There are 18 Spelling names for baby boys. Displayed on this page are Spelling names 1 to 18. Anthony was the most popular among these names in 2008. The name is primarily used in English, and it was followed in popularity by the English John, the English and French Nicholas, the English and German Oliver, the English, French, German, Hebrew, and Spanish Ezra, the English Philip, the English and Irish Bryant, Desmond, the English Mekhi, and the English and German name, Ralph. The unusual Spelling names are Amund (Scandinavian), Hakim (Arabic and English), Kuno (German), Laurence (English), Morris (English), Palmiro (Italian), Randolph (English), and Sigmund (English and German). Spelling names are popular baby names for boys. At the height of their usage in 1914, 7.721% of baby boys were given Spelling names. There were 12 Spelling names ranked within the top 1000 baby names then. Spelling names have since experienced a decline in frequency, but are nonetheless used on a heavy scale now. In 2008, 10 Spelling names listed among the top 1000, with a combined usage of 2.393%. Within all Spelling names, the English Anthony was the most commonly used, with a ranking of #7 and a usage of 0.8442%.
DESCRIPTION MATCH: | Amund | awe, terror, fear; edge of a sword; protection, protector ... |
Anthony  7 | priceless, inestimable ... led to the '-th-' spelling of the name, especially ... |
Bryant  404 | strength, power, force ... '-t' spelling could have been influenced by names ... |
Desmond  413 | from south Munster ... present spelling of the name was influenced by the ... |
Ezra  292 | help, God is help ... texts, the Greek spelling used is Esdras. ... |
Hakim  | wise ...The usual American spelling is Hakeem. ... |
John  20 | Yahweh is gracious, ... reflected the phonetic spelling of the Greek form ... |
| Kuno | brave; tribe, clan ... to names of similar spelling, such as Konrad. ... |
Laurence  | laurel, bay ...The 'w' re-spelling is common in the USA and Canada. ... |
Mekhi  431 | name could be a re-spelling from the biblical name ... |
Morris  | swarthy, dark skinned, ... spelling was popular during the medieval period, but ... |
Nicholas  29 | victory of the people ... with the '-ch-' spelling ... |
Oliver  118 | elf warrior; olive tree ... 'elf warrior'; the spelling of the name could have ... |
| Palmiro | pilgrim; city of palms ... spelling of the name has been influenced by Palmyra, ... |
Philip  378 | lover of horses, friend ... variant with the '-ll-' spelling. ... |
Ralph  868 | wise and strong; famous ... 18th century, the '-ph' spelling derived from Greek ... |
Randolph  | strong defender ... modern '-ph' altered spelling of the name developed ... |
Sigmund  | victorious defender ... to the similarity in spelling, and it soon fell into ... |
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