There are 8 Domesday names for baby boys. Displayed on this page are Domesday names 1 to 8. Robert was the most popular among these names in 2008. The name is primarily used in English, French, German, Scandinavian, and Scottish, and it was followed in popularity by the English, German, and Scandinavian Peter, the English, French, and German Roger, the English, French, German, and Welsh Roland, and the English, French, and Italian name, Bernard. The unusual Domesday names are Alvar (English and Scandinavian), Randolph (English), and Theobald (English and German). Domesday names are fairly popular baby names for boys. At the height of their usage in 1937, 6.919% of baby boys were given Domesday names. There were 6 Domesday names ranked within the top 1000 baby names then. Domesday names have since experienced a steep decline in frequency, and are used only on a moderate scale now. In 2008, 5 Domesday names listed among the top 1000, with a combined usage of 0.554%. Within all Domesday names, the English, French, German, Scandinavian, and Scottish Robert was the most commonly used, with a ranking of #49 and a usage of 0.4042%.
DESCRIPTION MATCH: | Alvar | elf army; supernatural ... English speakers in the Domesday Book (1086). ... |
Bernard  940 | brave as a bear ... several times in the Domesday Book ... |
Peter  183 | rock, stone ... the Domesday Book, the name was recorded as the Latin ... |
Randolph  | strong defender ... Domesday Book recorded the name as the Latinized ... |
Robert  49 | bright famous one; famously famous ... name appeared in the Domesday Book, and remained in ... |
Roger  463 | famous warrior ... Domesday Book recorded the name in its Latinized form ... |
Roland  757 | famous landowner ...In the Domesday Book, it was recorded as Rolland ... |
| Theobald | people, race; bold, ... in the 11th century Domesday Book ... |
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