The first name Marie-Anna

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Meaning

The compound name Marie-Anna combines Marie and Anna. Marie has its own older etymology, while Anna traditionally means “grace” or “favor”.

Historical origin

Marie-Anna 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-Anna 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-an-nama.ʁi.an.a

Frequency of the first name Marie-Anna by baptism year

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Annual evolution of the first name Marie-AnnaLine chart showing the frequency of the first name Marie-Anna in baptisms by year.50037525012501715177018251880193519901715–1719 1 baptisms1775–1779 1 baptisms1790–1794 2 baptisms1795–1799 1 baptisms1800–1804 1 baptisms1830–1834 3 baptisms1835–1839 1 baptisms1840–1844 3 baptisms1845–1849 4 baptisms1850–1854 9 baptisms1855–1859 24 baptisms1860–1864 19 baptisms1865–1869 58 baptisms1870–1874 72 baptisms1875–1879 108 baptisms1880–1884 174 baptisms1885–1889 255 baptisms1890–1894 247 baptisms1895–1899 285 baptisms1900–1904 198 baptisms1905–1909 182 baptisms1910–1914 122 baptisms1915–1919 75 baptisms1920–1924 52 baptisms1925–1929 23 baptisms1930–1934 10 baptisms1935–1939 7 baptisms1940–1944 4 baptisms1945–1949 1 baptisms1950–1954 2 baptisms1955–1959 4 baptisms1960–1964 2 baptisms1965–1969 1 baptisms1985–1989 1 baptisms1990–1994 1 baptisms

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