The first name Marie-Adélaïde

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Meaning

The compound name Marie-Adélaïde combines Marie and Adélaïde. Marie has its own older etymology, while Adélaïde traditionally means “of noble kind” or “noble nature”.

Historical origin

Marie-Adélaïde 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-Adélaïde 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-adé-laïdma.ʁi.adela.id

Frequency of the first name Marie-Adélaïde by baptism year

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Annual evolution of the first name Marie-AdélaïdeLine chart showing the frequency of the first name Marie-Adélaïde in baptisms by year.50037525012501775181218491886192319601775–1779 7 baptisms1785–1789 14 baptisms1790–1794 21 baptisms1795–1799 92 baptisms1800–1804 66 baptisms1805–1809 100 baptisms1810–1814 261 baptisms1815–1819 285 baptisms1820–1824 268 baptisms1825–1829 196 baptisms1830–1834 453 baptisms1835–1839 335 baptisms1840–1844 317 baptisms1845–1849 370 baptisms1850–1854 283 baptisms1855–1859 400 baptisms1860–1864 273 baptisms1865–1869 291 baptisms1870–1874 345 baptisms1875–1879 266 baptisms1880–1884 201 baptisms1885–1889 177 baptisms1890–1894 184 baptisms1895–1899 105 baptisms1900–1904 43 baptisms1905–1909 64 baptisms1910–1914 21 baptisms1915–1919 7 baptisms1935–1939 7 baptisms1960–1964 7 baptisms

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