There are 5 Vernacular names for baby girls. Displayed on this page are Vernacular names 1 to 5. Within these names, Lucy (English) was the most popular in 2008 with a rank of #112 and a usage of 0.1474%. The unusual Vernacular names are Agnes (Dutch, English, German, and Scandinavian), Dawn (English), Marna (Scandinavian), and May (English). Vernacular names are somewhat popular as baby girl names. In 1900, 1.228% of baby girls were given Vernacular names. Within the top 1000 baby names then, there were 3 Vernacular names. The names have substantially slipped in popularity since then, and they are of modest use in recent times. In 2008, their usage was 0.147% with 1 Vernacular name listed among the top 1000, appearing with somewhat increasing regularity in the recent decade.
DESCRIPTION MATCH: Agnes  | pure, chaste; hunger; ... medieval vernacular forms Annis and Annes reflected the ... |
Dawn  | dawn ... have originated as a vernacular form of Aurora, and was ... |
Lucy  112 | bright, born at daybreak ... (Old French), itself a vernacular form of Lucia (Latin) ... |
| Marna | of the sea ...The name evolved as a vernacular form of Marina. ... |
May  | May; bitterness; pearl ... also known in vernacular as May. ... |
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