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There are 32 Bestowed names for baby girls. Displayed on this page are Bestowed names 1 to 20. Within these names, Autumn (English) was the most popular in 2007 with a rank of #91 and a usage of 0.1758%, followed by Amy (English) and Bethany (English). The unusual Bestowed names are Adela (English, German, Polish, Romanian, and Spanish), Africa (English), Asunción (German and Spanish), Aurelia (German, Italian, Polish, and Romanian), Avila (English), Begoña (Spanish), Bernadette (French), Carol (English), Chantal (Dutch, English, and French), Charisse (French), Christabel (English), Clodagh (Irish), Colombe (French), Cornelia (Dutch, English, German, Italian, and Romanian), Crescentia (German), Dawn (English), and Domitilla (Italian). Bestowed names are popular as baby girl names. Their usage peaked in 1945 with 4.363% of baby girls being given Bestowed names. Within the top 1000 baby names then, there were 16 Bestowed names. The names have slipped in popularity since then, but nevertheless are currently of heavy use. In 2007, their total usage was 1.716% with 13 Bestowed names listed among the top 1000. Among all Bestowed names, Elizabeth (English) was the most widely used, with a ranking of #10 and a usage of 0.6158%.
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DESCRIPTION MATCH: Adela Africa ... woman from Africa; pleasant ... name has sometimes been bestowed by African American ... Amy Asunción ... assumption ... one of the many titles bestowed in honour of the Virgin ... Aurelia Autumn Avila ... bird, strength, desired ... has sometimes been bestowed in tribute to Saint Teresa ... Begoña ... as the latter was bestowed in honor of Michel ... Bernadette Bethany Carol Chantal Charisse Christabel ... beautiful Christian ... name is sometimes bestowed in honor of the ... Clodagh ... was first bestowed upon the daughter of the Marquis of ... Colombe ... dove ... the name was often bestowed in tribute to the 3rd ... Cornelia Crescentia ... to grow ... has traditionally been bestowed to wish the bearer ... Dawn Domitilla ... name is often bestowed by Roman Catholics in tribute ...
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... noble, honorable; of ... names were often bestowed by early Frankish ... 
... golden-haired ... name was bestowed by the Roman Emperor Marcus ... 
... brave as a bear ... is often bestowed in tribute to Saint Bernadette ... 
... carol; man, free man ... name has often been bestowed upon children born ... 
... stone, boulder; song ... surname; it was first bestowed in tribute to Saint ... 
... grace, kindness ... The name was first bestowed in honor of the ... 
... war horn ... name was often bestowed in honor of the Roman matron ... 
... dawn ... and was originally bestowed for its association ... 
