The first name Marie-Émilie

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About the first name Marie-Émilie

Meaning

The compound name Marie-Émilie combines Marie and Émilie. Marie has its own older etymology, while Émilie has its own older etymology.

Historical origin

Marie-Émilie 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-Émilie 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-é-mi-lima.ʁi.e.mi.li

Frequency of the first name Marie-Émilie by baptism year

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Annual evolution of the first name Marie-ÉmilieLine chart showing the frequency of the first name Marie-Émilie in baptisms by year.50037525012501785182618671908194919901785–1789 3 baptisms1790–1794 3 baptisms1795–1799 12 baptisms1800–1804 32 baptisms1805–1809 34 baptisms1810–1814 30 baptisms1815–1819 60 baptisms1820–1824 81 baptisms1825–1829 76 baptisms1830–1834 119 baptisms1835–1839 113 baptisms1840–1844 144 baptisms1845–1849 217 baptisms1850–1854 244 baptisms1855–1859 324 baptisms1860–1864 305 baptisms1865–1869 278 baptisms1870–1874 254 baptisms1875–1879 191 baptisms1880–1884 189 baptisms1885–1889 192 baptisms1890–1894 110 baptisms1895–1899 52 baptisms1900–1904 42 baptisms1905–1909 10 baptisms1910–1914 7 baptisms1915–1919 9 baptisms1920–1924 3 baptisms1935–1939 3 baptisms1940–1944 2 baptisms1970–1974 3 baptisms1975–1979 2 baptisms1980–1984 17 baptisms1985–1989 25 baptisms1990–1994 12 baptisms

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