Tuesday, April 30, 2013

Back to the Beginning

I know I say it a lot, but I'm amazed at how much names can change over time. While a few of our most popular names haven't changed much in the centuries (or decades...or less) since they were coined, many are quite old, and practically unrecognizable from their original forms.
This is mostly a "just for fun" post, but who knows?, maybe we'll find some usable alternatives to popular names. ;) See if you can guess them all!

Boys (2011, using the combined-spelling rankings):
1. Áedán
2. Jayden
3. Ya'aqov (via Iacobus)
4. Jackson
5. Mason
6. Kayden
7. Mikha'el
8. Willahelm
9. Eytan/Eitan
10. Noach
11. Alexandros
12. Daniyyel
13. Eliyyahu
14. Mattityahu
15. Antonius
16. Christophoros
17. Kalev
18. Yehoshu'a
19. Liam
20. Braden
21. Ya'aqov (via Iacomus)
22. Andreas
23. Dawid
24. Binyamin
25. Yosef

Girls (again, 2011, using combined-spelling rankings):
1. Sophia
2. Elisheva (via Elisabel)
3. Olivia
4. Emma
5. Chloe
6. Aemilia
7. Chawwah
8. Avigayil
9. Madison
10. Kaylee
11. Zoe
12. Miryam
13. Magdalene
14. Addison
15. Hayley
16. Lily
17. Alberich (masc.)
18. Reilly
19. Aaliyah
20. Leila
21. Natalia
22. Ariadne
23. Elisheva (via Elisabet)
24. Brooklyn
25. Aikaterine

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