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Legendary Names for Boys

There are 31 Legendary names for baby boys. Displayed on this page are Legendary names 1 to 20. Connor was the most popular among these names in 2008 with a rank of #57 and a usage of 0.3599%. The name is primarily used in English and Irish, and it was followed in popularity by the English Jason, the Manx and Spanish Juan, the English and Irish Brendan, the English and German Maximilian, Arthur, the English and French Maurice, the English Cedric, and the Spanish name, Elian. The unusual Legendary names are Anka, Aitor (Basque and Spanish), Ambrose (Dutch, English, German, and Scandinavian), Beat (German), Caradog (Welsh), Fingal (Scottish), Guy (English and French), Günther (German), Holger (German and Scandinavian), Numa (Italian), and Remus (English).

Legendary names are popular baby names for boys. At the height of their usage in 1931, 7.017% of baby boys were given Legendary names. There were 10 Legendary names ranked within the top 1000 baby names then. Legendary names have since experienced a decline in frequency, but are nonetheless used on a heavy scale now. In 2008, 11 Legendary names listed among the top 1000, with a combined usage of 1.707%. Within all Legendary 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%.

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WORD/MEANING MATCH:

Anka the legendary phoenix, ... is of the meaning the legendary phoenix, ...

DESCRIPTION MATCH:

Aitor father; good ... name was borne by a legendary ancestor of the Basques, ...

Ambrose Popularity Trend of Ambrose
from 1900 to 2008. immortal, divine ... basis for the legendary King Arthur himself ...

Arthur Popularity Trend of Arthur
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 363 363 stone, bear; thor, the eagle ... basis for the legendary King Arthur, who is ...

Beat bringer of joy ... popularity to the semi-legendary hermit Saint Beatus of ...

Brendan Popularity Trend of Brendan
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 207 207 prince ... known for his semi-legendary quest to the Isle of ...

Caradog beloved ... basis for the legendary Caradoc, ancestor to ...

Cedric Popularity Trend of Cedric
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 650 650 pattern of generosity; ... Cerdic of Wessex, the legendary founder of the kingdom ...

Connor Popularity Trend of Connor
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 57 57 dog lover; high desire ... mac Nessa was a semi-legendary king of Ulster. ...

Elian Popularity Trend of Elian
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 817 817 sun; fawn, hind ... Celtic saint, possibly legendary, in the 5th or 6th ...

Fingal fair stranger ... were based on the legendary Celtic hero Finn. ...

Guy Popularity Trend of Guy
from 1900 to 2008. wide; wood, forest ... by Guy of Warwick, a legendary English romance hero ...

Günther fight; army, warrior ... also borne by a semi-legendary king of Burgundy of the ...

Holger island; spear ... name was borne by the legendary Danish hero Holger ...

Jason Popularity Trend of Jason
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 60 60 to heal ... in Greek mythology by a legendary hero who assembled a ...

Juan Popularity Trend of Juan
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 66 66 Yahweh is gracious, ... from Don Juan, the legendary Spanish seducer of ...

Maurice Popularity Trend of Maurice
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 405 405 swarthy, dark skinned, ... the leader of the legendary Roman Theban Legion who ...

Maximilian Popularity Trend of Maximilian
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 300 300 greatest ... in homage to the legendary Roman generals Quintus ...

Numa by Numa Pompilius, the legendary second king of Rome. ...

Remus oar ... Remus are known as the legendary founders of Rome ...


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