The first name Marguerite

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About the first name Marguerite

Meaning

The name Marguerite traditionally means “pearl”.

Historical origin

The name Marguerite comes from Greek margarites, passed into Latin as Margarita and then into French.

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

Pronunciation:mar-gue-ritmaʁ.ɡə.ʁit

Frequency of the first name Marguerite by baptism year

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

39,833total mentions

Annual evolution of the first name MargueriteLine chart showing the frequency of the first name Marguerite in baptisms by year.5,0003,7502,5001,25001605168617671848192920101605–1609 4 baptisms1610–1614 4 baptisms1615–1619 20 baptisms1620–1624 28 baptisms1625–1629 52 baptisms1630–1634 32 baptisms1635–1639 68 baptisms1640–1644 96 baptisms1645–1649 100 baptisms1650–1654 96 baptisms1655–1659 144 baptisms1660–1664 132 baptisms1665–1669 204 baptisms1670–1674 232 baptisms1675–1679 332 baptisms1680–1684 332 baptisms1685–1689 292 baptisms1690–1694 276 baptisms1695–1699 280 baptisms1700–1704 268 baptisms1705–1709 304 baptisms1710–1714 228 baptisms1715–1719 268 baptisms1720–1724 276 baptisms1725–1729 164 baptisms1730–1734 460 baptisms1735–1739 456 baptisms1740–1744 452 baptisms1745–1749 388 baptisms1750–1754 496 baptisms1755–1759 556 baptisms1760–1764 592 baptisms1765–1769 704 baptisms1770–1774 852 baptisms1775–1779 908 baptisms1780–1784 860 baptisms1785–1789 1,112 baptisms1790–1794 1,160 baptisms1795–1799 1,468 baptisms1800–1804 1,660 baptisms1805–1809 1,808 baptisms1810–1814 1,680 baptisms1815–1819 2,092 baptisms1820–1824 2,128 baptisms1825–1829 2,016 baptisms1830–1834 2,168 baptisms1835–1839 1,760 baptisms1840–1844 1,724 baptisms1845–1849 1,556 baptisms1850–1854 1,460 baptisms1855–1859 960 baptisms1860–1864 832 baptisms1865–1869 676 baptisms1870–1874 444 baptisms1875–1879 333 baptisms1880–1884 208 baptisms1885–1889 160 baptisms1890–1894 160 baptisms1895–1899 216 baptisms1900–1904 184 baptisms1905–1909 136 baptisms1910–1914 112 baptisms1915–1919 124 baptisms1920–1924 96 baptisms1925–1929 96 baptisms1930–1934 108 baptisms1935–1939 24 baptisms1940–1944 48 baptisms1945–1949 36 baptisms1950–1954 44 baptisms1955–1959 20 baptisms1960–1964 40 baptisms1965–1969 4 baptisms1970–1974 4 baptisms1990–1994 8 baptisms2000–2004 8 baptisms2010–2014 4 baptisms

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