The first name Marie-Élise

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About the first name Marie-Élise

Meaning

The compound name Marie-Élise combines Marie and Élise. Marie has its own older etymology, while Élise traditionally means “my God is an oath” or “God is my oath”.

Historical origin

Marie-Élise 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, Marie-Élise 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:ma-ri-él-izma.ʁi.el.iz

Frequency of the first name Marie-Élise by baptism year

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Annual evolution of the first name Marie-ÉliseLine chart showing the frequency of the first name Marie-Élise in baptisms by year.50037525012501810184618821918195419901810–1814 8 baptisms1815–1819 4 baptisms1825–1829 12 baptisms1830–1834 68 baptisms1835–1839 21 baptisms1840–1844 93 baptisms1845–1849 105 baptisms1850–1854 231 baptisms1855–1859 333 baptisms1860–1864 393 baptisms1865–1869 386 baptisms1870–1874 448 baptisms1875–1879 353 baptisms1880–1884 360 baptisms1885–1889 282 baptisms1890–1894 227 baptisms1895–1899 186 baptisms1900–1904 104 baptisms1905–1909 58 baptisms1910–1914 62 baptisms1915–1919 82 baptisms1920–1924 52 baptisms1925–1929 27 baptisms1930–1934 8 baptisms1935–1939 12 baptisms1940–1944 16 baptisms1945–1949 3 baptisms1955–1959 4 baptisms1960–1964 12 baptisms1965–1969 19 baptisms1970–1974 4 baptisms1975–1979 18 baptisms1980–1984 12 baptisms1985–1989 12 baptisms1990–1994 8 baptisms

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