Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
It is the only name that remained in the top ten US girls' names list from 1925 to 1972. [ 1 ] In the early 21st century, Elizabeth has been among the top 50 names given to girls in the past 10 years born in England and Wales , as well Canada and Australia , and has been in the top 100 most popular names given to baby girls born in Scotland and ...
In the United States, the name Jennifer first entered the annual government-derived list of the 1,000 most commonly used names for newborn baby girls in 1938, when it ranked at No. 987. Thereafter, the name steadily gained popularity, entering the top 100 most commonly given girls names in 1956 and breaking through into the top 10 in 1966.
The name Shawn was widely used by the 1940s for children born in the United States. Along with spelling variants Sean and Shaun, the name was among the top 1,000 names for American boys by 1950 and, with all spellings combined, was a top 10 name for American boys in 1971. The popularity of actor Sean Connery increased use of the name.
Cool B Names for Girls 48. Bianca. Equal parts soft and spunky—this name of Italian origin meaning “white” and “pure” reached peak popularity in the 70s and 80s and remains a timeless ...
100 girl names that start with "B" for parents seeking a "B" name for their daughter ranging from Birdie to Blythe.
List of irregularly spelled English names. This is a set of lists of English personal and place names having spellings that are counterintuitive to their pronunciation because the spelling does not accord with conventional pronunciation associations. Many of these are degenerations in the pronunciation of names that originated in other languages.
Eleanor. Eleanor (/ ˈɛlənər, - nɔːr /) is a feminine given name, originally from an Old French adaptation of the Old Provençal name Aliénor. It was the name of a number of women of royalty and nobility in western Europe during the High Middle Ages. The name was introduced to England by Eleanor of Aquitaine, who came to marry King Henry II.
Ashley entered the top 100 names for boys in New South Wales in 1971 but became more popular for girls in 1986. It reached a ranking of #17 for girls in 1987, and left the top 100 in 2011. It reached a ranking of #56 in 1985 for boys. For women, the Ashleigh spelling is as common as Ashley and reached a ranking of #13 in 1990. [6]