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Martyred Names for Boys

There are 29 Martyred names for baby boys. Displayed on this page are Martyred names 1 to 20. Adrian was the most popular among these names in 2007 with a rank of #61 and a usage of 0.3495%. The name is primarily used in English, German, Polish, Romanian, and Russian, and it was followed in popularity by the English, German, and Polish Damian, the Dutch, English, German, and Polish Fabian, the English and French Maurice, the Spanish Rogelio, the Basque, Italian, and Spanish Ramiro, and the Catalan, French, and German name, Marcel. The unusual Martyred names are Cillian (French and Irish), Cosmo (English, German, and Italian), Diomedes (Greek), Evaristo (Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish), Florian (French, German, and Polish), Gennaro (Italian), Koloman (German), Laurence (English), Marcellinus (German), Nazario (Italian), Peregrine (English), Quirce (Spanish), and Ridley (English).

Martyred names are popular baby names for boys. At the height of their usage in 1949, 2.831% 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 2007, 11 Martyred names listed among the top 1000, with a combined usage of 1.585%, 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 #51 and a usage of 0.4027%.

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Adrian Popularity Trend of Adrian
from 1900 to 2007.
2007 Rank: 61 61 ... man from Hadria; dark ... who converted and was martyred in 304, as well as the ...

Cillian ... war, strife ... in Germany; he was martyred at Würzburg, where a ...

Cosmo Popularity Trend of Cosmo
from 1900 to 2007. ... order, harmony, beauty, ... by Saint Cosmas; he was martyred with his twin brother ...

Damian Popularity Trend of Damian
from 1900 to 2007.
2007 Rank: 137 137 ... tamer ... of physicians, who was martyred together with his ...

Diomedes ... cunning as Zeus, though ... Saint Diomedes, who was martyred under Diocletian. ...

Evaristo ... good, well; to please, ... century pope who was martyred under the Roman emperor ...

Fabian Popularity Trend of Fabian
from 1900 to 2007.
2007 Rank: 253 253 ... grower of beans ... (236-250) who was martyred under Emperor Decius. ...

Florian Popularity Trend of Florian
from 1900 to 2007. ... flower, blossom ... Florian (-304), who was martyred under the Roman emperor ...

Gennaro Popularity Trend of Gennaro
from 1900 to 2007. ... door, entrance ... of Benevento who was martyred under Diocletian in ...

Koloman ... dove, hermit ... (-1012), a monk who was martyred at Stockerau. ...

Laurence Popularity Trend of Laurence
from 1900 to 2007. ... laurel, bay ... century saint who was martyred on a gridiron; he was ...

Marcel Popularity Trend of Marcel
from 1900 to 2007.
2007 Rank: 853 853 ... dedicated to Mars ... missionary from Gaul martyred with his companion ...

Marcellinus ... (-304), who was martyred under Diocletian. ...

Maurice Popularity Trend of Maurice
from 1900 to 2007.
2007 Rank: 413 413 ... swarthy, dark skinned, ... Roman Theban Legion martyred under Maximian ...

Nazario ... from Nazareth ... Saint Nazarius, who was martyred with Saint Celsus in ...

Peregrine ... stranger, foreigner, ... (-182) who was martyred under the emperor ...

Quirce ... a three-year-old boy martyred with his mother Saint ...

Ramiro Popularity Trend of Ramiro
from 1900 to 2007.
2007 Rank: 586 586 ... advice, decision, protection; ... Saint Ramirus, who was martyred by the Visigoths. ...

Ridley ... reeds; wood, clearing, ... (1500-1555), who was martyred and burnt at the stake ...

Rogelio Popularity Trend of Rogelio
from 1900 to 2007.
2007 Rank: 516 516 ... requested, prayed for ... Cordoba (-852), who was martyred in Cordoba under ...



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