What are the oldest female names?

Per Oldest.org, Neithhotep is the earliest named woman in history. A queen consort of Pharoah Narmer in Ancient Egypt, Neithhotep had her name recorded between circa 3150 and 3125 BCE.
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Oldest Female Name in History
  • Calliope.
  • Hadassah.
  • Minerva.
  • Juno.
  • Persephone.
  • Belig.
  • Sanura.
  • Zahara.
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What are older women's names?

Ada, Agnes, Alice, Amelia, Audra, Audrey, Ava, Beatrice, Bessie, Blanche, Cicely, Cora, Cordelia, Dinah, Dora, Dorothea, Dorothy, Harriet, Edith, Elise, Elsie, Elspeth, Emily, Emmeline, Esme, Eva, Evelyn, Evie, Flora, Florence, Greta, Gretchen, Harriet, Hattie, Irene, Iris, Ivy, Lena, Lilith, Lillian, Mabel, Maisie, ...
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What are old granny names?

30 Old Time 'Grandma' Names That Are Making a Comeback
  • Gertrude.
  • Esther.
  • Lottie.
  • Nannie (although this was my grandmother's nickname, I was surprised this was actually one of the most popular given first names at the turn of the century) ...
  • Beulah.
  • Flossie.
  • Gladys.
  • Mildred.
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What are the oldest names in history?

Along with Queen Meritneith, Neithhotep is the only Ancient Egyptian woman whose name is written with a serekh and whose tomb has its own cultic enclosure.
  • Scorpion II. Year Written: c.3200 to 3000 BCE. ...
  • Ka. Year Written: c.3200 BCE. ...
  • Iry-Hor. Year Written: c.3200 BCE. ...
  • Gal-Sal and Slaves. Year Written: c.3200 to 3100 BCE. ...
  • Kushim.
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What is the rarest female name?

The rarest girl name is Elora because it is low on the popularity charts, but there are several rare girl names including Hadleigh and Ophelia. Some parents even decide to create a new name based on a place they love, a family member, or one with other cultural significance.
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Most Popular Girl Names (1880-2020)



What is the most Girliest name?

Along with Isabella and Valentina, other girly girl names in the US Top 1000 include Anastasia, Arabella, Evangeline, Francesca, Juliette, Liliana, Savannah, and Scarlett. Girly baby girl names that remain under-the-radar in America include Georgiana, Mirabelle, Raphaela, and Seraphina.
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What is the oldest bloodline in the world?

1. The Royal Family of Denmark. The bloodline of Denmark's royal family is not only one of the world's oldest, but perhaps also ranks as one of the family trees that is filled with the most riveting stories and legendary figures.
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What is the oldest name we still use?

Alexandra/Alexander is one of the oldest widely used names. It was used in Mycaenean culture and appears in Hittite records.
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What names went extinct?

Girls' names that were popular in the 1950s and 1960s seem to be falling out of favour the most. There were no baby girls named Glenda, Pauline or Doreen. But more recent choices Tina and Kerry were also ditched.
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Endangered girls' names
  • Barbara.
  • Bertha.
  • Doreen.
  • Doris.
  • Gertrude.
  • Glenda.
  • Kerry.
  • Marjorie.
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What is a very old person's name?

Along with Barbara and Roland, other old people names that rank in the US Top 1000 include Alfred, Eileen, Harold, Joyce, Maurice, and Patricia. Old people names starting to come back into style in the 2020s include Betty, Basil, Clarence, Loretta, Ned, Percy, Thora, and Winifred.
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What is Peggy short for?

Peggy is a female first name (often curtailed to "Peg") derived from Meggy, a diminutive version of the name Margaret.
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What is a good mom name?

17 Mom-Inspired Baby Names We're Totally Bringing Back
  • Nancy. Back in vogue thanks to a little show called Stranger Things.
  • Pamela. Of course, you could always call her Pammy for short.
  • Elizabeth. Pretty much the most iconic mom and grandma and great-grandma of this century. ...
  • Janet. ...
  • Cherie. ...
  • Patricia. ...
  • Esther. ...
  • Dorothy.
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What names are outdated?

Ruined By Pop Culture
  • Hedwig: 159 girls.
  • Garfield: 119 boys.
  • Alf: 32 boys.
  • Lassie: 29 girls.
  • Gilmore: 25 boys.
  • Rosebud: 22 girls.
  • Simpson: 22 boys.
  • Holmes: 20 boys.
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What's the prettiest name for a girl?

Top 1,000 Baby Girl Names of 2020
  • Olivia.
  • Emma.
  • Charlotte.
  • Amelia.
  • Ava.
  • Sophia.
  • Isabella.
  • Mia.
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Who was the first named human?

Kushim is the earliest known example of a named person in writing. The name "Kushim" is found on the Kushim Tablet, an Uruk period (c. 3400–3000 BC) clay tablet used to record transactions of barley. It is uncertain if the name refers to an individual, a generic title of an officeholder, or an institution.
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What is the oldest name in England?

Believe it or not, the oldest recorded English name is Hatt. An Anglo-Saxon family with the surname Hatt are mentioned in a Norman transcript, and is identified as a pretty regular name in the county. It related simply to a hat maker and so was an occupational name.
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How far back can Queen Elizabeth trace her ancestry?

The current reigning monarch, Queen Elizabeth II, can trace her ancestral history all the way back to the 9th Century, some 1,200 years. In these 1,200 years, there have been some weird and wonderful members of the Royal Family, each with a more interesting story than the next.
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How far back can you trace your ancestry?

Current genealogical DNA testing can't go back any further than eight generations. While that isn't the longest history ever, the ability to verify your most recent family members is a great start to getting a complete picture of your family history.
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How far back can DNA trace ancestry?

When you take an AncestryDNA test, your test results will include an ethnicity estimate. Part of this is an estimate—reported as a percentage—of where your ancestors lived hundreds of years ago, as far back as around 1,000 years.
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What is the weirdest name for a girl?

Weird Baby Girl Names With Meanings
  • Sundae.
  • Sabine.
  • Tansy.
  • Violet.
  • Vida.
  • Viviana.
  • Zora.
  • Zahrah.
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What is a female warrior name?

Girls' Baby Names That Mean Warrior
  • Aife (Irish), meaning "great warrior woman of myth"
  • Alessia (Greek), meaning "defender" and "warrior"
  • Alvara (German), meaning "army of elves" or "warrior elves"
  • Andra (Greek), meaning "strong and courageous warrior"
  • Clovis (Germanic), meaning "famous warrior"
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