The first name Marie-Madeleine

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Meaning

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

Historical origin

Marie-Madeleine 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-Madeleine 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-mad-lènma.ʁi.mad.lɛn

Frequency of the first name Marie-Madeleine by baptism year

The chart below shows the frequency of the first name Marie-Madeleine 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-MadeleineLine chart showing the frequency of the first name Marie-Madeleine in baptisms by year.2001501005001615168517551825189519651615–1619 2 baptisms1625–1629 1 baptisms1630–1634 2 baptisms1635–1639 6 baptisms1640–1644 7 baptisms1645–1649 20 baptisms1650–1654 13 baptisms1655–1659 25 baptisms1660–1664 43 baptisms1665–1669 38 baptisms1670–1674 55 baptisms1675–1679 84 baptisms1680–1684 73 baptisms1685–1689 45 baptisms1690–1694 64 baptisms1695–1699 74 baptisms1700–1704 73 baptisms1705–1709 62 baptisms1710–1714 47 baptisms1715–1719 55 baptisms1720–1724 38 baptisms1725–1729 38 baptisms1730–1734 43 baptisms1735–1739 44 baptisms1740–1744 41 baptisms1745–1749 39 baptisms1750–1754 49 baptisms1755–1759 26 baptisms1760–1764 39 baptisms1765–1769 29 baptisms1770–1774 24 baptisms1775–1779 25 baptisms1780–1784 39 baptisms1785–1789 37 baptisms1790–1794 26 baptisms1795–1799 35 baptisms1800–1804 13 baptisms1805–1809 8 baptisms1810–1814 7 baptisms1815–1819 7 baptisms1820–1824 14 baptisms1825–1829 8 baptisms1830–1834 18 baptisms1835–1839 10 baptisms1840–1844 3 baptisms1845–1849 5 baptisms1850–1854 13 baptisms1855–1859 8 baptisms1860–1864 11 baptisms1865–1869 5 baptisms1870–1874 3 baptisms1875–1879 7 baptisms1880–1884 7 baptisms1885–1889 3 baptisms1890–1894 2 baptisms1895–1899 2 baptisms1900–1904 12 baptisms1905–1909 18 baptisms1910–1914 30 baptisms1915–1919 84 baptisms1920–1924 112 baptisms1925–1929 97 baptisms1930–1934 85 baptisms1935–1939 54 baptisms1940–1944 41 baptisms1945–1949 33 baptisms1950–1954 10 baptisms1955–1959 14 baptisms1960–1964 11 baptisms1965–1969 3 baptisms

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