The first name Marie-Antoinette

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Meaning

The compound name Marie-Antoinette combines Marie and Antoinette. Marie has its own older etymology, while Antoinette has its own older etymology.

Historical origin

Marie-Antoinette 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-Antoinette 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-toi-nettma.ʁi.ɑ̃twan.ɛt

Frequency of the first name Marie-Antoinette by baptism year

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Annual evolution of the first name Marie-AntoinetteLine chart showing the frequency of the first name Marie-Antoinette in baptisms by year.2001501005001630169617621828189419601630–1634 1 baptisms1650–1654 1 baptisms1705–1709 2 baptisms1715–1719 1 baptisms1725–1729 5 baptisms1735–1739 3 baptisms1745–1749 3 baptisms1750–1754 2 baptisms1755–1759 1 baptisms1760–1764 3 baptisms1765–1769 6 baptisms1770–1774 2 baptisms1775–1779 2 baptisms1780–1784 3 baptisms1785–1789 7 baptisms1790–1794 3 baptisms1795–1799 4 baptisms1800–1804 9 baptisms1805–1809 6 baptisms1810–1814 5 baptisms1815–1819 1 baptisms1820–1824 2 baptisms1825–1829 3 baptisms1830–1834 5 baptisms1835–1839 2 baptisms1840–1844 2 baptisms1845–1849 3 baptisms1850–1854 9 baptisms1855–1859 6 baptisms1860–1864 10 baptisms1865–1869 12 baptisms1870–1874 16 baptisms1875–1879 20 baptisms1880–1884 33 baptisms1885–1889 61 baptisms1890–1894 88 baptisms1895–1899 141 baptisms1900–1904 143 baptisms1905–1909 129 baptisms1910–1914 121 baptisms1915–1919 99 baptisms1920–1924 53 baptisms1925–1929 28 baptisms1930–1934 13 baptisms1935–1939 11 baptisms1940–1944 6 baptisms1945–1949 2 baptisms1950–1954 2 baptisms1955–1959 1 baptisms1960–1964 1 baptisms

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