The first name Marie-Emma

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Meaning

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

Historical origin

Marie-Emma 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-Emma 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-em-mama.ʁi.ɛm.a

Frequency of the first name Marie-Emma by baptism year

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Annual evolution of the first name Marie-EmmaLine chart showing the frequency of the first name Marie-Emma in baptisms by year.50037525012501790183118721913195419951790–1794 2 baptisms1815–1819 4 baptisms1825–1829 2 baptisms1840–1844 10 baptisms1845–1849 74 baptisms1850–1854 156 baptisms1855–1859 260 baptisms1860–1864 304 baptisms1865–1869 382 baptisms1870–1874 376 baptisms1875–1879 436 baptisms1880–1884 400 baptisms1885–1889 407 baptisms1890–1894 296 baptisms1895–1899 228 baptisms1900–1904 159 baptisms1905–1909 84 baptisms1910–1914 62 baptisms1915–1919 26 baptisms1920–1924 10 baptisms1925–1929 4 baptisms1930–1934 2 baptisms1935–1939 6 baptisms1945–1949 2 baptisms1995–1999 4 baptisms

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