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Gentle Names for Girls

There are 13 Gentle names for baby girls. Displayed on this page are Gentle names 1 to 13. Within these names, Linda (Dutch, English, and German) was the most popular in 2007, followed by Belinda (English, German, and Italian) and Paloma (Hungarian and Spanish). The unusual Gentle names are Caoimhe (Irish and Scottish), Clemence (English), Clementine (German, English, and French), Dietlinde (German), Gerlinde (German), Herlinde (German), Linde (German), Mildred (English), Rosalind (English), and Sieglinde (German).

Gentle names are somewhat popular as baby girl names. Their usage peaked in 1948 with 5.738% of baby girls being given Gentle names. Within the top 1000 baby names then, there were 5 Gentle names. The names have substantially slipped in popularity since then, and they are of modest use in recent times. In 2007, their total usage was only 0.069% with 3 Gentle names listed among the top 1000. Among all Gentle names, Linda (Dutch, English, and German) was the most widely used, with a ranking of #496 and a usage of 0.0309%.

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WORD/MEANING MATCH:

Belinda Popularity Trend of Belinda
from 1900 to 2007.
2007 Rank: 629 629 ... beautiful snake; beautiful ... meaning 'weak, soft, gentle, friendly' + lindi ...

Caoimhe ... fair, comely, gentle ... meaning 'fair, comely, gentle'. ...

Clemence Popularity Trend of Clemence
from 1900 to 2007. ... merciful, gentle ... the meaning 'merciful, gentle' ...

Clementine Popularity Trend of Clementine
from 1900 to 2007. ... merciful, gentle; merciful, ... the meaning 'merciful, gentle' ...

Dietlinde ... people, race; weak, ... meaning weak, soft, gentle, friendly + 'linta' ...

Gerlinde ... spear; weak, soft, gentle, friendly ... 'spear' + 'weak, soft, gentle, friendly' ...

Herlinde ... army, warrior; weak, ... and 'weak, soft, gentle, friendly' ...

Linda Popularity Trend of Linda
from 1900 to 2007.
2007 Rank: 496 496 ... weak, soft, gentle, ... meaning 'weak, soft, gentle, friendly' ; lindi ...

Linde ... weak, soft, gentle, ... means 'weak, soft, gentle, friendly' ...

Mildred Popularity Trend of Mildred
from 1900 to 2007. ... gentle strength ...The name Mildred means gentle strength ...

Rosalind Popularity Trend of Rosalind
from 1900 to 2007. ... horse shield of lime ... meaning weak, soft, gentle, friendly + 'linta' ...

Sieglinde ... victory; weak, soft, ... means 'weak, soft, gentle, friendly' ; linta ...


DESCRIPTION MATCH:

Paloma Popularity Trend of Paloma
from 1900 to 2007.
2007 Rank: 864 864 ... dove, pigeon ... by association with the gentle nature of the dove ...



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