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Church Names for Girls

There are 11 Church names for baby girls. Displayed on this page are Church names 1 to 11. Within these names, Alexandra (Czech, Dutch, English, German, Greek, Hungarian, Portuguese, Romanian, Scandinavian, Slavic, and Spanish) was the most popular in 2008, followed in descending order by Kelly (English and Irish), Alice (Czech, English, French, Italian, German, and Portuguese), Cara (English, German, and Italian), Larissa (German and Russian), and Theresa (English and German). The unusual Church names are Kirby (English), Aglaia (English, German, and Russian), Avila (English), Domitilla (English, Hungarian, and Italian), and Xenia (English, German, Greek, Italian, and Romanian).

Church names are somewhat popular as baby girl names. Their usage peaked in 1968 with 1.601% of baby girls being given Church names. Within the top 1000 baby names then, there were 6 Church names. The names have slipped in popularity since then, and are currently of modest use. In 2008, their total usage was 0.408% with 6 Church names listed among the top 1000. Among all Church names, Alexandra (Czech, Dutch, English, German, Greek, Hungarian, Portuguese, Romanian, Scandinavian, Slavic, and Spanish) was the most widely used, with a ranking of #61 and a usage of 0.2219%.

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WORD/MEANING MATCH:

Kelly Popularity Trend of Kelly
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 248 248 church, monastery ... ceall with the meaning 'church, monastery' ...

Kirby Popularity Trend of Kirby
from 1900 to 2008. from the church village ... of Kirby is 'from the church village' ...

DESCRIPTION MATCH:

Aglaia brightness, splendor ... by the Orthodox Church, as it was also borne ...

Alexandra Popularity Trend of Alexandra
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 61 61 defender of men ... into the Russian Church ...

Alice Popularity Trend of Alice
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 326 326 of a noble kind ... of the Dean of Christ Church, Oxford ...

Avila bird, strength, desired ... a Doctor of the Church born in the Spanish ...

Cara Popularity Trend of Cara
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 463 463 dear, beloved; to increase ... by the Catholic Church ...

Domitilla little tamed one ... in the Greek Orthodox Church. ...

Larissa Popularity Trend of Larissa
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 704 704 lovely ... in the Eastern Church. ...

Theresa Popularity Trend of Theresa
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 852 852 hunter; harvest; guardian; ... as a Doctor of the Church by the Roman Catholics; ...

Xenia hospitable ... by the Orthodox Church ...


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