The first name Marie

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About the first name Marie

Meaning

The name Marie has an ancient and debated etymology; traditional interpretations include “beloved” or “wished-for child”.

Historical origin

The name Marie comes from the Hebrew Miryam, transmitted through Greek Mariam or Maria and then Latin Maria.

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Marie also appears in several compound names, for example Angélique-Marie, Anne-Marie and Élisabeth-Marie. This productivity helps explain the many related forms found in historical records.

Pronunciation:ma-rima.ʁi

Frequency of the first name Marie by baptism year

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

36,443total mentions

Annual evolution of the first name MarieLine chart showing the frequency of the first name Marie in baptisms by year.5,0003,7502,5001,25001600168117621843192420051600–1604 6 baptisms1605–1609 4 baptisms1610–1614 8 baptisms1615–1619 38 baptisms1620–1624 46 baptisms1625–1629 22 baptisms1630–1634 48 baptisms1635–1639 70 baptisms1640–1644 124 baptisms1645–1649 94 baptisms1650–1654 70 baptisms1655–1659 134 baptisms1660–1664 136 baptisms1665–1669 146 baptisms1670–1674 224 baptisms1675–1679 216 baptisms1680–1684 164 baptisms1685–1689 98 baptisms1690–1694 114 baptisms1695–1699 120 baptisms1700–1704 108 baptisms1705–1709 92 baptisms1710–1714 64 baptisms1715–1719 64 baptisms1720–1724 36 baptisms1725–1729 42 baptisms1730–1734 64 baptisms1735–1739 82 baptisms1740–1744 72 baptisms1745–1749 84 baptisms1750–1754 140 baptisms1755–1759 134 baptisms1760–1764 178 baptisms1765–1769 178 baptisms1770–1774 238 baptisms1775–1779 260 baptisms1780–1784 306 baptisms1785–1789 402 baptisms1790–1794 399 baptisms1795–1799 546 baptisms1800–1804 578 baptisms1805–1809 638 baptisms1810–1814 732 baptisms1815–1819 1,076 baptisms1820–1824 1,310 baptisms1825–1829 1,240 baptisms1830–1834 1,734 baptisms1835–1839 1,438 baptisms1840–1844 2,004 baptisms1845–1849 2,428 baptisms1850–1854 2,619 baptisms1855–1859 2,409 baptisms1860–1864 2,221 baptisms1865–1869 1,983 baptisms1870–1874 1,715 baptisms1875–1879 1,487 baptisms1880–1884 1,159 baptisms1885–1889 946 baptisms1890–1894 766 baptisms1895–1899 560 baptisms1900–1904 301 baptisms1905–1909 270 baptisms1910–1914 138 baptisms1915–1919 140 baptisms1920–1924 96 baptisms1925–1929 76 baptisms1930–1934 68 baptisms1935–1939 48 baptisms1940–1944 58 baptisms1945–1949 80 baptisms1950–1954 172 baptisms1955–1959 174 baptisms1960–1964 167 baptisms1965–1969 109 baptisms1970–1974 18 baptisms1975–1979 18 baptisms1980–1984 24 baptisms1985–1989 16 baptisms1990–1994 26 baptisms1995–1999 16 baptisms2000–2004 12 baptisms2005–2009 2 baptisms

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