The first name Marie-Adèle

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Meaning

The compound name Marie-Adèle combines Marie and Adèle. Marie has its own older etymology, while Adèle traditionally means “noble”.

Historical origin

Marie-Adèle 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-Adèle 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-ad-èlma.ʁi.ad.ɛl

Frequency of the first name Marie-Adèle by baptism year

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Annual evolution of the first name Marie-AdèleLine chart showing the frequency of the first name Marie-Adèle in baptisms by year.50037525012501815185118871923195919951815–1819 17 baptisms1820–1824 36 baptisms1825–1829 40 baptisms1830–1834 134 baptisms1835–1839 183 baptisms1840–1844 201 baptisms1845–1849 256 baptisms1850–1854 344 baptisms1855–1859 398 baptisms1860–1864 374 baptisms1865–1869 376 baptisms1870–1874 292 baptisms1875–1879 332 baptisms1880–1884 280 baptisms1885–1889 280 baptisms1890–1894 182 baptisms1895–1899 142 baptisms1900–1904 118 baptisms1905–1909 67 baptisms1910–1914 58 baptisms1915–1919 42 baptisms1920–1924 35 baptisms1925–1929 16 baptisms1930–1934 4 baptisms1980–1984 4 baptisms1985–1989 4 baptisms1995–1999 4 baptisms

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