The first name Mary-Jane

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About the first name Mary-Jane

Meaning

The compound name Mary-Jane combines Mary and Jane. Mary has its own older etymology, while Jane has its own older etymology.

Historical origin

Mary-Jane 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, Mary-Jane 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-ry-janmɛɹɪdʒeɪn

Frequency of the first name Mary-Jane by baptism year

The chart below shows the frequency of the first name Mary-Jane 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 Mary-JaneLine chart showing the frequency of the first name Mary-Jane in baptisms by year.2001501005001740178418281872191619601740–1744 1 baptisms1785–1789 1 baptisms1795–1799 1 baptisms1800–1804 1 baptisms1820–1824 4 baptisms1825–1829 11 baptisms1830–1834 19 baptisms1835–1839 39 baptisms1840–1844 54 baptisms1845–1849 60 baptisms1850–1854 52 baptisms1855–1859 85 baptisms1860–1864 115 baptisms1865–1869 88 baptisms1870–1874 61 baptisms1875–1879 69 baptisms1880–1884 59 baptisms1885–1889 42 baptisms1890–1894 31 baptisms1895–1899 16 baptisms1900–1904 18 baptisms1905–1909 11 baptisms1910–1914 9 baptisms1915–1919 5 baptisms1920–1924 5 baptisms1925–1929 7 baptisms1930–1934 8 baptisms1935–1939 7 baptisms1940–1944 3 baptisms1945–1949 5 baptisms1950–1954 9 baptisms1955–1959 4 baptisms1960–1964 3 baptisms

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