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Translation Names for Boys

There are 12 Translation names for baby boys. Displayed on this page are Translation names 1 to 12. Christopher 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, Greek, and Russian Andrew, the English, French, German, and Scandinavian Christian, and the English, French, German, and Spanish name, Sebastian. The unusual Translation names are Benedict (English), Bódog (Hungarian), Dov (English and Hebrew), Falk (Hebrew, Yiddish, and German), Helfgott (German), Szerény (Hungarian), Tzvi (Hebrew), and Zeev (Hebrew).

Translation names are popular baby names for boys. The names rose in popularity from the 1930s up to the 1980s. At the height of their usage in 1986, 4.905% of baby boys were given Translation names. There were 4 Translation names ranked within the top 1000 baby names then. Translation names have since experienced a decline in frequency. In 2008, 4 Translation names listed among the top 1000, with a combined usage of 2.472%. Within all Translation names, the English Christopher was the most commonly used, with a ranking of #9 and a usage of 0.8268%.

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Andrew Popularity Trend of Andrew
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 12 12 male, manly, brave, ... name Andrew was a Greek translation of his Hebrew name, ...

Benedict Popularity Trend of Benedict
from 1900 to 2008. blessed ... which is also used as a translation of Baruch ...

Bódog lucky ... been used as a translation of Felix. ...

Christian Popularity Trend of Christian
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 23 23 Christian, follower ... anointed), a Greek translation of the Hebrew for ...

Christopher Popularity Trend of Christopher
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 9 9 bearing Christ ... from the literal translation of the name's meaning, ...

Dov bear; to whisper ... originated as a Hebrew translation of an animal name ...

Falk falcon ... been taken as a translation of Yehoshua, the Hebrew ...

Helfgott help; God; God; help ... been used by Jews as a translation of Azriel or Eliezer. ...

Sebastian Popularity Trend of Sebastian
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 74 74 man from Sebasta ... venerable, augustus), a translation of the Latin ruling ...

Szerény moderate ...The name is used as a translation of Modest. ...

Tzvi deer, hart ... been widely used as a translation of Hirsh. ...

Zeev wolf ... name has been used as a translation of European names of ...


Popularity Trend
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for Translation Names
in 2006