Norman Names for Girls

There are 18 Norman names for baby girls. Displayed on this page are Norman names 1 to 18. Within these names, Jocelyn (English and German) was the most popular in 2007, followed in descending order by Evelyn (English), Delaney (English), Mallory (English), Alison (English, French, and Scottish), Lacey (English), Judith (English, French, and German), Edith (English and German), Eileen (English and Irish), and Joyce (English). The unusual Norman names are Aoife (Irish), Avis (English), Constance (English and French), Elfreda (English), Helga (German and Scandinavian), Ida (English, German, Italian, Portuguese, Scandinavian, and Spanish), Norma (English, German, Hungarian, and Italian), and Tracy (English).

Norman names are rather popular as baby girl names. Their usage peaked in 1940 with 4.743% of baby girls being given Norman names. Within the top 1000 baby names then, there were 10 Norman names. The names have slipped in popularity since then, and they are of moderate use in recent times. In 2007, their total usage was 0.807% with 10 Norman names listed among the top 1000, appearing with somewhat increasing regularity in the recent decade. Among all Norman names, Jocelyn (English and German) was the most widely used, with a ranking of #50 and a usage of 0.2513%.

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Alison 288 ... name was originally a Norman French pet form of ...

Aoife ... beauty ... and leader of the 1169 Norman invasion of Ireland ...

Avis ... bird, desired; struggle; ... could be from the Norman French form of Aveza, ...

Constance ... steadfast, constant ... VI and heiress of the Norman kings of Sicily ...

Delaney 204 ... from alder grove ... given name is from the Norman surname 'De l'aunaie'. ...

Edith 730 ... rich in war ... was around before the Norman conquest ...

Eileen 742 ... which is from the Norman French Aveline ...

Elfreda ... elf strength ... out of use after the Norman conquest, but was later ...

Evelyn 55 ... bird ... name could be from the Norman French Aveline, itself ...

Helga ... holy, blessed ... speakers prior to the Norman Conquest; it fell into ...

Ida ... labor, work; woman, ... it could be derived via Norman French from the ...

Jocelyn 50 ... little Goths; lord ... likely from the Old Norman Joscelin that was ...

Joyce 837 ... lord ... is itself from the Norman French name. ...

Judith 653 ... woman from Judea ... to the Norman Conquest, the name was already used ...

Lacey 390 ... braid ... first name is from a Norman baronial surname, which ...

Mallory 247 ... unlucky, unhappy ... originally given as a Norman French byname for ...

Norma ... rule, standard, pattern ... as a feminine form of Norman despite the difference ...

Tracy ... place of Thracius; hunter; harvest; guardian; woman from Therasia ...