The first name Charles-Édouard

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Meaning

The compound name Charles-Édouard combines Charles and Édouard. Charles has its own older etymology, while Édouard traditionally means “guardian of prosperity”.

Historical origin

Charles-Édouard belongs to the tradition of compound given names, especially common in French-speaking and Catholic families. Combining several elements often made it possible to honor multiple relatives, saints, or devotional figures.

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In genealogical records, Charles-Édouard may be written with or without a hyphen depending on the period, clerk, or indexing practice. Grouping these variants avoids treating the same compound name as separate names.

Pronunciation:charl-é-dou-arʃaʁl.e.du.aʁ

Frequency of the first name Charles-Édouard by baptism year

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Annual evolution of the first name Charles-ÉdouardLine chart showing the frequency of the first name Charles-Édouard in baptisms by year.10075502501750180118521903195420051750–1754 2 baptisms1760–1764 2 baptisms1800–1804 8 baptisms1805–1809 2 baptisms1810–1814 6 baptisms1815–1819 8 baptisms1820–1824 6 baptisms1825–1829 4 baptisms1830–1834 8 baptisms1835–1839 10 baptisms1840–1844 14 baptisms1845–1849 30 baptisms1850–1854 26 baptisms1855–1859 48 baptisms1860–1864 52 baptisms1865–1869 44 baptisms1870–1874 38 baptisms1875–1879 50 baptisms1880–1884 50 baptisms1885–1889 74 baptisms1890–1894 74 baptisms1895–1899 94 baptisms1900–1904 98 baptisms1905–1909 86 baptisms1910–1914 66 baptisms1915–1919 36 baptisms1920–1924 30 baptisms1925–1929 24 baptisms1930–1934 10 baptisms1935–1939 6 baptisms1940–1944 14 baptisms1945–1949 4 baptisms1955–1959 2 baptisms1975–1979 6 baptisms2005–2009 2 baptisms

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