There are 15 Cognate names for baby boys. Displayed on this page are Cognate names 1 to 15. Charles was the most popular among these names in 2008. The name is primarily used in English and French, and it was followed in popularity by the English, French, and Irish Oscar, the English, Finnish, German, Greek, Hungarian, Portuguese, Scandinavian, Czech, Dutch, Spanish, and Yiddish Elias, the English and German Calvin, the English Drake, the English and Irish Brock, the English, Irish, and Scottish Russell, and the English, French, and Italian name, Bernard. The unusual Cognate names are Adelmar (German), Alvar (English and Scandinavian), Balder (English, French, German, and Scandinavian), Basil (English and German), Delmar (English), Everard (English), and Irwin (English). Cognate names are fairly popular baby names for boys. At the height of their usage in 1924, 4.009% of baby boys were given Cognate names. There were 9 Cognate names ranked within the top 1000 baby names then. Cognate names have since experienced a decline in frequency, and in recent years they are of moderate use. In 2008, 8 Cognate names listed among the top 1000, with a combined usage of 0.861%, having regained their popularity somewhat in the recent decade. Within all Cognate names, the English and French Charles was the most commonly used, with a ranking of #63 and a usage of 0.3339%.
DESCRIPTION MATCH: | Adelmar | nobly famous ... is a cognate of the Old English Aethelmaer, ... |
| Alvar | elf army; supernatural ... cognate of the latter, Alfarr (Old Norse), is the ... |
| Balder | prince, ruler; bold, ... 'prince, ruler', cognate with the Germanic ... |
Basil  | royal, kingly; valiant, ... which is from the Latin cognate of the same root word ... |
Bernard  940 | brave as a bear ... the Old English cognate and appearing several ... |
Brock  277 | badger ... brocc ('badger'), cognate with the Celtic ... |
Calvin  228 | little bald one ... 'chauve' (bald), cognate with the Latin 'calvus' ... |
Charles  63 | man, free man ... 'karl' (man, free man), cognate with the Old English ... |
Delmar  | of the sea ... mar' or the Old French cognate 'de la mare', both of ... |
Drake  230 | dragon; drake ... (Old English) and its cognate Draki (Old Norse), ... |
Elias  157 | my God is Yahweh ... is used as the Greek cognate of Elijah in the Bible ... |
| Everard | brave like a boar ... Normans, displacing the cognate Eoforheard (Old ... |
Irwin  | boar friend; green river; boar friend, honored friend, warrior friend ... |
Oscar  119 | god spear; gentle friend ... and 'geirr' (spear), cognate with the Old English ... |
Russell  406 | little ruddy one, little ... French 'rous' (red), cognate with the Latin 'russus' ... |
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