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Chief Names for Girls

There are 6 Chief names for baby girls. Displayed on this page are Chief names 1 to 6. Within these names, Meredith (English) was the most popular in 2007 with a rank of #345 and a usage of 0.0452%. The unusual Chief names are Armelle (Breton, French, and German), Malcolmina (English and Scottish), Merideth (English), Brunhilde (German), and Saga (Scandinavian).

Chief names are somewhat popular as baby girl names. The names' popularity increased from the 1910s up to the 1980s. Their usage peaked modestly in 1980 with 0.116% of baby girls being given Chief names. Within the top 1000 baby names then, there were 1 Chief names. The names have slipped in popularity since then. In 2007, their usage was 0.045% with 1 Chief name listed among the top 1000.

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WORD/MEANING MATCH:

Armelle ... stone, bear; disciple, ... 'disciple, prince, chief'. ...

Malcolmina ... disciple of Saint Columba ... 'disciple, prince, chief'. ...

Meredith Popularity Trend of Meredith
from 1900 to 2007.
2007 Rank: 345 345 ... great chief; greatness; ...The meaning of Meredith is 'great chief' ... 'greatness' ; iudd 'chief, lord' ...

Merideth ... great chief ...The meaning of Merideth is great chief ... ; 'iudd' which means chief, lord ...


DESCRIPTION MATCH:

Brunhilde ... armour, protection; ... Brynhild was the the chief of the supernatural ...

Saga ... seeing one ... identifed as the chief goddess Frigg, the wife ...



Popularity Trend
for Chief Names
from 1900 to 2006Variant Popularity Chart
for Chief Names
in 2006