The first name Louis-Philippe

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Meaning

The compound name Louis-Philippe combines Louis and Philippe. Louis has its own older etymology, while Philippe traditionally means “friend of horses”.

Historical origin

Louis-Philippe 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-Philippe 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-fi-lipplwi.fil.ip

Frequency of the first name Louis-Philippe by baptism year

The chart below shows the frequency of the first name Louis-Philippe 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 Louis-PhilippeLine chart showing the frequency of the first name Louis-Philippe in baptisms by year.10075502501685175018151880194520101685–1689 1 baptisms1700–1704 2 baptisms1760–1764 1 baptisms1800–1804 1 baptisms1805–1809 2 baptisms1810–1814 1 baptisms1815–1819 2 baptisms1820–1824 2 baptisms1830–1834 4 baptisms1835–1839 12 baptisms1840–1844 19 baptisms1845–1849 28 baptisms1850–1854 40 baptisms1855–1859 67 baptisms1860–1864 81 baptisms1865–1869 73 baptisms1870–1874 64 baptisms1875–1879 41 baptisms1880–1884 43 baptisms1885–1889 50 baptisms1890–1894 74 baptisms1895–1899 97 baptisms1900–1904 86 baptisms1905–1909 90 baptisms1910–1914 81 baptisms1915–1919 49 baptisms1920–1924 41 baptisms1925–1929 26 baptisms1930–1934 12 baptisms1935–1939 7 baptisms1940–1944 3 baptisms1945–1949 3 baptisms1955–1959 1 baptisms1965–1969 4 baptisms1970–1974 3 baptisms1975–1979 27 baptisms1980–1984 25 baptisms1985–1989 19 baptisms1990–1994 27 baptisms1995–1999 7 baptisms2000–2004 6 baptisms2005–2009 3 baptisms2010–2014 1 baptisms

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