The first name Marie-Louise

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Meaning

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

Historical origin

Marie-Louise 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-Louise 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-lou-izma.ʁi.lwiz

Frequency of the first name Marie-Louise by baptism year

The chart below shows the frequency of the first name Marie-Louise 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.

26,261total mentions

Annual evolution of the first name Marie-LouiseLine chart showing the frequency of the first name Marie-Louise in baptisms by year.5,0003,7502,5001,25001630170317761849192219951630–1634 1 baptisms1655–1659 4 baptisms1660–1664 2 baptisms1665–1669 5 baptisms1670–1674 7 baptisms1675–1679 7 baptisms1680–1684 3 baptisms1685–1689 4 baptisms1690–1694 11 baptisms1695–1699 13 baptisms1700–1704 25 baptisms1705–1709 9 baptisms1710–1714 16 baptisms1715–1719 43 baptisms1720–1724 36 baptisms1725–1729 36 baptisms1730–1734 120 baptisms1735–1739 124 baptisms1740–1744 116 baptisms1745–1749 130 baptisms1750–1754 180 baptisms1755–1759 176 baptisms1760–1764 210 baptisms1765–1769 271 baptisms1770–1774 232 baptisms1775–1779 295 baptisms1780–1784 310 baptisms1785–1789 345 baptisms1790–1794 381 baptisms1795–1799 456 baptisms1800–1804 352 baptisms1805–1809 290 baptisms1810–1814 299 baptisms1815–1819 347 baptisms1820–1824 294 baptisms1825–1829 335 baptisms1830–1834 499 baptisms1835–1839 466 baptisms1840–1844 619 baptisms1845–1849 743 baptisms1850–1854 905 baptisms1855–1859 1,072 baptisms1860–1864 1,435 baptisms1865–1869 1,978 baptisms1870–1874 2,021 baptisms1875–1879 2,030 baptisms1880–1884 2,147 baptisms1885–1889 2,097 baptisms1890–1894 1,601 baptisms1895–1899 1,115 baptisms1900–1904 607 baptisms1905–1909 432 baptisms1910–1914 222 baptisms1915–1919 128 baptisms1920–1924 85 baptisms1925–1929 54 baptisms1930–1934 39 baptisms1935–1939 54 baptisms1940–1944 57 baptisms1945–1949 57 baptisms1950–1954 73 baptisms1955–1959 77 baptisms1960–1964 108 baptisms1965–1969 35 baptisms1970–1974 7 baptisms1975–1979 2 baptisms1985–1989 3 baptisms1990–1994 4 baptisms1995–1999 4 baptisms

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