Legend Names for Girls

There are 23 Legend names for baby girls. Displayed on this page are Legend names 1 to 20. Within these names, Morgan (English and Welsh) was the most popular in 2007, followed in descending order by Jennifer (English and German), Sabrina (Czech, English, German, and Italian), and Penelope (English and German). The unusual Legend names are Aine (Irish), Alfhild (Scandinavian), Alvina (English), Antigone (German), Aphrodite (English and German), Ariadne (German), Branwen (English and Welsh), Cleopatra (English), Cressida (English), Deirdre (English and Irish), Faye (English), Genoveva (German and Spanish), Gwendolen (English and Welsh), Isolde (English and German), Niamh (English and Irish), and Nimue (English).

Legend names are rather popular as baby girl names. The names' popularity increased from the 1920s up to the 1970s; before that, they were of modest use only. Their usage peaked in 1973 with 4.451% of baby girls being given Legend names. Within the top 1000 baby names then, there were 7 Legend names. The names have slipped in popularity since then. In 2007, their total usage was 0.677% with 5 Legend names listed among the top 1000. Among all Legend names, Morgan (English and Welsh) was the most widely used, with a ranking of #43 and a usage of 0.2688%.

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Aine ... fire, brightness, splendor ... a fertility goddess in legend, who was also known a ...

Alfhild ... elf, supernatural being; ... legend could have been drawn from that of a 9th ...

Alvina ... elf friend; noble friend ... was borne in Flemish legend by a princess who was ...

Antigone ... opposed to birth; unbending ... to legend, she showed strength of character ...

Aphrodite ... risen from foam ... to legend, she rose out of the sea foam near ...

Ariadne ... very holy woman ... to legend, she gave the Athenian hero Theseus ...

Branwen ... fair raven, dark beauty; ... by Isolde's maid in the legend of Tristan and Isolde ...

Cleopatra ... father's glory ... and Mark Antony; her legend was immortalized by ...

Cressida ... daughter of Chryses; ... Cressida in the legend of Troilus and ...

Deirdre ... raging, tempestuous ... was borne in Celtic legend by a tragic Irish folk ...

Faye ... fay, fairy ... Guinevere in Arthurian legend ...

Genoveva ... a heroine of medieval legend who epitomises the ...

Gwendolen ... white circle, moon ... Arthurian legend, the name was borne by the wife of ...

Isolde ... Tristram in Arthurian legend ...

Jennifer 64 ... white, fair, blessed, ... was borne in Arthurian legend by the queen consort of ...

Morgan 43 ... sea; edge, circle, completion; to be born, bright one ... le Fay in Arthurian legend, a sorceress and ...

Niamh ... radiance, shine, beauty ... according to Ossianic legend she fell in love with ...

Nimue ... was borne in Arthurian legend by the Lady of the ...

Penelope 412 ... duck; thread, web; voice, eye, face ... name was borne in Greek legend by the faithful wife of ...

Sabrina 197 ... to legend, the river was supposedly named ...