- Last year's rank: #50 (no change) The exact origins of the "sleuthhound," as the breed is sometimes called, are unknown. Bloodhounds became popular during medieval times, and the "blood" part of their name means "of aristocratic blood" due to princes and other noble church members ...
Johnson, Anderson and Nelson are the most popular and most common last names (surnames) in Minnesota according to Ancestry.com.
The name lists here collect popular baby names over time, highlight current baby name trends, and predict which baby names will be popular in the future. These lists look at name popularity from several angles, from names always in the Top 1000 to names climbing the fastest right now, from...
Medieval diminutive of compound given names beginning with Diet- (such as Dieter or Dietrich), from Old High German thoit (“people”). Etymology (Noun) : Till m (strong, genitive Tilles or Tills, plural Tille) Obsolete form of Dill (“dill”). Etymology (Proper noun) : Till m (proper...
Brianna is the female version of the name Brian, which traces its roots to Medieval Ireland. This spelling of Brianna rose in popularity throughout the1990s before peaking in 2000; its popularity has plummeted since then. #23. Nicholas (for boys) ...
Amelia: Medieval blending of the Latin ‘Emelia’ and ‘Amalia’, meaning industrious or striving. Charlotte: French, feminine form of Charles, meaning feminine and petite Abigail: Hebrew, meaning father’s joy Emily: Latin, another variation of Emelia ...
A master of diction and technique, his repertoire encompassed everything from the medieval chansons of Guillaume de Machaut, Elizabethan Love Songs, the sacred renaissance compositions of Claudio Monteverdi to the operas of Jacques Offenbach and the avant garde works of Igor Stravinsky, as well as...
Yves.A medieval French name, Yves also has a nice modern ring to it, despite it dating back many thousands of years. Zeke.As the short form of Ezekiel, which means “God will strengthen” in Hebrew, Zeke feels more playful, and could be ideal for a boy with a big personality. ...
From MiddleEnglishgele, from OldFrenchgelee (“frost”), fromEarlyMedievalLatingelāta, from Latin gelāre (“freeze”). Etymology: Clipping of jealous + -y (informal adjective ending). Etymology(Verb): jelly (third-person singularsimplepresent jellies, present participle jellying, simple pastan...
The name Hudson translates to “son of Hudd,” Hudd being a medieval nickname for both Richard and Hugh. Hudson just barely made the cutoff in the list of America’s top 1,000 names in 1995, but the next year it experienced a massive jump in popularity and has mostly continued its rise...