There are 28 Legend names for baby boys. Displayed on this page are Legend names 1 to 20. Christopher was the most popular among these names in 2008. The name is primarily used in English, and it was followed in popularity by the English, Scottish, and Welsh Gavin, the Dutch, English, Russian, and Scandinavian Mark, the English and German Alexis, the Frisian, Dutch, Finnish, German, Scandinavian, and Welsh Kai, the English and German Arthur, and the English and Scottish name, Douglas. The unusual Legend names are Achilles (German and Latinized), Aitor (Basque and Spanish), Angus (English, Irish, and Scottish), Auberon (English), Blaise (English and French), Caradog (Welsh), Hippolyt (German), Hubert (Czech, Dutch, English, French, German, and Polish), Italo (Italian), Lugh (Irish), Merlin (English and German), Narcissus (English), and Orson (English and French). Legend names are popular baby names for boys. The names rose in popularity from the 1930s up to the 1970s. At the height of their usage in 1972, 5.494% of baby boys were given Legend names. There were 12 Legend names ranked within the top 1000 baby names then. Legend names have since experienced a decline in frequency. In 2008, 11 Legend names listed among the top 1000, with a combined usage of 2.466%. Within all Legend names, the English Christopher was the most commonly used, with a ranking of #9 and a usage of 0.8268%.
DESCRIPTION MATCH: | Achilles | pain, lipless ... referring to the legend that he was never ... |
| Aitor | father; good ... Legend of Aitor (1845) by French Basque author ... |
Alexis  169 | defender; defender of men ... to legend, he fled his arranged marriage to ... |
Angus  | one choice ... another legend, Aonghus Turimleach conquered ... |
Arthur  363 | stone, bear; thor, the eagle ... legend contributed to the vast popularity of ... |
| Auberon | noble bear; elf ruler, ... as was used in Germanic legend ... |
Blaise  | lisping, stammering; ... Arthurian legend, Blaise was the secretary of Merlin ... |
Christopher  9 | bearing Christ ... to legend, which originated from the literal ... |
Douglas  424 | dark river ... clan, whose legend dated from the 8th century, ... |
Gavin  30 | white hawk ... appeared in Arthurian legend as Sir Gawain, one of ... |
| Hippolyt | horse; to free ... legend was retold in the Jean Racine tragedy Phèdre ... |
Hubert  | bright spirit, inspiration ... hunters; according to legend, he was converted in ... |
| Italo | name was borne in Roman legend by the father of the ... |
Kai  229 | to rejoice; victorious; ... Table in Arthurian legend ... |
| Lugh | shining one ... another Irish legend, Lughaidh mac Con was a ... |
Mark  139 | war-like, dedicated ... appearance in Arthurian legend as the uncle of Tristan ... |
Merlin  | seahill fort ... was borne in Arthurian legend by the famous wizard ... |
| Narcissus | numbness, sleep ... some versions of the legend, he died staring at it, ... |
Orson  | bear cub ... known from the medieval legend of the twins Valentine ... |
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