The first name Marie-Claude

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Meaning

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

Historical origin

Marie-Claude 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-Claude 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-klodma.ʁi.klod

Frequency of the first name Marie-Claude by baptism year

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Annual evolution of the first name Marie-ClaudeLine chart showing the frequency of the first name Marie-Claude in baptisms by year.10075502501640171117821853192419951640–1644 1 baptisms1655–1659 2 baptisms1680–1684 1 baptisms1730–1734 1 baptisms1740–1744 1 baptisms1780–1784 1 baptisms1785–1789 2 baptisms1850–1854 1 baptisms1855–1859 1 baptisms1865–1869 3 baptisms1870–1874 2 baptisms1880–1884 3 baptisms1885–1889 2 baptisms1920–1924 1 baptisms1925–1929 2 baptisms1945–1949 2 baptisms1950–1954 6 baptisms1955–1959 9 baptisms1960–1964 24 baptisms1965–1969 65 baptisms1970–1974 97 baptisms1975–1979 95 baptisms1980–1984 78 baptisms1985–1989 40 baptisms1990–1994 16 baptisms1995–1999 3 baptisms

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