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Custom Names for Boys

There are 7 Custom names for baby boys. Displayed on this page are Custom names 1 to 7. Scott was the most popular among these names in 2008. The name is primarily used in English and Scottish, and it was followed in popularity by the English, French, and German Gilbert and the English, French, and Italian Bernard. The unusual Custom names are Ewald (German), Blaise (English and French), Gismondo (Italian), and Octavius (English and German).

Custom names are somewhat popular baby names for boys. At the height of their usage in 1971, 1.824% of baby boys were given Custom names. There were 3 Custom names ranked within the top 1000 baby names then. Custom names have since experienced a steep decline in frequency, and are of only occasional use now. In 2008, 3 Custom names listed among the top 1000, with a combined usage of 0.072%. Within all Custom names, the English and Scottish Scott was the most commonly used, with a ranking of #322 and a usage of 0.0472%.

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WORD/MEANING MATCH:

Ewald Popularity Trend of Ewald
from 1900 to 2008. law, custom, right; ... of the meanings 'law, custom, right' and 'to rule' ...

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Bernard Popularity Trend of Bernard
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 940 940 brave as a bear ... in Catholic custom; the name was also ...

Blaise Popularity Trend of Blaise
from 1900 to 2008. lisping, stammering; ... Catholic custom, he is the patron saint of wool ...

Gilbert Popularity Trend of Gilbert
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 728 728 bright pledge ... with the medieval custom where rival noblemen ...

Gismondo pledge, hostage; protection, ... with the medieval custom where rival noblemen ...

Octavius Popularity Trend of Octavius
from 1900 to 2008. eighth ... allude to the custom, the association may ...

Scott Popularity Trend of Scott
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 322 322 Scotsman, Scottish; ... from Scotland; this custom pre-dated the Norman ...


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