There are 8 Canterbury names for baby boys. Displayed on this page are Canterbury names 1 to 8. Thomas was the most popular among these names in 2008. The name is primarily used in English, French, German, and Scandinavian, and it was followed in popularity by the English, German, Polish, Romanian, and Russian Adrian and the English Hugh. The unusual Canterbury names are Anselm (English, German, and Spanish), Augustine (English), Geoffrey (English and German), Laurence (English), and Theobald (English and German). Canterbury names are fairly popular baby names for boys. At the height of their usage in 1951, 2.675% of baby boys were given Canterbury names. There were 6 Canterbury names ranked within the top 1000 baby names then. Canterbury names have since experienced a decline in frequency, and are used on a moderate scale now. In 2008, 3 Canterbury names listed among the top 1000, with a combined usage of 0.757%. Within all Canterbury names, the English, French, German, and Scandinavian Thomas was the most commonly used, with a ranking of #52 and a usage of 0.3828%.
DESCRIPTION MATCH: Adrian  56 | man from Hadria; dark ... well as Saint Adrian of Canterbury (-710), a native from ... |
| Anselm | protected by God ... made the Archbishop of Canterbury ... |
Augustine  | august, dignified, holy ... Italian Augustine of Canterbury (-604), brought ... |
Geoffrey  | peaceful ruler ... who wrote The Canterbury Tales, and the Welsh ... |
Hugh  998 | heart, mind, spirit; ... of stories called The Canterbury Tales ... |
Laurence  | laurel, bay ... by Saint Laurence of Canterbury (-619), the second ... |
| Theobald | people, race; bold, ... an archbishop of Canterbury; he was of Norman ... |
Thomas  52 | twin ... the archbishop of Canterbury martyred under King ... |
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