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There are 26 Church names for baby boys. Displayed on this page are Church names 1 to 20. Anthony was the most popular among these names in 2007. The name is primarily used in English, and it was followed in popularity by the English, Slavic, and Spanish Angel, the English and German Dean, the Italian and Spanish Alfonso, the English Francis, and the English and French name, Bernard. The unusual Church names are Cillian (French and Irish), Kelly (English and Irish), Kirby (English), Kirk (English), Ambrose (English), Anselm (English and German), Arnold (English and German), Athanasios (Greek), Augustine (English), Bonaventura (German and Italian), Borislav (Russian and Slavic), Cyril (Czech, English, German, and Slavic), Kezia (English and Hebrew), and Lucius (English and German). Church names are popular baby names for boys, and they are also considered rather trendy. The names rose in popularity from the 1900s up to the 1960s. At the height of their usage in 1967, 2.474% of baby boys were given Church names. There were 16 Church names ranked within the top 1000 baby names then. Church names have since experienced a decline in frequency. In 2007, 9 Church names listed among the top 1000, with a combined usage of 1.916%. Within all Church names, the English Anthony was the most commonly used, with a ranking of #7 and a usage of 0.8859%.
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WORD/MEANING MATCH: Cillian ... war, strife ... ; ceall which means 'church, monastery' ... Kelly Kirby Kirk DESCRIPTION MATCH: Alfonso Ambrose Angel Anselm ... protected by God ... as a Doctor of the Church, and the name has since ... Anthony Arnold Athanasios ... immortal ... a great leader of the Church. ... Augustine Bernard Bonaventura ... good fortune ... is also a Doctor of the Church. ... Borislav ... famous battle, battle ... name by the Orthodox Church. ... Cyril Dean Francis Kezia ... cassia, cinnamon ... of the Methodist Church. ... Lucius
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