There are 12 Tragedy names for baby boys. Displayed on this page are Tragedy names 1 to 12. 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, German, Polish, Romanian, and Russian Adrian, the English, French, and German Edgar, the German, Italian, Romanian, Slavic, and Spanish Romeo, the English and Scottish Duncan, and the English name, Cassius. The unusual Tragedy names are Amyntor (Greek), Benvolio (English and Italian), Clyde (English and Scottish), Edmund (English and German), Egmont (Dutch, French, German, and Hungarian), and Hippolyt (German). Tragedy names are fairly popular baby names for boys. The names rose in popularity from the 1940s up to the 1990s. At the height of their usage in 1990, 1.483% of baby boys were given Tragedy names. There were 6 Tragedy names ranked within the top 1000 baby names then. Tragedy names have since experienced a decline in frequency. In 2008, 6 Tragedy names listed among the top 1000, with a combined usage of 1.356%. Within all Tragedy names, the English Anthony was the most commonly used, with a ranking of #7 and a usage of 0.8442%.
DESCRIPTION MATCH: Adrian 56 | man from Hadria; dark ... Shakespearean plays The Tragedy of Coriolanus (1608) ... |
| Amyntor | protector, defender ... play The Maid's Tragedy (1619). ... |
Anthony 7 | priceless, inestimable ... from the Shakespeare tragedy Antony and Cleopatra ... |
| Benvolio | goodwill ... in the Shakespearean tragedy Romeo and Juliet ... |
Cassius 945 | empty, vain ... in Shakespeare's The Tragedy of Julius Caesar ... |
Clyde | washer ... novel An American Tragedy (1925). ... |
Duncan 717 | brown warrior; brown ... retold in Shakespeare's tragedy, Macbeth (1603-1606) ... |
Edgar 193 | wealthy spear, owner ... in Shakespeare's tragedy King Lear (1603-1606), ... |
Edmund | wealthy guard, protector ... in the Shakespeare tragedy King Lear (1603-1606). ... |
| Egmont | edge of a sword; awe, ... by the hero in Goethe's tragedy Egmont (1787), which is ... |
| Hippolyt | horse; to free ... in the Jean Racine tragedy Phèdre (1677), boosting ... |
Romeo 466 | pilgrim to Rome ... from the Shakespeare tragedy play Romeo and Juliet ... |
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