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Legendary Names for Girls

There are 15 Legendary names for baby girls. Displayed on this page are Legendary names 1 to 15. Within these names, Sabrina (Czech, English, German, and Italian) was the most popular in 2007, followed by Maeve (English and Irish). The unusual Legendary names are Brunhilde (German), Ceridwen (Welsh), Clelia (English, German, Italian, and Spanish), Gwendolen (English and Welsh), Lucrecia (English), Malvina (English and Scottish), Rosamund (English), Rowena (English, German, and Welsh), Rozafa (Albanian), Silvia (English, German, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish), Sunniva (Scandinavian), Wanda (English, German, and Polish), and Winona (English).

Legendary names are somewhat popular as baby girl names. The names' popularity increased from the 1900s up to the 1950s; before that, they were of modest use only. Their usage peaked in 1955 with 0.449% of baby girls being given Legendary names. Within the top 1000 baby names then, there were 5 Legendary names. The names have slipped in popularity since then. In 2007, their total usage was 0.104% with 2 Legendary names listed among the top 1000. Among all Legendary names, Sabrina (Czech, English, German, and Italian) was the most widely used, with a ranking of #197 and a usage of 0.0817%.

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Brunhilde ... armour, protection; ... legendary queen, as well as the name, was later made ...

Ceridwen ... poetry; white, fair, ... mother of Taliesin, the legendary bard and poet ...

Clelia ... mythology by a semi-legendary heroine who swam across ...

Gwendolen ... white circle, moon ... by the wife of the legendary King Locrinus of the ...

Lucrecia ... borne by Lucretia, a legendary Roman figure whose rape ...

Maeve Popularity Trend of Maeve
from 1900 to 2007.
2007 Rank: 619 619 ... intoxicating, she who ... in Irish mythology by a legendary warrior queen of ...

Malvina Popularity Trend of Malvina
from 1900 to 2007. ... smooth brow ... son of the Irish legendary hero Finn MacCool. ...

Rosamund ... horse protector; rose ... of the World' for her legendary beauty. ...

Rowena Popularity Trend of Rowena
from 1900 to 2007. ... fame; friend; spear, ... name was borne by the legendary 5th century Rowena, the ...

Rozafa ... from the name of a legendary woman allegedly walled ...

Sabrina Popularity Trend of Sabrina
from 1900 to 2007.
2007 Rank: 197 197 ... legendary Sabrina later appeared in literary works ...

Silvia Popularity Trend of Silvia
from 1900 to 2007. ... woman of the woods ... the mother of the legendary founders of Rome, the ...

Sunniva ... sun; gift ... Saint Sunniva, a legendary Irish princess who died ...

Wanda Popularity Trend of Wanda
from 1900 to 2007. ... Wends, Vandals ... Princess Wanda, the legendary daughter of King Krak ...

Winona Popularity Trend of Winona
from 1900 to 2007. ... firstborn daughter ... name was borne by a legendary Sioux princess and ...



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