Rose

65th most popular female first name in the United States; frequency is 0.296%; percentile is 34.691.

Rose is Italian for the flower "rose". It is also Latin for the "rose bush". Other forms of the name is Rosetta (Latin) and Rosalia (Spanish).

Some Rose webpages: Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy, Charlie Rose, Rose Byrne, Rose Bonanza, Rose Ranger, Mary Rose Wilcox, Rose Nolan
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Friday, February 01, 2002

Violet

289th most popular female first name in the United States; frequency is 0.065%; percentile is 65.702

In English and Latin, Violet takes after the flower of the same name. Some variations of the name are: English--Iona; French--Violetta, Viollette, Yolanda

Some Violet webpages: Violet Sweet Haven, Violet Roefs, Violet Sharpe, Violet Gordon Woodhouse, Violet Indiana, Violet Oakley, Violet Oaklander, Violet Archer
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Thursday, January 31, 2002

Severin

14,184th most popular last name (surname) in the United States; frequency is 0.001%; percentile is 74.722

The origin of this name takes after a river in England. Also in English the name means "boundary". In French Severin means "strict" or "restrained". Severin is primarily masculine.

Some Severin webpages: Severin Borenstein, Severin Browne, Severin Gaudet, Severin Ameau, Severin Bijelic, Severin Roesen
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Wednesday, January 30, 2002

Tristan

778th most popular male first name in the United States; frequency is 0.008%; percentile is 87.769

Tristan means "sorrowful" in Latin. In Welsh, the name can either be masculine or feminine and means "clamor". In Celtic, Tristan means "tumult". Another form of the name is Tristen. The English feminine variant is Trista. In Arthurian legend, Tristan was a Knight of the Round Table and tragic hero of the medieval tale Tristram and Isolde.

Some Tristan webpages: Tristan da Cunha, Tristan Jones, Tristan (from Tristan and Isolde), Tristan Rogers, Tristan Bastit, Tristan L'Hermite
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Tuesday, January 29, 2002

Mark

14th most popular male first name in the United States; frequency is 0.938%; percentile is 27.081 and is the 1,548th most popular female first name in the United States; frequency is 0.004%; percentile is 84.994

Mark is a masculine name and is a form of Marcus which is Latin for "war-like". The name is also derived from the Roman god of war Mars. The French variant of this name is Marc. Other related names are Markel, Markell, Markus and Markos (German); and Markey (French). In Arthurian Legend, Mark was Tristan's uncle.

Some Mark webpages: Mark W. Schumann, Mark Bernstein, Mark Twain, Mark Jarman, Mark Raney, Mark Long, Mark Kelly, Mark Polansky
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Monday, January 28, 2002

Evelyn

57th most popular female first name in the United States; frequency is 0.322%; percentile is 32.233

Evelyn originates in Hebrew and means "life giving". In Irish, the name means "life". In Scottish, Evelyn means "from the green meadow" while the Celtic meaning is "light".

There are several variations on this name:
Scottish--Aileen
Irish--Aileene, Eila, Eileen, Eileene, Eilena, Eilene
English--Evaleen, Evalina, Evaline, Evalyn, Evelin, Evelina, Eveline, Evelyne, Evelynn, Evelynne

Some Evelyn webpages: Evelyn C. Leeper, Evelyn Waugh, Evelyn Glennie, Evelyn Escalante, Evelyn Guerrero, Evelyn Lau
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Sunday, January 27, 2002

Rachel

79th most popular female first name in the United States; frequency is 0.242%; percentile is 38.415

Rachel means "female", "lamb" or "ewe" in Hebrew. Another form of the name in Hebrew is Rachele. The French form of Rachel is Rachelle.

Some Rachel webpages: Rachel Carson, Rachel's Tomato Seed Supply, Rachel (from the Biblical Old Testament), Rachel Whiteread, Rachel's Roach Page, Rachel Revere, Rachel Gibson, Rachel Cory Hutchins, Rachel Stamp
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