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The most popular given names vary nationally, regionally, and culturally. Lists of widely used given names can consist of those most often bestowed upon infants born within the last year, thus reflecting the current naming trends , or else be composed of the personal names occurring most often within the total population .
This list of social collegiate organizations; other types of social fraternal organizations can be found under List of general fraternities. Some organizations in this list have a specific major listed as a traditional emphasis. These organizations are social organizations that cater to students in those majors.
Many star names are, in origin, descriptive of the part in the constellation they are found in; thus Phecda, a corruption of Arabic فخذ الدب ( fakhdh ad-dubb, 'thigh of the bear'). Only a handful of the brightest stars have individual proper names not depending on their asterism; so Sirius ('the scorcher'), Antares ('rival of Ares ', i.e ...
This category is for masculine given names from England (natively, or by historical modification of Biblical, etc., names). See also Category:English-language masculine given names , for all those commonly used in the modern English language , regardless of origin.
Canonized Roman Catholic saints have been through a formal institutional process resulting in their canonization. There have been thousands of canonizations. Pope John Paul II alone canonized 110 individuals, as well as many group canonizations such as 110 martyr saints of China, 103 Korean martyrs, 117 Vietnamese martyrs, the Mexican Martyrs, Spanish martyrs and French revolutionary martyrs.
List of biblical names. Names play a variety of roles in the Bible. They sometimes relate to the nominee's role in a biblical narrative, as in the case of Nabal, a foolish man whose name means "fool". [ 1] Names in the Bible can represent human hopes, divine revelations, or are used to illustrate prophecies. [ 2] [clarification needed]
The most popular given names by state in the United States vary. This is a list of the top 10 names in each of the 50 states and the District of Columbia for the years 1998 through 2023. This information is taken from the "Popular Baby Names" database maintained by the United States Social Security Administration. [1]
Luca. This is the Italian variation of the name Luke and means “man from Lucania.”. Related: 125 Old-fashioned Baby Names That Are Making a Major Comeback. 6. Enzo. As the Italian version of ...