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Philosopher Names for Boys

There are 19 Philosopher names for baby boys. Displayed on this page are Philosopher names 1 to 19. Thomas was the most popular among these names in 2007. The name is primarily used in English, French, German, and Scandinavian, and it was followed in popularity by the English, Irish, and Scottish Russell, the Czech, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Scandinavian, Slavic, Slovenian, and Spanish Bruno, the English and French Bernard, and lastly the English and French name, Blaise. The unusual Philosopher names are Tadhg (Irish and Scottish), Abelard (English), Aristides (Greek), Aristotle (Greek), Augustine (English), Aurel (Czech, German, Romanian, and Slavic), Geoffrey (English and German), Noam (English and Hebrew), Pascal (French and German), René (French), Socrate (French and Italian), Timaeus (English and German), Tullio (Italian), and Zeno (English and German).

Philosopher names are somewhat popular baby names for boys. At the height of their usage in 1951, 2.981% of baby boys were given Philosopher names. There were 6 Philosopher names ranked within the top 1000 baby names then. Philosopher names have since experienced a decline in frequency, and are of only occasional use now. In 2007, 5 Philosopher names listed among the top 1000, with a combined usage of 0.465%. Within all Philosopher 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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WORD/MEANING MATCH:

Tadhg ... poet, philosopher ... has the meaning 'poet, philosopher' ...


DESCRIPTION MATCH:

Abelard ... guardian of the abbey ... (1079-1142), the French philosopher and theologian who was ...

Aristides ... excellent kind ... Athenian Christian philosopher who presented the ...

Aristotle ... excellent purpose ... an influential Greek philosopher who contributed to many ...

Augustine Popularity Trend of Augustine
from 1900 to 2007. ... august, dignified, holy ... was borne by the philosopher and theologian Saint ...

Aurel ... golden-haired ... Roman Emperor and Stoic philosopher ...

Bernard Popularity Trend of Bernard
from 1900 to 2007.
2007 Rank: 943 943 ... brave as a bear ... a French Neo-Platonist philosopher ...

Blaise Popularity Trend of Blaise
from 1900 to 2007.
2007 Rank: 992 992 ... lisping, stammering ... the fame of the French philosopher Blaise Pascal ...

Bruno Popularity Trend of Bruno
from 1900 to 2007.
2007 Rank: 807 807 ... brown ... known from the Italian philosopher Giordano Bruno ...

Geoffrey Popularity Trend of Geoffrey
from 1900 to 2007. ... peaceful ruler ... the English poet and philosopher Geoffrey Chaucer ...

Noam ... sweetness, pleasantness, ... American linguist and philosopher Avram Noam Chomsky ...

Pascal Popularity Trend of Pascal
from 1900 to 2007. ... of Easter ... the fame of the French philosopher, physicist, and ...

René ... born again ... the influential French philosopher René Descartes ...

Russell Popularity Trend of Russell
from 1900 to 2007.
2007 Rank: 408 408 ... little ruddy one, little ... in tribute to the philosopher Bertrand Russell ...

Socrate ... power ... famous classical Greek philosopher Socrates (469-399 BC), ...

Thomas Popularity Trend of Thomas
from 1900 to 2007.
2007 Rank: 51 51 ... twin ... King Henry II, the philosopher and theologian Saint ...

Timaeus ... honor ... the works of the Greek philosopher Plato ...

Tullio ... a Roman statesman and philosopher. ...

Zeno Popularity Trend of Zeno
from 1900 to 2007.



Popularity Trend
for Philosopher Names
from 1900 to 2006Variant Popularity Chart
for Philosopher Names
in 2006