The first name Marie-Catherine

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Meaning

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

Historical origin

Marie-Catherine 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-Catherine 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-ca-te-rinma.ʁi.katʁ.in

Frequency of the first name Marie-Catherine by baptism year

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Annual evolution of the first name Marie-CatherineLine chart showing the frequency of the first name Marie-Catherine in baptisms by year.10075502501655172317911859192719951655–1659 4 baptisms1660–1664 1 baptisms1665–1669 3 baptisms1670–1674 4 baptisms1675–1679 7 baptisms1680–1684 8 baptisms1685–1689 7 baptisms1690–1694 6 baptisms1695–1699 11 baptisms1700–1704 13 baptisms1705–1709 9 baptisms1710–1714 22 baptisms1715–1719 15 baptisms1720–1724 10 baptisms1725–1729 17 baptisms1730–1734 23 baptisms1735–1739 18 baptisms1740–1744 39 baptisms1745–1749 33 baptisms1750–1754 40 baptisms1755–1759 28 baptisms1760–1764 36 baptisms1765–1769 35 baptisms1770–1774 66 baptisms1775–1779 39 baptisms1780–1784 38 baptisms1785–1789 42 baptisms1790–1794 38 baptisms1795–1799 62 baptisms1800–1804 22 baptisms1805–1809 11 baptisms1810–1814 14 baptisms1815–1819 14 baptisms1820–1824 13 baptisms1825–1829 10 baptisms1830–1834 19 baptisms1835–1839 10 baptisms1840–1844 17 baptisms1845–1849 26 baptisms1850–1854 21 baptisms1855–1859 27 baptisms1860–1864 33 baptisms1865–1869 27 baptisms1870–1874 35 baptisms1875–1879 28 baptisms1880–1884 8 baptisms1885–1889 20 baptisms1890–1894 22 baptisms1895–1899 26 baptisms1900–1904 19 baptisms1905–1909 9 baptisms1910–1914 5 baptisms1915–1919 5 baptisms1920–1924 6 baptisms1925–1929 2 baptisms1930–1934 1 baptisms1935–1939 1 baptisms1940–1944 2 baptisms1945–1949 2 baptisms1950–1954 2 baptisms1955–1959 1 baptisms1960–1964 4 baptisms1965–1969 4 baptisms1970–1974 5 baptisms1975–1979 3 baptisms1980–1984 9 baptisms1985–1989 11 baptisms1990–1994 17 baptisms1995–1999 1 baptisms

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