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Legend Names for Girls

There are 26 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 2008, followed by Genevieve (English). The unusual Legend names are Aine (Irish), Alfhild (Scandinavian), Alvina (English and Russian), Antigone (German), Aphrodite (English and German), Ariadne (German), Arthuretta (English), Branwen (English and Welsh), Cleopatra (English), Cressida (English), Deirdre (English and Irish), Doruntina (Albanian), Emerenzia (Italian), Faye (English), Guinevere (English and French), Gwendolen (English and Welsh), Isolde (English and German), and Niamh (English and Irish).

Legend names are rather popular as baby girl names. The names' popularity increased from the 1950s up to the 1990s. Their usage peaked in 1996 with 1.006% of baby girls being given Legend names. Within the top 1000 baby names then, there were 4 Legend names. The names have slipped in popularity since then. In 2008, their total usage was 0.502% 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 #46 and a usage of 0.2571%.

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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 ...

Alvina Popularity Trend of Alvina
from 1900 to 2008. 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 ...

Arthuretta stone, bear ... been used in Arthurian legend. ...

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 Popularity Trend of Deirdre
from 1900 to 2008. raging; broken-hearted ... Celtic legend, Deirdre of the Sorrows was a tragic ...

Doruntina in the Albanian legend of 'Konstandini dhe ...

Emerenzia merit, to earn ... martyr; according to legend, her mother was the ...

Faye Popularity Trend of Faye
from 1900 to 2008. fay, fairy; faith ... was borne in Arthurian legend by Morgan le Fay, a ...

Genevieve Popularity Trend of Genevieve
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 325 325 lady of the people, ... a medieval legend told since the 10th century, ...

Guinevere white, fair, blessed, ... Arthurian legend, Guinevere was the queen consort of ...

Gwendolen white circle, moon ... goddess in medieval legend ...

Isolde Tristram in Arthurian legend ...

Morgan Popularity Trend of Morgan
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 46 46 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 ...


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