[Opinions] Re: Top Ten for May
in reply to a message by Ismene
Adele
Blythe
Beatrice
Esme
Frances
Gwendolyn
Marguerite
Martha
Perdita
Rosalind
Alastair
Arthur
Bennett
Charles
Francis
Frederick
George
Henry
Leon
Lionel
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Top Ten for Combos:
Ada Frances
Adela Marceline
Anna Philomena
Blythe Marguerite
Evadne Lark
Gwendolyn Blythe
Martha Bryony
Rosalind Martha
Saskia Iris
Vivien Adair
Arthur Bennett
Charles Anthony
Damian Arthur
Felix Ignatius
Frederick Flynn
Gideon Francis
Henry Alastair
Leon Henry
Lionel George
Samuel Otto
"The secret garden is always open now. Open, and awake, and alive. If you look the right way, you can see that the whole world is a garden."
Blythe
Beatrice
Esme
Frances
Gwendolyn
Marguerite
Martha
Perdita
Rosalind
Alastair
Arthur
Bennett
Charles
Francis
Frederick
George
Henry
Leon
Lionel
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Top Ten for Combos:
Ada Frances
Adela Marceline
Anna Philomena
Blythe Marguerite
Evadne Lark
Gwendolyn Blythe
Martha Bryony
Rosalind Martha
Saskia Iris
Vivien Adair
Arthur Bennett
Charles Anthony
Damian Arthur
Felix Ignatius
Frederick Flynn
Gideon Francis
Henry Alastair
Leon Henry
Lionel George
Samuel Otto
"The secret garden is always open now. Open, and awake, and alive. If you look the right way, you can see that the whole world is a garden."
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Yeah, I would also assume that Gwendolyn is the most commonly used and thus the most classic spelling, but I was interested to see that on this unofficial list of 'most popular names in England and Wales in 1890', Gwendoline is ranked #112 and Gwendolen #198, whereas Gwendolyn doesn't appear on it at all: http://www.britishbabynames.com/blog/2012/09/top-200-most-popular-names-in-england-and-wales-in-1890.html Maybe the Gwendolyn spelling was/is more popular in the US?