What is the oldest girl name?

Oldest Female Name in History
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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What is the oldest first name?

While there is some debate on who is the oldest named person on record, for the most part, many researchers agree that Kushim is the oldest known name in the world, dating back to around 3400 to 3000 BCE. Surprisingly, Kushim wasn't a king or ruler, they were an accountant.
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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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What is the 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 name means death?

Thana means “death.” Thanatos is also a Greek name for the god of death.
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Girl's names: Which are oldest vs. youngest?



What is the cutest girl name ever?

100 Cute Names for Girls
  1. Addie. Addie is an English language name, meaning “noble type.” ...
  2. Agnes. Agnes evolved from the Greek name Hagne which means “chaste.” ...
  3. Aleta. The English name Aleta means “truth.” ...
  4. Aline. Aline is a French name, meaning “noble.” ...
  5. Amelia. Amelia is a Germanic name that means “work.” ...
  6. Anissa. ...
  7. Avila. ...
  8. Bea.
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What is Bonnie short for?

Bonnie is a girl's name of Scottish origin meaning "pretty, beautiful or cheerful". Bonnie is short for the name "Bonita."
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What names went extinct?

The at-risk names for girls were Annette, Beryl, Brenda, Carolyn, Cheryl, Dawn, Debbie, Debra, Denise, Diane, Donna, Doris, Edna, Freda, Geraldine, Gladys, Gwendoline, Hilda, Janet, Janice, Jean, Jordan, Kirsty, Lindsey, Lorraine, Lynda, Lynn, Marian, Marion, Marjorie, Marlene, Maud, Mildred, Norma, Pamela, Pauline, ...
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What's the most rarest name?

Both Dua and Lipa made the cut. You can learn a lot about what's going on in the world based on what people are naming their babies.
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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 last names don't exist?

Surnames that are presumed to have gone “extinct” since 2011, according to the same source, include: Bread. MacCaa. Spinster.
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Research extinct surnames
  • Sallow.
  • Fernsby.
  • Villin (Villan)
  • Miracle.
  • Dankworth.
  • Relish.
  • MacQuoid.
  • Loughty.
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What was the first name ever used?

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 English name?

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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What is a vintage girl name?

Along with Ada and Iris, other retro names for girls in the US Top 200 include Alice, Arabella, Clara, Daisy, Esther, Josephine, Lydia, and Sadie. Unique vintage girl names on the rise include Cordelia, Imogen, Posey, and Susannah.
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What girl names will be popular in 2021?

Prisha has soared to first place, gaining 35 spots, and Saanvi, the name that dominated first or second place for the last four years, has fallen in favour and settled in at 27th position.
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Top 100 girl names in India in 2021
  • Prisha+35.
  • Aadhya+13.
  • Amyra+6.
  • Inaya+0.
  • Pari+1.
  • Siya+38.
  • Kyranew.
  • Dhriti+14.
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What name means love?

Along with Esme and Amara, other top girl names that mean love include Mila, Amy, Amanda, Mabel, and Philippa. Top boy names that mean love include Rhys, Philip, Lev, and Hart. Names that mean love or beloved in languages other than English include Carys, Querida, Rudo, and Sajan.
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What is the most scariest name?

20 scary names that you probably won't want to name your baby
  • Chucky – Child's Play.
  • Cole – The Sixth Sense.
  • Damien – The Omen.
  • Freddy – A Nightmare on Elm Street.
  • Malachi – Children of the Corn.
  • Romero – George Romero was the director of the Night of the Living Dead.
  • Vlad – A Romanian prince also known as Dracula.
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What girl name means angel?

More female angel names
  • Gabriella. An Italian feminine version of the Hebrew name Gabriel, meaning “God is my strength”. ...
  • Gabrielle. Another feminine version of Gabriel, but this time of French origin.
  • Michaela. ...
  • Michelle. ...
  • Rabia. ...
  • Rafaela. ...
  • Raphaela. ...
  • Seraphina.
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