The first name Marie-Agnès

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About the first name Marie-Agnès

Meaning

The compound name Marie-Agnès combines Marie and Agnès. Marie has its own older etymology, while Agnès traditionally means “pure” or “chaste”.

Historical origin

Marie-Agnès 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-Agnès 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-any-èsma.ʁi.anj.ɛs

Frequency of the first name Marie-Agnès by baptism year

The chart below shows the frequency of the first name Marie-Agnès 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.

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Annual evolution of the first name Marie-AgnèsLine chart showing the frequency of the first name Marie-Agnès in baptisms by year.50037525012501660172517901855192019851660–1664 3 baptisms1680–1684 3 baptisms1690–1694 6 baptisms1700–1704 3 baptisms1705–1709 3 baptisms1715–1719 3 baptisms1720–1724 12 baptisms1725–1729 6 baptisms1730–1734 15 baptisms1735–1739 15 baptisms1740–1744 3 baptisms1745–1749 9 baptisms1750–1754 9 baptisms1755–1759 6 baptisms1760–1764 9 baptisms1765–1769 3 baptisms1770–1774 9 baptisms1775–1779 3 baptisms1780–1784 3 baptisms1790–1794 6 baptisms1795–1799 3 baptisms1800–1804 3 baptisms1805–1809 12 baptisms1810–1814 6 baptisms1820–1824 9 baptisms1825–1829 12 baptisms1830–1834 24 baptisms1835–1839 33 baptisms1840–1844 48 baptisms1845–1849 75 baptisms1850–1854 125 baptisms1855–1859 153 baptisms1860–1864 174 baptisms1865–1869 180 baptisms1870–1874 210 baptisms1875–1879 234 baptisms1880–1884 189 baptisms1885–1889 177 baptisms1890–1894 140 baptisms1895–1899 132 baptisms1900–1904 111 baptisms1905–1909 45 baptisms1910–1914 63 baptisms1915–1919 45 baptisms1920–1924 36 baptisms1925–1929 18 baptisms1930–1934 18 baptisms1935–1939 12 baptisms1945–1949 3 baptisms1965–1969 3 baptisms1985–1989 3 baptisms

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