The first name Marie-Alice

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Meaning

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

Historical origin

Marie-Alice 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-Alice 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-al-isma.ʁi.al.is

Frequency of the first name Marie-Alice by baptism year

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Annual evolution of the first name Marie-AliceLine chart showing the frequency of the first name Marie-Alice in baptisms by year.50037525012501820185518901925196019951820–1824 1 baptisms1825–1829 1 baptisms1840–1844 4 baptisms1845–1849 2 baptisms1850–1854 2 baptisms1855–1859 8 baptisms1860–1864 7 baptisms1865–1869 27 baptisms1870–1874 40 baptisms1875–1879 65 baptisms1880–1884 99 baptisms1885–1889 158 baptisms1890–1894 225 baptisms1895–1899 273 baptisms1900–1904 243 baptisms1905–1909 219 baptisms1910–1914 174 baptisms1915–1919 118 baptisms1920–1924 60 baptisms1925–1929 32 baptisms1930–1934 23 baptisms1935–1939 11 baptisms1940–1944 4 baptisms1945–1949 5 baptisms1950–1954 2 baptisms1955–1959 1 baptisms1960–1964 2 baptisms1965–1969 1 baptisms1985–1989 1 baptisms1995–1999 2 baptisms

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