There are 12 Monk names for baby boys. Displayed on this page are Monk names 1 to 12. Malcolm was the most popular among these names in 2008 with a rank of #546 and a usage of 0.022%. The unusual Monk names are Abelard (English), Armel (Breton and French), Arnold (English and German), Bonaventura (German and Italian), Calum (English and Scottish), Donat (Catalan, English, French, German, Hungarian, Polish, Provençal, and Russian), Günther (German), Koloman (German), Notker (German), Raban (German), and Wigbert (German). Monk names are somewhat popular baby names for boys. At the modest height of their usage in 1916, 0.253% of baby boys were given Monk names. There were 2 Monk names ranked within the top 1000 baby names then. Monk names have since experienced a steep decline in frequency, and in recent years they are of only occasional use. In 2008, 1 Monk name listed among the top 1000, with a usage of 0.022%.
DESCRIPTION MATCH: | Abelard | guardian of the abbey ... later became a monk and his wife an abbess; they ... |
| Armel | stone, bear; disciple, ... a 6th century Breton monk who founded abbeys at ... |
Arnold  | eagle ruler ... Augustinian monk who was hanged for ... |
| Bonaventura | good fortune ... a prominent monk considered as the ... |
| Calum | dove; disciple of Saint ... Gaelic missionary monk who converted many ... |
| Donat | given, given by God ... with Hilarinus the monk ... |
| Günther | fight; army, warrior ... borne by the Bavarian monk, Gunther of Bohemia ... |
| Koloman | dove, hermit ... Koloman (-1012), a monk who was martyred at ... |
Malcolm  546 | disciple of Saint Columba ... Gaelic missionary monk who converted many ... |
| Notker | need, hardship; spear ... a Benedictine monk at the Abbey of Saint ... |
| Raban | raven ... a Frankish Benedictine monk. ... |
| Wigbert | fighter, warrior; bright, ... Anglo-Saxon Benedictine monk who was a disciple of ... |
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