The first name Madeleine

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About the first name Madeleine

Meaning

The name Madeleine originally means a “woman from Magdala”.

Historical origin

The name Madeleine comes from Mary Magdalene, named after Magdala, a locality in Galilee.

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Madeleine also appears in several compound names, for example Madeleine-Marie and Marie-Madeleine. This productivity helps explain the many related forms found in historical records.

Pronunciation:mad-lènmad.lɛn

Frequency of the first name Madeleine by baptism year

The chart below shows the frequency of the first name Madeleine 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.

5,760total mentions

Annual evolution of the first name MadeleineLine chart showing the frequency of the first name Madeleine in baptisms by year.50037525012501605168417631842192120001605–1609 12 baptisms1610–1614 3 baptisms1620–1624 15 baptisms1625–1629 9 baptisms1630–1634 9 baptisms1635–1639 54 baptisms1640–1644 42 baptisms1645–1649 21 baptisms1650–1654 48 baptisms1655–1659 36 baptisms1660–1664 57 baptisms1665–1669 60 baptisms1670–1674 141 baptisms1675–1679 147 baptisms1680–1684 138 baptisms1685–1689 120 baptisms1690–1694 111 baptisms1695–1699 156 baptisms1700–1704 171 baptisms1705–1709 129 baptisms1710–1714 138 baptisms1715–1719 78 baptisms1720–1724 144 baptisms1725–1729 84 baptisms1730–1734 267 baptisms1735–1739 240 baptisms1740–1744 240 baptisms1745–1749 204 baptisms1750–1754 174 baptisms1755–1759 234 baptisms1760–1764 195 baptisms1765–1769 114 baptisms1770–1774 165 baptisms1775–1779 159 baptisms1780–1784 126 baptisms1785–1789 87 baptisms1790–1794 102 baptisms1795–1799 129 baptisms1800–1804 54 baptisms1805–1809 57 baptisms1810–1814 54 baptisms1815–1819 27 baptisms1820–1824 66 baptisms1825–1829 72 baptisms1830–1834 78 baptisms1835–1839 39 baptisms1840–1844 48 baptisms1845–1849 36 baptisms1850–1854 15 baptisms1855–1859 15 baptisms1860–1864 15 baptisms1870–1874 9 baptisms1875–1879 6 baptisms1880–1884 9 baptisms1885–1889 9 baptisms1890–1894 3 baptisms1895–1899 3 baptisms1900–1904 12 baptisms1905–1909 6 baptisms1910–1914 27 baptisms1915–1919 57 baptisms1920–1924 135 baptisms1925–1929 123 baptisms1930–1934 75 baptisms1935–1939 54 baptisms1940–1944 75 baptisms1945–1949 75 baptisms1950–1954 66 baptisms1955–1959 48 baptisms1960–1964 15 baptisms1965–1969 3 baptisms1970–1974 3 baptisms1980–1984 3 baptisms1990–1994 6 baptisms2000–2004 3 baptisms

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