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There are 98 Saint names for baby girls. Displayed on this page are Saint names 1 to 20. Within these names, Ava (German and English) was the most popular in 2007, followed in descending order by Anna (Hebrew, Breton, Catalan, Czech, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Polish, Russian, Scandinavian, and Slavic), Amy (English), Angela (Dutch, English, German, Italian, Romanian, Russian, and Slavic), Anastasia (English, German, Greek, and Russian), and Adelaide (English and Italian). The unusual Saint names are Malcolmina (English and Scottish), Adela (English, German, Polish, Romanian, and Spanish), Agatha (English, German, and Italian), Aglaia (English, German, and Russian), Agnes (Dutch, English, German, and Scandinavian), Albina (German, Italian, Polish, Russian, and Slavic), Almudena (Spanish), Aoibheann (Irish), Apollonia (English and German), Ariadne (German), Astrid (English, German, and Scandinavian), Averil (English), Avila (English), and Balbina (German and Italian). Saint names are very popular as baby girl names, and they are also regarded as trendy. Their usage peaked in 1917 with 16.659% of baby girls being given Saint names. Within the top 1000 baby names then, there were 49 Saint names. The names have slipped in popularity since then. In 2007, their total usage was 4.948% with 35 Saint names listed among the top 1000, appearing with somewhat increasing regularity in the recent decade. Among all Saint names, Ava (German and English) was the most widely used, with a ranking of #4 and a usage of 0.8572%.
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WORD/MEANING MATCH: Malcolmina ... disciple of Saint Columba ... means 'disciple of Saint Columba' ... DESCRIPTION MATCH: Adela Adelaide Agatha Aglaia ... brightness, splendor ... borne by a companion of Saint Boniface. ... Agnes Albina Almudena ... the city ... who is also the patron saint of Madrid ... Amy Anastasia Angela Anna Aoibheann ... fair radiance, beautiful ... borne by the mother of Saint Enda, who lived around ... Apollonia ... strength; to destroy ...Saint Apollonia was a 3rd century deaconess martyred ... Ariadne ... very holy woman ...Saint Ariadne was a 2nd century Phrygian martyr who ... Astrid Ava Averil ... boar-like in battle ... a 7th century English saint ... Avila ... bird, strength, desired ... bestowed in tribute to Saint Teresa of Ávila ... Balbina ... stammering ... early Christian martyr Saint Balbina (-130), the ...
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