The first name Jean-Louis

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Meaning

The compound name Jean-Louis combines Jean and Louis. Jean traditionally means “god is gracious” or “god shows mercy”, while Louis has its own older etymology.

Historical origin

Jean-Louis 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, Jean-Louis 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:jan-louiʒɑ̃.lwi

Frequency of the first name Jean-Louis by baptism year

The chart below shows the frequency of the first name Jean-Louis by the year of baptisms listed in Genealogy Quebec’s data. It highlights the periods when this first name appears most often and its evolution across generations.

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Annual evolution of the first name Jean-LouisLine chart showing the frequency of the first name Jean-Louis in baptisms by year.10075502501665173117971863192919951665–1669 1 baptisms1675–1679 2 baptisms1680–1684 1 baptisms1690–1694 3 baptisms1710–1714 1 baptisms1715–1719 1 baptisms1720–1724 1 baptisms1725–1729 3 baptisms1730–1734 9 baptisms1735–1739 6 baptisms1740–1744 16 baptisms1745–1749 10 baptisms1750–1754 18 baptisms1755–1759 20 baptisms1760–1764 8 baptisms1765–1769 29 baptisms1770–1774 4 baptisms1775–1779 12 baptisms1780–1784 6 baptisms1785–1789 14 baptisms1790–1794 12 baptisms1795–1799 24 baptisms1800–1804 28 baptisms1805–1809 30 baptisms1810–1814 20 baptisms1815–1819 22 baptisms1820–1824 26 baptisms1825–1829 14 baptisms1830–1834 13 baptisms1835–1839 29 baptisms1840–1844 19 baptisms1845–1849 22 baptisms1850–1854 12 baptisms1855–1859 11 baptisms1860–1864 26 baptisms1865–1869 17 baptisms1870–1874 16 baptisms1875–1879 26 baptisms1880–1884 27 baptisms1885–1889 24 baptisms1890–1894 31 baptisms1895–1899 30 baptisms1900–1904 18 baptisms1905–1909 19 baptisms1910–1914 29 baptisms1915–1919 45 baptisms1920–1924 48 baptisms1925–1929 68 baptisms1930–1934 60 baptisms1935–1939 36 baptisms1940–1944 39 baptisms1945–1949 51 baptisms1950–1954 34 baptisms1955–1959 9 baptisms1960–1964 6 baptisms1965–1969 2 baptisms1970–1974 6 baptisms1975–1979 1 baptisms1980–1984 5 baptisms1990–1994 2 baptisms1995–1999 1 baptisms

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