Protection names for baby girls, related also with shield, with 59 entries. Protection and safety in the middle ages was found within the confines of fortresses. Most protection names tend to illustrate this picture of a well-defended castle, while others allude to protection being found in abiding under the blessing of a deity. Protection names are somewhat popular as baby girl names. Their usage peaked modestly in 1928 with 0.357% of baby girls being given Protection names. Within the top 1000 baby names then, there were 5 Protection names. The names have substantially slipped in popularity since then, and they are of sporadic use in recent times. In 2017, their total usage was only 0.078% with 3 Protection names listed among the top 1000. Among all Protection names, Fernanda (English, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish) was the most widely used, with a ranking of #433 and a usage of 0.039%.
| Aegea | shield ... of Old Greek origin and it is used ... not widely used as a baby name for ... |
| Amalberga | work; protection ... primarily used in the German ... an unusual baby name for girls ... |
| Ampara | special protection ... language of origin is Latin and it is used ... infrequently used as a baby name for ... |
| Anselma | protected by God; safe; peace ... has its origins in the Germanic language ... form of Selma ... |
| Bergdis | having divine protection ... of Old Norse origin ... rarely used as a baby name for girls ... |
| Branislava | glorious protector ... language of origin is Slavonic ... predominantly used in Czech and Slavic ... |
| Brunhilde | armour, protection; battle, fight ... primarily used in the Dutch and ... of Germanic origin ... |
| Burghild | protection, fortress, castle; battle, ... used predominantly in German and its ... |
| Burglinde | protection, fortress, castle; weak, ... largely used in the German language ... not listed in the top 1000 ... |
| Chimalma | shield bearer ... used mostly in English and its ... an uncommon baby girl name ... |
| Cyneburga | royal fortress ... of Old English origin and it is used ... name was borne by Saint Cyneburga, a ... |
| Dietburg | people's protection ... language of origin is Germanic and it is used ... rare as a baby girl name ... |
| Dietlinde | people, race; weak, soft, gentle, ... used chiefly in the German language ... not listed in the top 1000 ... |
| Eartha | earth ... of English origin, and it is ... name is derived from the English word with an ... |
| Ebba | boar; fence, enclosure, protection; ... of Germanic origin ... used mainly in English and German ... |
| Ebergard | boar; fence, enclosure, protection ... of Germanic origin and it is used ... |
| Edelgard | noble, honorable; fence, enclosure, ... language of origin is Germanic and it is used ... |
| Edmonda | wealthy guard, protector of wealth ... has its origins in the Old English ... not in the top 1000 names ... |
| Egda | shield bearer ...The origin of Egda is the Old Greek language ... not often used as a baby girl name ... |
| Ermenburga | strong castle ... language of origin is Germanic ... not widely used as a baby name for ... |
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