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Protection Names for Boys

There are 36 Protection names for baby boys. Displayed on this page are Protection names 1 to 20. Frederick was the most popular among these names in 2007 with a rank of #531 and a usage of 0.0218%. The name is primarily used in English, and it was followed in popularity by Howard, which is also used in English. The unusual Protection names are Amund (Scandinavian), Anselm (English and German), Arnfried (German), Branislav (Czech and Slavic), Burkhard (German), Burton (English), Edmund (English and German), Egmont (Dutch, French, and German), Ferdinand (German), Friedemann (German), Friedhelm (German), Geoffrey (English and German), Gerfried (German), Godfrey (English), Helmut (German), Hunfried (German), Kenelm (English), and Malte (German and Scandinavian).

Protection names are fairly popular baby names for boys. At the height of their usage in 1943, 7.499% of baby boys were given Protection names. There were 16 Protection names ranked within the top 1000 baby names then. Protection names have since experienced a decline in frequency, and are used only on a moderate scale now. In 2007, 8 Protection names listed among the top 1000, with a combined usage of 1.149%. Within all Protection names, the English and French William was the most commonly used, with a ranking of #8 and a usage of 0.8529%.

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WORD/MEANING MATCH:

Amund ... awe, terror, fear; edge, point of a weapon; protection, protector ...

Anselm ... protected by God ... 'helm' meaning helmet, protection ...

Arnfried ... eagle; peace, protection, ... ; fridu meaning 'peace, protection, safety'. ...

Branislav ... glorious protector ... elements 'bron' meaning protection, armor ; 'slav' meaning ...

Burkhard ... protection, fortress, ... hart with the meanings 'protection, fortress, castle' and ...

Burton Popularity Trend of Burton
from 1900 to 2007. ... fortified town ... 'burh' which means protection, fortress, castle ; ...

Edmund Popularity Trend of Edmund
from 1900 to 2007. ... protector of wealth ... wealth ; 'mund' meaning protection, protector ...

Egmont ... edge; protection, protector ... ; 'munt' which means protection, protector ...

Ferdinand Popularity Trend of Ferdinand
from 1900 to 2007. ... peace through bravery, ... 'frith' meaning peace, protection, safety + 'nanth' ...

Frederick Popularity Trend of Frederick
from 1900 to 2007.
2007 Rank: 531 531 ... peaceful ruler ... 'fridu' meaning peace, protection, safety ; 'ric' meaning ...

Friedemann ... peace, protection, safety; man ... which means peace, protection, safety ; 'man' ...

Friedhelm ... peace, protection, safety; helmet, protection ... helm which mean 'peace, protection, safety' + 'helmet, ...

Geoffrey Popularity Trend of Geoffrey
from 1900 to 2007. ... peaceful ruler ... which means peace, protection, safety ...

Gerfried ... spear; peace, protection, ... 'spear' + 'peace, protection, safety' respectively. ...

Godfrey Popularity Trend of Godfrey
from 1900 to 2007. ... God's peace ... god ; fridu 'peace, protection, safety' ...

Helmut ... helmet, protection; ... elements 'helm' helmet, protection ; 'muot' spirit, ...

Howard Popularity Trend of Howard
from 1900 to 2007.
2007 Rank: 855 855 ... horse, high; warden, ... mind, spirit' ; vardu 'protection' ...

Hunfried ... peaceful Hun ... bear cub, Hun + peace, protection, safety respectively. ...

Kenelm ... bold defender ... bold, keen and helmet, protection respectively ...

Malte ... helmet, protection; ... which mean 'helmet, protection' + 'to rule' ...



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