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Re: Top 10 for June
Ready for this month!
Giving you my top names with their meaning in italics and their most recent ranking in England and Wales. Where ranking is given #0, the name didn't come in the top 1000 for E&W 2016.BOYS:
Tanner“one who tans hides” #0
Bridgersurname from someone who lived near or worked on a bridge. #0
Kaden“son of Cadán” #589
Bellamy“fine friend” #0
Blake“black” or “pale” #73
Beckett“beak” or “brook” #0
Parker“keeper of the park” #142
Cassidy"descendant of CAISIDE" #0
Quinn"descendant of CONN". #259
Nikolai "Kai"“victory of the people” #0 [Though Kai ranked #87]GIRLS:
Octavia“eighth” #724
NatashaChristmas Day” #445
TanisEgyptian place name #0
Cressida“golden” #0
Ravenbird name #673
Nina“fire” or “little girl” #157
IvyEnglish plant name #33
Alice“noble kind” #17
Melody“song” or “to sing” #277
Alexandretta "Lexa"Egyptian place name #0 [Lexa also didn't rank in the top1000]:-)78 names ~~
https://www.behindthename.com/pnl/117870?sort=gender&pop=ew
^Top = Alexei (m) // Bottom = Indiana (m)
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I like:Beckett
Nikolai (but not Kai)
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Cressida
RavenAlso, whenever I see Tanis, I think of the (male) character in the "Dragonlance" series.
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BOYS:
Tanner -nmsaa
Bridger -kind of like this one
Kaden -I have a feeling this one would sound cooler to me if I hadn't heard it a trillion times.
Bellamy -pretty cool
Blake -bleh
Beckett -very cool
Parker -okay
Cassidy –love it a lot
Quinn –okay
Nikolai "Kai" – LOVE both Nikolai and Kai.GIRLS:
Octavia – mixed feelings, but I don't dislike it
Natasha –absolutely adore
Tanis – cool
Cressida –it would be a cool character name
Raven –meh
Nina – Not as a full name, but I like it as short for Kenina which is technically a diminutive itself, but whatever.
Ivy – lovely
Alice – like, but prefer Alys.
Melody – cute
Alexandretta "Lexa" – too much for me
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