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Alfie, Archie, Freddie, Frankie, Teddy & Albie- E ending names for boys.

So in the UK & Wales they are keen on nicknames for boys.

There top 100 features 13 compared to NZ and AUS four (Charlie, Archie, Harry & Eli) and the USA has only one Eli #58.

UK & Wales

#3 Harry

#10 Charlie

#15 Alfie

#16 Archie

#18 Freddie

#39 Teddy

#45 Reggie

#50 Tommy

#52 Albie

#62 Frankie

#66 Ronnie

#73 Bobby

#96 Ollie

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Timeline in UK & Wales

   1994  Jamie, Harry, Charlie, Billy & Danny.

1997 Alfie

2000 Archie

2004 Freddie

2010 Bobby

2011 Tommy, Ollie & Frankie

2013 Teddy & Ronnie

2015 Reggie

2016 Albie

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Others to consider 

Arnie, Artie, Augie, Barney, Bernie,

Bertie, Eddie, Ernie, Ferdie, Herbie,

Hermie, Howie, Immy, Iggy, Jonty,

Laurie, Lemmie, Lenny, Manny, Monte,

Morty, Obie, Odie, Ozzie,

 Raffy, Rolly, Rudy, Solly, Sully,

Thady, Wally, Wilfie, Woody.

 

 

 

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Ireland- top baby names 2019

So the data is in, below the top 10 names for boys and girls in Ireland.

Boys                                                                      Girls

  1. Jack                                                              Emily
  2. James                                                           Grace
  3. Noah                                                            Fiadh
  4. Conor                                                           Sophie
  5. Daniel                                                          Hannah
  6. Adam                                                           Amelia
  7. Liam                                                             Ava
  8. Tadhg                                                            Ellie
  9. Luke                                                              Ella
  10. Charlie                                                          Mia

 

Boys top 100

Sports a lot of Nicknames; (almost a quarter of all names!)

Ben, Leo, Max, Jake, Tom, Alex, Sam, Theo, Eli,

Bobby, Alfie, Charlie, Harry, Ollie, Tommy, Billy,

Archie, Danny, Freddie, Frankie, Joey, Jamie,

Josh & Zach.

Traditional names (a quarter)

Christopher, Mark, Martin, Kevin, Robert, David, Aaron, Michael,

Alexander, Jacob, Samuel, Theodore, Benjamin, William, Joseph,

Joshua, James, Daniel, Adam, Anthony, Andrew, Matthew, Edward,

John & Arthur.

Irish names

Tadhg, Darragh, Oisin, Cillian, Cian, Senan, Donnacha, Cathal, Eoin,

Dara, Ruairi, Odhran & Odhran (with dodacky over a)

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Outside top 100 

100 +

Cormac, Tiernan, Teddy, Arlo, Lorcan, Elliot, Calvin & Blake, Louie, Harvey & Cole,

Keelan, Milo, Caolan, Conall, Jonah & Mateo, Toby, Ned, Colm,

Will, Frank & Dan,  Rocco, Lennon, Emmett, Maximilian, Art & Finley,

Jimmy, Flynn & Hudson, Tristan, Nathaniel, Marcus & Julian,

Beau, Elias, Lachlan & Ezra, Vincent & Tobias, Davison, Odin, Beauden & Maxim,

Bruno, Jasper, Miles, Ralph, Enzo & Rua (meaning 2), Otis, Carson, Spencer, Nico & Zion,

Thady, Benas, Asher, Remy & Bodhi, Milan, Rio, Wyatt, Emmett, Tajus & Jenson

Joel, Roan, Jonas & Avery, Ciaran, Walter, Travis, Heath, Koa & Oakley,

Cullen, Ari, Dorian & Kit.

500+

Maxwell, Dexter, Orin, Franklin & Denver,

Fintan, Malachi, Solomon, Wesley, Jarlath, Taha, Micah, Amos, Dante, Asa, Bowie, Casper, Fletcher, Lucian, Nolan, Rex, Kenzo, Quentin, Sidney, Archer, Sawyer, Ziggy, Knox, Beckett, Forrest & Jem.

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Girls top 100

Mainly traditional names (almost half!)

Emily, Grace, Hannah/Hanna, Amelia, Lucy, Emma, Molly, Anna, Kate, Ruby, Sarah, Isabelle, Alice, Leah, Eva, Zara, Charlotte, Lauren, Jessica, Faye, Isabella, Eve, Ada, Abigail, Julia, Clara, Amy, Maria, Emilia, Heidi, Holly/Hollie, Ivy, Rose, Elizabeth, Georgia, Rebecca, Laura, Ellen, Alexandra, Isabel, Mary, Hazel, Rachel, Evelyn, Megan & Daisy.

Modern/Trendy

Freya, Sienna, Chloe, Olivia, Ava, Mia, Isla, Zoe, Sofia, Willow, Maya, Layla, Aria, Alannah, Harper, Amber & Mila

Nicknames

Ellie, Sadie, Evie, Millie, Rosie, Maisie, Annie, Bonnie, Bella & Abbie

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Outside top 100

100+

Maeve & Luna, Penny & Pippa, Ayla, Annabelle & Penelope, Naoise, Cora & Matilda,

Elsie, Laoise & Nora, Eleanor, Hallie & Lottie, Siofra & Siun (over the u)

Summer, Tess & Eliza, Aoibhinn, Jasmine, Isobel, Juliette & Savannah,

Stella, Ariana, Florence & Esme, Bridget, Nadia & Aurora, Orla, Rhea, Arabella & Nancy,

Robin, Pearl & Remi, Thea & Iris, Zofia & Nell, Amelie, Helena, Juliet, Beatrice, Cadhla, Fia, Edie & Violet,

Elodie, Frankie & Grainne, Libby, Lillian, Lyla, Harriet & Nova,

Una Eabha, Sorcha, Rosa, Francesca, Lila, Nela & Roisin,

Saibh, Juno & Margot, Martha, Maebh, Ria, Ailsa, Avery, Priya, Miriam, Evelina, Connie, Billie, Pola, Ariella & Myla,

Joanna, Annabel, Cleo, Eloise, Vivienne, Gloria & Eliana, Heather, Claudia, Joy, Aurelia, Iseult, Alba, Harlow, Valentina & Adeline,

Sasha, Keela, Imogen, Angelina, Winnie, Autumn & Marcelina, Fiona, Sandra, Veronica, Madeleine, Louisa, Paula, Bianca, Annalise, Olive, Edith, Bowie & Vada,

Una, Nessa, Esther, Pia, Martina, Anne, Rosemary, Seren, Polly, Delia, Kitty, Melody, June & Philippa,

500+

Patricia, Paulina, Greta, Adele, Irene, Gaia, Lois, Dorothy, Ida & Aubrey,

Sabrina, Melanie, Angela, Teresa, Celine, Saorla, Judith, Neala, Leia, Winifred, Agnes, Noor, Beatrix & Winter,

Katherine, Caroline, India, Susan, Milly, Alva, Dora, Gwen, Maud, Wendy, Arwen, Celeste, Ines, Minnie, Theodora, Delilah, Effie & Essie,

Chelsea, Nadine, Josephine, Simone, Magdalena, Fionnuala, Philomena, Joyce, Carmen, Honor, Audrey, Adelaide, Lyra, Marnie, Athena, Betty, Constance, Flora, Meadow, Mina, Mira, Raya, Remy, Zoya, Noa, Romi, Sloane & Blossom,

Noelle, Genevieve, Noemi, Bernadette, Princess, Tamara, Agata, Brigid, Sylvia, Elsa, Isolde, Olwyn, Tabitha, Astrid, Cecelia, Ekaterina, Eunice, Frances, Cassidy, Manuela, Petra, Pixie, Sylvie, Allegra, Andra, Beatriz, Emmeline, Indiana, Nella, Salome, Viola, Zosia, Della, Naya, Nola, Rafaela, Theadora, Marlowe & Veda.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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TOP 100 baby names New Zealand- BOYS Oliver retains #1, Fastest rising Grayson.

Top 10

Oliver retains #1 for sixth year in a row, looking to follow in Joshua’s footsteps #1 (1995-2004)

Noah and Leo up 1 to #2 and #3

Jack falls 2 to #4, Lucas up 3 to #5 and James up 1 to #8.

George stays at #6 and William also keeps #7.

Thomas and Charlie return to the top 10, up five and two spots respectively to take #9 & #10.

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Biggest risers

Grayson +40

Arthur +29

Caleb +27

Felix +24

Theodore +21

John & Roman +16, Louie +15 and Matthew +14.

Also up 10+; Harvey, Hudson, Levi, Angus and Beau

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Biggest loses 

Irish boys lose out and er endings starting to fall?

Charles -24

Connor -23

Sebastian -20

Gabriel & Louis -17

Adam, Aiden & Harry -16

Blake, Flynn & Michael -15

Also down 10+; Archer, Braxton, Jaxon, Ryder, Edward and Tyler.

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Stable= Same placing

Oliver, George, William, Finn, Ryan and Daniel.  (all placed top #50)

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New is Ezekiel and others return

Biblical theme

Zion #81 (2009 #89, 2012 & 16 # 96)

Isaiah #85 ( 2000 #94, 2013 #93 and 2015 #93)

Ezekiel #86 NEW

Micah #91 (2016 #98)

Reuben #95 ( 1982 #100, 1984 #99, 2003 #44 2010 #86 and 2017 #87)

Elliot #97 (1995 #98)

Nikau #98 (2015 #96)

Leon #99 (1973 #99, 1982 #75, 1983, 1986 and 2008 #99, 2016 +17 #85)

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Gone

Quinn, Nixon, Beauden, Kingston,

Fletcher, Alex, Kayden & Patrick.

 

 

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my favourite B names

Barnaby- I love the sound of this name as it rolls off the tongue, I love the nickname Barney too 🙂 Also a favourite NZ written picture book has a character Barnaby Bennett- I think its divine!

Beatrix- Bea & Trixie both cute nicknames. Could also see myself using it in the middle name slot. Always makes me think of Beatrix Potters magical little creatures :).

What are your favourite B names and why?

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Name for today is now just called Names it will be updated when I can, I can’t do it every day so hence Names.

Featured Name will be posted every weekend.

Thanks for voting 🙂

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Name for today- 7th May

Mato

It’s  Native American  meaning is “brave” and it is also a Croatian form of Matej or Matija.

The Best Baby Name Book by Louise Nicholson & http://www.behindthename.com/name/mato

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Name for today- 6th May

Lucio

It is said Loo see oh.

It is an Italian form of Lucius.

Lucius means light it comes from the latin word lux.

Lucius is a Roman title.

Variants/Nicknames: Lucian, Lucaster, Luke, Lu, Lux, Luca, Lukash, Lucas, Lucifer,

Other Italian male names (Wikipedia)

Alessandro, Amadeo, Arlo, Bernardo, Cosimo, Dino, Emilio, Fabio, Guido, Ivo, Jacopo, Leonardo, Marcello, Ottavio, Paolo, Renato, Salvatore, Valentino.

Sources:

Baby Names by checkerbooks

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Italian_masculine_given_names

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucio

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Name for today- 5th May

Lewis

It is said LOO-is.

In Old High German its meaning is famous warrior.

It is a English form of the French Louis.

It began its life in Germany in the form Hludwig.

C.S Lewis- wrote the chronicles of Narnia.

Lewis Carroll was the creator of Alice in Wonderland, Alice through the looking glass and what Alice found there.

Popularity: #2 in Scotland.

Variants/Nicknames: Louis, Luis, Lewes, Aloysius, Alois, Aloys, Loyce, Louie, Lou, Lewie, Lew, Lu, Lukin, Luigi, Luiz, Lajos, Ludwig, Ludi.

Comments on Lewis:

Lewis is a very beautiful name and I think it also sounds royal. It is a name I would give my son. It is also the name of Laura Ingalls Wilder’s great-grandfather and is also the middle name of several of her relatives.

— Anonymous User  1/4/2007

I love this name. I prefer this spelling of Lewis to Louis. But I quite like both. I prefer Lewis as a middle name because I think that it makes many names in a name combo flow well.

— EgYpTiAn PrInCeSs 7/14/2007

Lewis in my opinion is the sexiest and handsomest name in the whole wide world ever.

— BonVoyage 11/18/2009


Sources:

The Best Baby Name Book by Sue Nicholson.

http://www.babynamewizard.com/namipedia/boy/lewis

http://www.behindthename.com/comment/search.php?terms=lewis

Baby Names by checkerbooks.

http://www.behindthename.com/name/lewis

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Name for today 4th May

Lev

Lev is a boys name.

It is said LYEF.

Its Russian meaning is Lion and in Hebrew it means heart.

It was Leo Tolstoys given name.

Variants/Nicknames: Levander, Levi, Levant, Levy, Liev, Lyev, Leon.

Sources:

The Best Baby Name Book by Sue Nicholson.

http://www.behindthename.com/php/search.php?nmd=n&terms=Lev&submit=Go

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lev

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Name for 3rd of May

Lawton

In Old English it means from Law’s town.

It comes from two old words “hlaw,” which means a low hill or mound and “tun,” a fenced enclosure or settlement.

Source- Baby Names by Checkerbooks

http://www.surnamedb.com/Surname/Lawton

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