

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