Did you know there have been 3 American First Ladies who were named Elizabeth? One went by her given name and two went by their nicknames: Betty and Bess.
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Tags: First Ladies of Africa
A list of the First Ladies of Africa from A to Z
French First Ladies
Many French first ladies went by one of their middle names rather than their given name. There have actually been 4 who were born with the given name Jeanne, but only 3 retained it.
Mexican First Ladies
There have been 3 Mexican first ladies with the given name Maria and 2 named Carmen. The Mexican First Ladies’ names are linked to its closest equivalent on the site.
Zoila
Zoila was the real first name of legendary Peruvian soprano Yma Sumac
Xiomara
Xiomara nicknames include Zia, Zee Zee, Zara and Mara
Varina
According to Social Security statistics, at least 21 American baby girls were named Varina in the 1980s and 38 in the the 1970s
Trinidad (Girl)
Trinidad made the Top 500 most popular American baby girl names twice: in 1921 (No. 471) and in 1922 (No. 451).
Raisa
According to the Urban Dictionary, Raisa also means princess in Arabic and refers to someone who is really cool
Patience
Patience is not only a girl’s name, it’s a virtue
Nydia
In 2012, Nydia was just as popular as Allora, Denae, Nevada and Trudy, with 26 American girls for each name
Michelle
Michelle was a Top 5 American baby girl name between 1966 and 1974 in the United States
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