Posts Tagged ‘Latin’


Valerian

St. Valerian was a North African bishop who was martyred in 457 A.D.

Valentine

24 American male babies were named Valentine in 1903, when the name ranked No. 409

Undine

Undine is a character in a 1913 Edith Wharton novel, named for the hair-curling tonic that made her father rich

Una

Una’s highest rank in the USA was No. 331 in 1890. It fell off the Top 100 popular girls name list after 1941

Urs

Urs, a short form of Ursus, is a male name found primarily in German-speaking Switzerland

Urpo

More Finnish boys were named Urpo from 1940 through 1959 then at any other time, according to Finland’s Population Register Centre

Urban

Urban was the regnal name chosen by 8 Roman Catholic Popes. The last time was in the 17th century.

Ulysses

After 1948, Ulysses dropped out of the Top 500 list for American baby boy names. It last appeared in the Top 1000 in 2005 at No. 982

Trixie

10 American girls were named Trixie in 2013, 2 more than 100 years earlier in 1913

Trista

72 American baby girls were named Trista in 2012, and 87 were named Tristan

Trina

Trina was most popular as an American baby girl name in 1970 and 1971, ranking at No. 172 in both of those years

Tricia

Tricia came closest to the Top 100 most popular American baby girl name in 1971 at No. 109.

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