There are 37 Martyred names for baby boys. Displayed on this page are Martyred names 1 to 20. Adrian was the most popular among these names in 2008 with a rank of #56 and a usage of 0.365%. The name is primarily used in English, German, Polish, Romanian, and Russian, and it was followed in popularity by the English, German, Polish, and Russian Damian, the English and German Edwin, the Dutch, English, German, and Polish Fabian, the English Demetrius, and the Catalan, French, and German name, Marcel. The unusual Martyred names are Agapios (Greek), Cillian (French and Irish), Cosmo (English, German, and Italian), Diomedes (Greek), Donat (Catalan, English, French, German, Hungarian, Polish, Provençal, and Russian), Erasmus (German), Eustace (English), Evaristo (Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish), Ewald (German), Florian (French, German, and Polish), Gennaro (Italian), Jovinus (Latin), Koloman (German), and Laurence (English). Martyred names are popular baby names for boys. At the height of their usage in 1951, 2.963% of baby boys were given Martyred names. There were 10 Martyred names ranked within the top 1000 baby names then. Martyred names have since experienced a decline in frequency, and in recent years they are of moderate use. In 2008, 13 Martyred names listed among the top 1000, with a combined usage of 1.685%, having regained their popularity somewhat in the recent decade. Within all Martyred names, the English, French, German, and Scandinavian Thomas was the most commonly used, with a ranking of #52 and a usage of 0.3828%.
DESCRIPTION MATCH: Adrian  56 | man from Hadria; dark ... to Christianity and was martyred in 304, as well as ... |
| Agapios | love ... by a Caesarean saint martyred under Diocletian. ... |
| Cillian | war, strife ... in Germany; he was martyred at Würzburg, where a ... |
Cosmo  | order, harmony, beauty, ... by Saint Cosmas; he was martyred with his twin brother ... |
Damian  133 | tamer ... of physicians, who was martyred together with his ... |
Demetrius  520 | follower of Demeter ... Thessaloniki, who was martyred in Dalmatia under the ... |
| Diomedes | cunning as Zeus, though ... Saint Diomedes, who was martyred under Diocletian. ... |
| Donat | given, given by God ... in Tuscany who was martyred under Julian the ... |
Edwin  175 | rich friend, friend ... Saint Paulinus; he was martyred in a battle against ... |
| Erasmus | beloved, desired ... (or Elmo) who was martyred in southern Italy ... |
| Eustace | good harvest, fruitful ... he was eventually martyred for refusing to worship ... |
| Evaristo | well-pleasing ... the fifth pope, who was martyred under the Roman emperor ... |
Ewald  | law, custom, right; ...They were martyred in Old Saxony around 695. ... |
Fabian  288 | grower of beans ... (236-250) who was martyred under Emperor Decius ... |
Florian  | flower, blossom ... Florian (-304), who was martyred under the Roman emperor ... |
Gennaro  | door, entrance ... of Benevento who was martyred under Diocletian in ... |
| Jovinus | dedicated to Jove ... Jovinus (-120), who was martyred under Hadrian together ... |
| Koloman | dove, hermit ... (-1012), a monk who was martyred at Stockerau. ... |
Laurence  | laurel, bay ... century saint who was martyred on a gridiron; he was ... |
Marcel  837 | dedicated to Mars; war-like, dedicated to Mars ... missionary from Gaul martyred with his companion ... |
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