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Marilouise
How to Pronounce Marilouise
Pronounced mair-ee-loo-EEZ /ˌmɛr.i.luˈiːz/Medium
Meaning: Marilouise is a compound double name joining Mary and Louise into a single word. Mary comes through Hebrew Miriam, variously read as 'bitter', 'beloved' or 'wished-for child'; Louise is the French feminine of Louis, from Germanic roots meaning 'famed warrior'. Together the name reads as a linked Mary-Louise.Low
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Marilouise is a compound of Mary and Louise, written as one name. Mary descends from the Hebrew Miriam; Louise is the French feminine of Louis, from Germanic elements meaning 'famed warrior'. Joined double names like this were a small vogue in the early and mid twentieth century, and Marilouise is one of their rarer examples.
Marilouise was never common - only a few dozen girls a year at its faint peak around 1924, within its early-century span. It reads as a genuine period double name, tied to the taste for run-together Mary- combinations, and it has not been revived in modern use.
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What does the name Marilouise mean?
Marilouise is a compound of Mary and Louise, joining Mary's Hebrew name with Louise, 'famed warrior'.
How do you pronounce Marilouise?
It's said mair-ee-loo-EEZ /ˌmɛr.i.luˈiːz/ - four syllables, stress on the fourth.
Is Marilouise a boy or girl name?
Marilouise is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Marilouise?
Marilouise has always been very rare, an early-twentieth-century run-together form of Mary Louise.