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Marie

mə-REE

Popularity

#639

stable

Letters

5

Syllables

2

Origin

French

Total Births

541,788

Peak Year

#12,774 in 1920

First Recorded

1880

Style

Classic & Timeless, Sophisticated & Formal

Spelling

Easy to spell

What It Means

Marie is a French form of Mary, a name of debated origin, possibly meaning 'bitter' or 'rebellious'.

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Numerology

4

The Builder

Stable, disciplined, and hardworking. Names at 4 convey groundedness and reliability.

Famous Namesakes

  • Marie Antoinette

    Queen of France during the French Revolution.

  • Marie Curie

    Polish-French physicist and chemist, Nobel laureate.

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Personality Traits

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