There are 49 Period names for baby girls. Displayed on this page are Period names 1 to 20. Within these names, Ava (German and English) was the most popular in 2008, followed in descending order by Aurora (English, Finnish, German, Italian, Portuguese, Romanian, and Spanish), Cynthia (English and German), Emilia (English, Hungarian, Finnish, German, Italian, Polish, Romanian, Scandinavian, and Spanish), Christine (Dutch, English, French, German, and Scandinavian), Celia (English, Italian, Scandinavian, and Spanish), and Gillian (English). The unusual Period names are Era (English), Angharad (Welsh), Aoibheann (Irish), Averil (English), Blanche (English and French), Ceridwen (Welsh), Charis (English and German), Clemence (English), Ermintrude (English, French, and German), Felicia (Dutch, English, Hungarian, Italian, Polish, Romanian, Scandinavian, and Spanish), Hedwig (German), Hermia (German, Hungarian, and Latinized), and Hester (Dutch and English). Period names are popular as baby girl names. Their usage peaked in 1972 with 7.502% of baby girls being given Period names. Within the top 1000 baby names then, there were 21 Period names. The names have slipped in popularity since then, but they are nevertheless of heavy use in recent times. In 2008, their total usage was 2.475% with 20 Period names listed among the top 1000. Among all Period names, Ava (German and English) was the most widely used, with a ranking of #5 and a usage of 0.8198%.
WORD/MEANING MATCH: Era  | epoch or time period ...The name Era means 'epoch or time period'. ... |
DESCRIPTION MATCH: | Angharad | much loved ... in the medieval period, often Anglicized as ... |
| Aoibheann | fair radiance, beautiful ... in the early medieval period ... |
Aurora  288 | dawn ... name in the medieval period, but was revived ... |
Ava  5 | strength; desired; alive; bird; voice, song, sound; the juniper tree ... |
| Averil | boar-like in battle; ... in the medieval period from the Old English ... |
Blanche  | white, bright, beautiful; ... much in the medieval period ... |
Celia  757 | heaven; sky, heaven; ... used in the medieval period; among English speakers ... |
| Ceridwen | poetry; white, fair, ... used in the medieval period, but saw a revival in ... |
| Charis | grace, kindness ... the medieval period, the name was often associated ... |
Christine  539 | Christian woman ... in the medieval period, and it is sometimes ... |
Clemence  | merciful, gentle ...The name was popular in the medieval period ... |
Cynthia  310 | woman from Kynthos ... used in the medieval period; it was first adopted ... |
Emilia  401 | imitating, rivaling; ... in the medieval period ... |
| Ermintrude | whole strength; wholly ... use in the medieval period and saw occasional ... |
Felicia  | lucky, happy, successful; ... since the medieval period. ... |
Gillian  832 | servant of Saint John ... during the medieval period ... |
Hedwig  | struggle; fighter, warrior ... saints in the medieval period ... |
| Hermia | cairn, heap of stones; ... in the medieval period, and it has appeared in ... |
Hester  | star ... Esther in the medieval period, but they are now often ... |
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