There are 80 Literature names for baby girls. Displayed on this page are Literature names 1 to 20. Within these names, Abigail (English and German) was the most popular in 2008 with a rank of #8 and a usage of 0.725%, followed in descending order by Amelia (Dutch, English, German, Italian, Latin, and Spanish), Amy (English), Angelica (English, German, Russian, Greek, Italian, Romanian, and Spanish), Alison (English, French, and Scottish), Alice (Czech, English, French, Italian, German, and Portuguese), Ayla (Hebrew and English), Aria (English and Italian), and Belinda (English, German, Italian, and Spanish). The unusual Literature names are Agnes (Dutch, English, German, and Scandinavian), Alethea (English), Amaryllis (English), Anthea (English and German), Aphra (Arabic and English), Aspasia (English, German, and Spanish), Avis (English), Beatrix (English, French, German, and Italian), Berenice (English, German, and Italian), Bertha (French and Spanish), and Bess (English and Hebrew). Literature names are very popular as baby girl names. Their usage peaked in 1915 with 13.945% of baby girls being given Literature names. Within the top 1000 baby names then, there were 42 Literature names. The names have slipped in popularity since then, but they are nevertheless of very heavy use in recent times. In 2008, their total usage was 4.660% with 37 Literature names listed among the top 1000. Among all Literature names, Emily (English) was the most widely used, with a ranking of #3 and a usage of 0.8377%.
DESCRIPTION MATCH: Abigail  8 | my father rejoices, ... for ladies' maids in literature, for instance in ... |
Agnes  | pure, chaste; hunger; ... literature, the name has appeared in the Anne Bronte ... |
Alethea  | truth ... literature, the name is borne by the character Alethea ... |
Alice  326 | of a noble kind ... century via romance literature, often in the Latinized ... |
Alison  273 | of a noble kind ... literature, the name is borne by a character in The ... |
| Amaryllis | sparkling eyes ... name was popular in literature; it was used by Virgil, ... |
Amelia  68 | imitating, rivaling; ... literature, it has also appeared as the name of the ... |
Amy  132 | beloved ... literature, the name is borne by the titular character ... |
Angelica  257 | angelic, like an angel; ... literature, the name has appeared in Italian poet ... |
| Anthea | flowery, blossom ...In literature, it has been used since the 4th century AD ... |
| Aphra | dust; whitish red, pink ... literature, the rare diminutive Affery has appeared in ... |
Aria  575 | song, melody, air ... appearances in fantasy literature, such as in the form ... |
| Aspasia | welcome one ... literature, it has appeared in the form Aspatia in the ... |
Avis  | bird, desired; struggle; ... literature, a form of the name has appeared in the ... |
Ayla  406 | oak tree, turpentine ... from its origin in literature ... |
| Beatrix | traveller, pilgrim, ... literature, the name has been borne by a character in ... |
Belinda  747 | beautiful snake; beautiful ... in various works of literature, notably Sir John ... |
Berenice  | bearer of victory ... literature, the name has been made known by the Jean ... |
Bertha  | bright, famous; bright ... literature, the name is borne by Rochester's mad first ... |
Bess  | God is perfection, God is my oath ... literature, it has appeared as the name of the heroine ... |
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