The first name Marie-Geneviève

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Meaning

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

Historical origin

Marie-Geneviève 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-Geneviève 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-je-ne-vièvma.ʁi.ʒə.nə.vjɛv

Frequency of the first name Marie-Geneviève by baptism year

The chart below shows the frequency of the first name Marie-Geneviève 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-GenevièveLine chart showing the frequency of the first name Marie-Geneviève in baptisms by year.50037525012501665173117971863192919951665–1669 10 baptisms1675–1679 16 baptisms1680–1684 22 baptisms1685–1689 12 baptisms1690–1694 4 baptisms1695–1699 34 baptisms1700–1704 40 baptisms1705–1709 66 baptisms1710–1714 54 baptisms1715–1719 68 baptisms1720–1724 48 baptisms1725–1729 96 baptisms1730–1734 166 baptisms1735–1739 118 baptisms1740–1744 134 baptisms1745–1749 132 baptisms1750–1754 148 baptisms1755–1759 116 baptisms1760–1764 124 baptisms1765–1769 166 baptisms1770–1774 204 baptisms1775–1779 242 baptisms1780–1784 168 baptisms1785–1789 214 baptisms1790–1794 136 baptisms1795–1799 218 baptisms1800–1804 110 baptisms1805–1809 54 baptisms1810–1814 48 baptisms1815–1819 30 baptisms1820–1824 52 baptisms1825–1829 56 baptisms1830–1834 110 baptisms1835–1839 84 baptisms1840–1844 98 baptisms1845–1849 104 baptisms1850–1854 74 baptisms1855–1859 88 baptisms1860–1864 86 baptisms1865–1869 66 baptisms1870–1874 54 baptisms1875–1879 101 baptisms1880–1884 76 baptisms1885–1889 42 baptisms1890–1894 38 baptisms1895–1899 8 baptisms1900–1904 12 baptisms1905–1909 22 baptisms1910–1914 16 baptisms1915–1919 24 baptisms1920–1924 12 baptisms1925–1929 12 baptisms1930–1934 6 baptisms1935–1939 4 baptisms1940–1944 8 baptisms1955–1959 10 baptisms1960–1964 6 baptisms1965–1969 12 baptisms1970–1974 54 baptisms1975–1979 96 baptisms1980–1984 42 baptisms1985–1989 26 baptisms1990–1994 12 baptisms1995–1999 4 baptisms

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