The first name Marie-Thérèse

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Meaning

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

Historical origin

Marie-Thérèse 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-Thérèse 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-té-rèzma.ʁi.te.ʁɛz

Frequency of the first name Marie-Thérèse by baptism year

The chart below shows the frequency of the first name Marie-Thérèse 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-ThérèseLine chart showing the frequency of the first name Marie-Thérèse in baptisms by year.5,0003,7502,5001,25001650171717841851191819851650–1654 50 baptisms1655–1659 20 baptisms1660–1664 46 baptisms1665–1669 20 baptisms1670–1674 66 baptisms1675–1679 46 baptisms1680–1684 64 baptisms1685–1689 30 baptisms1690–1694 60 baptisms1695–1699 96 baptisms1700–1704 76 baptisms1705–1709 110 baptisms1710–1714 128 baptisms1715–1719 82 baptisms1720–1724 128 baptisms1725–1729 176 baptisms1730–1734 116 baptisms1735–1739 156 baptisms1740–1744 208 baptisms1745–1749 138 baptisms1750–1754 140 baptisms1755–1759 176 baptisms1760–1764 166 baptisms1765–1769 250 baptisms1770–1774 356 baptisms1775–1779 252 baptisms1780–1784 328 baptisms1785–1789 326 baptisms1790–1794 282 baptisms1795–1799 324 baptisms1800–1804 206 baptisms1805–1809 146 baptisms1810–1814 98 baptisms1815–1819 40 baptisms1820–1824 46 baptisms1825–1829 60 baptisms1830–1834 94 baptisms1835–1839 32 baptisms1840–1844 58 baptisms1845–1849 76 baptisms1850–1854 26 baptisms1855–1859 32 baptisms1860–1864 64 baptisms1865–1869 16 baptisms1870–1874 66 baptisms1875–1879 64 baptisms1880–1884 72 baptisms1885–1889 80 baptisms1890–1894 244 baptisms1895–1899 210 baptisms1900–1904 280 baptisms1905–1909 338 baptisms1910–1914 796 baptisms1915–1919 1,335 baptisms1920–1924 1,704 baptisms1925–1929 2,760 baptisms1930–1934 1,482 baptisms1935–1939 722 baptisms1940–1944 353 baptisms1945–1949 268 baptisms1950–1954 170 baptisms1955–1959 100 baptisms1960–1964 76 baptisms1965–1969 8 baptisms1970–1974 8 baptisms1975–1979 8 baptisms1980–1984 8 baptisms1985–1989 10 baptisms

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