The first name Louis-Napoléon

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Meaning

The compound name Louis-Napoléon combines Louis and Napoléon. Louis has its own older etymology, while Napoléon has its own older etymology.

Historical origin

Louis-Napoléon 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, Louis-Napoléon 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:loui-na-po-léonlwi.napɔle.ɔ̃

Frequency of the first name Louis-Napoléon by baptism year

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Annual evolution of the first name Louis-NapoléonLine chart showing the frequency of the first name Louis-Napoléon in baptisms by year.50037525012501805182918531877190119251805–1809 2 baptisms1810–1814 2 baptisms1815–1819 4 baptisms1820–1824 4 baptisms1825–1829 2 baptisms1830–1834 16 baptisms1835–1839 24 baptisms1840–1844 56 baptisms1845–1849 87 baptisms1850–1854 145 baptisms1855–1859 242 baptisms1860–1864 205 baptisms1865–1869 200 baptisms1870–1874 132 baptisms1875–1879 144 baptisms1880–1884 98 baptisms1885–1889 114 baptisms1890–1894 54 baptisms1895–1899 66 baptisms1900–1904 22 baptisms1905–1909 10 baptisms1910–1914 4 baptisms1920–1924 2 baptisms1925–1929 2 baptisms

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