The first name Marie-Amable

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Meaning

The compound name Marie-Amable combines Marie and Amable. Marie has its own older etymology, while Amable traditionally means “lovable” or “worthy of love”.

Historical origin

Marie-Amable 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-Amable 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-am-ablma.ʁi.am.abl

Frequency of the first name Marie-Amable by baptism year

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Annual evolution of the first name Marie-AmableLine chart showing the frequency of the first name Marie-Amable in baptisms by year.5037251201725176017951830186519001725–1729 1 baptisms1730–1734 27 baptisms1735–1739 16 baptisms1740–1744 24 baptisms1745–1749 18 baptisms1750–1754 25 baptisms1755–1759 17 baptisms1760–1764 27 baptisms1765–1769 27 baptisms1770–1774 37 baptisms1775–1779 25 baptisms1780–1784 24 baptisms1785–1789 17 baptisms1790–1794 32 baptisms1795–1799 28 baptisms1800–1804 16 baptisms1805–1809 21 baptisms1810–1814 9 baptisms1815–1819 5 baptisms1820–1824 6 baptisms1825–1829 6 baptisms1830–1834 2 baptisms1835–1839 1 baptisms1840–1844 1 baptisms1850–1854 1 baptisms1855–1859 1 baptisms1860–1864 2 baptisms1865–1869 1 baptisms1870–1874 3 baptisms1875–1879 1 baptisms1880–1884 3 baptisms1885–1889 2 baptisms1900–1904 1 baptisms

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