François-Marie is a French masculine compound name, combining François and Marie. This double-barreled given name reflects a Catholic naming tradition common in France, especially before the 20th century, where a child would receive two or more saint names to honor various patron saints. François, meaning "Frenchman," ultimately derives from Francis, via Italian Francesco, while Marie is the French form of Mary (meaning "beloved" or "rebellious," with debated etymology). The combination François-Marie is practically a macaronic tribute to two of the most popular Christian saints: Saint Francis of Assisi and the Virgin Mary.
Historically, the name was most often adopted by members of the French nobility and clergy. The Wikipedia extract provides a long list of notable bearers ranging from military commanders to intellectuals. Aristocratic namesakes include François-Marie, comte de Broglie (1611–1656), a soldier of the Thirty Years' War; his grandson, François-Marie, 1st duc de Broglie (1671–1745), a marshall of France; and François-Marie, marquis de Barthélemy (1747–1830), a diplomat who served during the French Revolution. In higher politics we find Auguste François-Marie de Colbert-Chabanais (1777–1809), a Napoleonic war general; and François-Marie Perrot (1644–1691), governor of French Acadia (Nova Scotia). One of the best bearers within the fields of literature was François-Marie Arouet (1694–1778), better known under his pen name Voltaire, the enormously influential philosopher and writer of the Enlightenment. In the realm of science the name is represented by the chemist François-Marie Raoult (1830–1901), who introduced Raoult's law on vapor pressure; while in early exploration we meet François-Marie Bissot, Sieur de Vincennes (1700–1736), a French Canadian scout who gave his name to the city of Vincennes, Indiana. In art and gardening was François-Marie Treyve (1847–1906), a French landscape gardener.
Culturally, the name illustrates a widespread but later declining French folkloristic pattern: pairing masculine names with Marie (e.g., Jean-Marie, Pierre-Marie, Joseph-Marie, François-Marie) dedicatorily to the Virgin Mary. Though today constructed as a first (male) given, in heritage life these double names frequently coincide with civil registration practices of the repertory of Saites.
- Meaning: Combination of François (Frenchman) and Marie (origina Hebrew 'Maryham' variously meaning 'star of the sea', rebellious, serpent, lamented)
- Type: Masculine hyphenated given name
- Common usage: France (specifically most heavily 17th-14th, and typical among French Canadian 'nom composé Marie-users')
Sources: Wikipedia — François-Marie