The first name Marie-Anne

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Meaning

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

Historical origin

Marie-Anne 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-Anne 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-anma.ʁi.an

Frequency of the first name Marie-Anne by baptism year

The chart below shows the frequency of the first name Marie-Anne 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-AnneLine chart showing the frequency of the first name Marie-Anne in baptisms by year.2,0001,5001,00050001630170517801855193020051630–1634 2 baptisms1635–1639 2 baptisms1640–1644 3 baptisms1650–1654 6 baptisms1655–1659 4 baptisms1660–1664 10 baptisms1665–1669 33 baptisms1670–1674 56 baptisms1675–1679 65 baptisms1680–1684 59 baptisms1685–1689 68 baptisms1690–1694 53 baptisms1695–1699 79 baptisms1700–1704 83 baptisms1705–1709 77 baptisms1710–1714 53 baptisms1715–1719 57 baptisms1720–1724 49 baptisms1725–1729 74 baptisms1730–1734 138 baptisms1735–1739 155 baptisms1740–1744 178 baptisms1745–1749 166 baptisms1750–1754 167 baptisms1755–1759 104 baptisms1760–1764 159 baptisms1765–1769 176 baptisms1770–1774 195 baptisms1775–1779 155 baptisms1780–1784 149 baptisms1785–1789 202 baptisms1790–1794 183 baptisms1795–1799 237 baptisms1800–1804 173 baptisms1805–1809 118 baptisms1810–1814 110 baptisms1815–1819 121 baptisms1820–1824 136 baptisms1825–1829 98 baptisms1830–1834 175 baptisms1835–1839 136 baptisms1840–1844 195 baptisms1845–1849 238 baptisms1850–1854 268 baptisms1855–1859 249 baptisms1860–1864 340 baptisms1865–1869 447 baptisms1870–1874 504 baptisms1875–1879 854 baptisms1880–1884 931 baptisms1885–1889 1,218 baptisms1890–1894 1,177 baptisms1895–1899 1,012 baptisms1900–1904 617 baptisms1905–1909 495 baptisms1910–1914 300 baptisms1915–1919 184 baptisms1920–1924 114 baptisms1925–1929 47 baptisms1930–1934 16 baptisms1935–1939 16 baptisms1940–1944 11 baptisms1945–1949 10 baptisms1950–1954 9 baptisms1955–1959 29 baptisms1960–1964 15 baptisms1965–1969 15 baptisms1970–1974 11 baptisms1975–1979 6 baptisms1980–1984 11 baptisms1985–1989 5 baptisms1990–1994 11 baptisms1995–1999 11 baptisms2005–2009 3 baptisms

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