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River Names for Girls

There are 12 River names for baby girls. Displayed on this page are River names 1 to 12. Within these names, Mackenzie (English and Scottish) was the most popular in 2007, followed in descending order by Kendall (English), Sabrina (Czech, English, German, and Italian), Guadalupe (English and Spanish), Shannon (English), Clare (English), India (English), and Alma (English, German, Italian, and Spanish). The unusual River names are Aretha (English), Clodagh (Irish), Loreley (English and German), and Rhonda (English and Welsh).

River names are rather popular as baby girl names. The names' popularity increased from the 1940s up to the 1970s. Their usage peaked in 1970 with 1.417% of baby girls being given River names. Within the top 1000 baby names then, there were 7 River names. The names have slipped in popularity since then. In 2007, their total usage was 0.557% with 8 River names listed among the top 1000. Among all River names, Mackenzie (English and Scottish) was the most widely used, with a ranking of #65 and a usage of 0.2191%.

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WORD/MEANING MATCH:

Guadalupe Popularity Trend of Guadalupe
from 1900 to 2007.
2007 Rank: 282 282 ... wolf river ...The name Guadalupe means 'wolf river' ...

Kendall Popularity Trend of Kendall
from 1900 to 2007.
2007 Rank: 166 166 ... valley of the River ... is 'valley of the River Kent' ...

Shannon Popularity Trend of Shannon
from 1900 to 2007.
2007 Rank: 436 436 ... old, wise; river ...From sean 'old, wise' ; abhainn 'river' ... from the name of River Shannon, Ireland's ...


DESCRIPTION MATCH:

Alma Popularity Trend of Alma
from 1900 to 2007.
2007 Rank: 713 713 ... nourishing, kind; soul; ... which was named after a river in the Crimea ...

Aretha Popularity Trend of Aretha
from 1900 to 2007. ... excellence, virtue ... pursued by an amorous river god and later ...

Clare Popularity Trend of Clare
from 1900 to 2007.
2007 Rank: 625 625 ... clear, bright, famous ... and the Irish Clare River ...

Clodagh ... from the name of a river in County Tipperary, ...

India Popularity Trend of India
from 1900 to 2007.
2007 Rank: 690 690 ... India ... the name of the Indus River ...

Loreley ... luring cliff ... bank of the Rhine river where the strong ...

Mackenzie Popularity Trend of Mackenzie
from 1900 to 2007.
2007 Rank: 65 65 ... son of Coinneach, son ... with the Mackenzie River ...

Rhonda Popularity Trend of Rhonda
from 1900 to 2007. ... good spear ... is derived from the river name, and means 'noisy' ...

Sabrina Popularity Trend of Sabrina
from 1900 to 2007.
2007 Rank: 197 197 ... who was cast into the River Severn in Wales ... river was variously known as Habren via the works ...



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for River Names
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