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Ancestor Names for Boys

There are 11 Ancestor names for baby boys. Displayed on this page are Ancestor names 1 to 11. Cameron was the most popular among these names in 2007. The name is primarily used in English and Scottish, and it was followed in popularity by Asher, which is used in English and Hebrew. The unusual Ancestor names are Olaf (English, German, and Scandinavian), Aitor (Basque and Spanish), Campbell (Scottish), Caradog (Welsh), Claudius (English and German), Conn (English and Irish), Ishmael (English), Javan (English), and Taulant (Albanian).

Ancestor names are somewhat popular baby names for boys. The names have been increasing in popularity since the 1940s. At the height of their usage in 2000, 0.628% of baby boys were given Ancestor names. There were 2 Ancestor names ranked within the top 1000 baby names then. In 2007, 2 Ancestor names listed among the top 1000, with a combined usage of 0.478%. Within all Ancestor names, the English and Scottish Cameron was the most commonly used, with a ranking of #50 and a usage of 0.4066%.

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WORD/MEANING MATCH:

Olaf Popularity Trend of Olaf
from 1900 to 2007. ... family descendant ... + 'leifr' which mean ancestor + heir, descendent ...


DESCRIPTION MATCH:

Aitor ... father; good ... borne by a legendary ancestor of the Basques, and is ...

Asher Popularity Trend of Asher
from 1900 to 2007.
2007 Rank: 233 233 ... happy, blessed; ash ... Zilpha, and the ancestor of one of the twelve ...

Cameron Popularity Trend of Cameron
from 1900 to 2007.
2007 Rank: 50 50 ... crooked nose ... originated from an ancestor with a crooked nose ...

Campbell Popularity Trend of Campbell
from 1900 to 2007. ... crooked mouth ... originated from an ancestor with a crooked mouth ...

Caradog ... beloved ... the legendary Caradoc, ancestor to the kings of Gwent, ...

Claudius ... limping ... to a lame or limping ancestor, such as in the case of ...

Conn ... leader, chief, high; ... 200 AD; he was also the ancestor of the Connachta ...

Ishmael Popularity Trend of Ishmael
from 1900 to 2007. ... God will hear ... as their traditional ancestor. ...

Javan ... Greece ... Josephus, was the ancestor of the Greek people. ...

Taulant ... name is itself from its ancestor Taulas, one of the six ...



Popularity Trend
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in 2006