There are 5 Byzantine names for baby boys. Displayed on this page are Byzantine names 1 to 5. Michael was the most popular among these names in 2008. The name is primarily used in Czech, English, German, and Yiddish, and it was followed in popularity by the English John and the English and French Maurice. The unusual Byzantine names are Basil (English and German) and Zeno (English, French, German, and Greek). Byzantine names are popular baby names for boys. At the height of their usage in 1953, 8.282% of baby boys were given Byzantine names. There were 4 Byzantine names ranked within the top 1000 baby names then. Byzantine names have since experienced a decline in frequency, but are nonetheless used on a heavy scale now. In 2008, 3 Byzantine names listed among the top 1000, with a combined usage of only 1.587%. Within all Byzantine names, the Czech, English, German, and Yiddish Michael was the most commonly used, with a ranking of #2 and a usage of 0.9437%.
DESCRIPTION MATCH: Basil  | royal, kingly; valiant, ... was also borne by two Byzantine emperors ... |
John  20 | Yahweh is gracious, ... eight emperors of the Byzantine Empire and kings of ... |
Maurice  405 | swarthy, dark skinned, ... borne by a 6th-century Byzantine emperor ... |
Michael  2 | Who is like God? ... including eight Byzantine emperors and the ... |
Zeno  | of Zeus; gift of Zeus ... Zeno of Verona, and a Byzantine emperor (425-491). ... |
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