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Top Names in Austria

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Austrian stamp from 1948 These are the top names for Austria in 2012. Girls: 1. Anna 2. Hannah 3. Lena 4. Sarah 5. Sophie 6. Emma 7. Julia 8. Marie 9. Leonie 10. Laura Boys: 1. Lukas 2. Tobias 3. Maximilian 4. Luca 5. David 6. Jakob 7. Felix 8. Elias 9. Jonas 10. Paul

The Children of Myles Standish

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Myles Standish Happy Thanksgiving! In honor of the occasion I am profiling the names of Myles Standish's children. He first married Rose Handley , who died during the first winter in Plymouth. He then married Barbara , whom some believe to be the sister of Rose, though there is no proof. Their children were: Charles (Born 1624, died somewhere between 1627-1635) Alexander (He married Sarah Alden , and had eight children by her, and then Desire Doty ) John Myles (Married Sarah Winslow ) Loara or Lora (Never married) Josiah (Married Mary Dingley , and then Sarah Allen , with whom he had eight children) Charles

The Children of Marie Leszczyńska

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Marie Leszczyńska by Alexis Simon Belle Maria Karolina Zofia Felicja  Leszczyńska, better known as Marie  Leszczyńska , was the daughter of King  Stanisław Leszczyński of Poland, and  Katarzyna Opalińska. She married Louis XV of France . Their children were: Marie Louise Élisabeth de France, " Madame  Élisabeth ", " Madame Royale ", "Babette", later " Louise Élisabeth, Duchess of Parma " Anne Henriette de France, " Madame Henriette ", " Madame Seconde " (She is the twin of  Élisabeth) Marie Louise de France, " Madame Louise " (She died at age four) Louis Ferdinand de France, " Louis, Dauphin of France " Philippe de France, " Philippe, Duke of Anjou " (Died at age two) Marie Adélaïde de France, " Madame  Adélaïde ", " Madame Quatrième " until the death of Louise, then she became " Madame  Troisième ", later " Marie  Adélaïde, Duchess of Louvois &

Top Names in Ukraine

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Ukrainian stamp from 1997 These are the top names for the Ukraine from 2012. Girls: 1. Alexandra 2. Mariya 3. Ekaterina 4. Anna 5. Polina 6. Kristina 7. Daryna 8. Viktoriya 9. Elizaveta 10. Alina Boys: 1. Maxim 2. Artyom 3. Nazar 4. Andrei 5. Daniil 6. Dmitry 7. Nikita 8. Vladyslav 9. Denys 10. Kirill

Top Names in Japan

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Japanese stamp from 1987 These are the predictions for 2013. Girls: 1. Yui 2. Aoi 3. Hina 4. Rin 5. Ria 6. Yuina 7. Miu 8. Sakura 9. Miyu 10. Nanami Boys: 1. Hiroto 2. Ren 3. Yuto 4. Shota 5. Yamato 6. Sota 7. Yuma 8. Sora 9. Haruto 10. Sho

The Grandchildren of Queen Victoria: Part Eight

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Princess Beatrice Here is our final installment of Queen Victoria's grandchildren. Beatrice married Heinrich Mortiz, or " Prince Henry of Battenberg ". Their children were: Alexander Albert, " Prince Alexander Albert of Battenberg ", later " Alexander Mountbatten, 1st Marquess of Carisbrooke " Victoria Eugenie Julia Ena, " Princess Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg " Leopold Arthur Louis, " Prince Leopold of Battenberg " or " Lord Leopold Mountbatten " Maurice Victor Donald, " Prince Maurice of Battenberg "

Top Names in Catalonia, Spain

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Catalan stamp from 1987 These are the most popular names for Catalonia from 2012. Girls: 1. Julia 2. Martina 3. Laia 4. Carla 5. Paula 6.  María 7.  Lucía 8. Aina 9. Sara 10. Noa Boys: 1. Mac 2.  Àlex 3. Eric 4. Pol 5. Pau 6. Biel 7. Hugo 8. Arnau 9. Gerard 10. Jan

The Grandchildren of Queen Victoria: Part Seven

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Prince Leopold Leopold married Helene Friederike Auguste, or " Princess Helena of Waldeck and Pyrmont ". Their children were: Alice Mary Victoria Augusta Pauline, " Princess Alice of Albany ", later " Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone " Leopold Charles Edward George Albert, " Prince Charles Edward ", later " Charles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha "

The Grandchildren of Queen Victoria: Part Six

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Prince Arthur Arthur married Louise Margaret Alexandra Victoria Agnes, or " Princess Louise Margaret of Prussia ". Their children were: Margaret Victoria Charlotte Augusta Norah, " Princess Margaret of Connaught ", or "Daisy" Arthur Frederick Patrick Albert, " Prince Arthur of Connaught " Victoria Patricia Helena Elizabeth, " Princess Patricia of Connaught ", or "Patsy", later " Lady Patricia Ramsay "

Miss Universe Contestants

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Roxana Andrei, Miss Romania Vaumara Rebelo - Angola Brenda Gonzalez - Argentina Stefanie Guillen Evangelista - Aruba Olivia Wells - Australia Dors Hofmann - Austria Aysel Manafova Azerbaijan Lexi Wilson - Bahamas Noémie Happart - Belgium Alexia Viruez - Bolivia Tsaone Macheng - Botswana Jakelyne Oliveira - Brazil Sharie De Castro - British Virgin Islands Veneta Krasteva - Bulgaria Riza Santos - Canada Maria-Jesus Matthei - Chile Jine Ye - China Lucia Aldana - Colombia Fabiana Granados - Costa Rica Melita Fabčeić - Croatia Eline de Pool - Curacao Gabriela Kratochvílová - Czech Republic Cecilia Iftikhar - Denmark Yaritza Reyes - Dominican Republic Constanza Baez - Ecuador Alba Delgado - El Salvador Kristina Karjalainen - Estonia Maheder Tigabe - Ethiopia Lotta Hintsa - Finald Hinarani de Longeaux - France Jennifer Ondo - Gabon Anna Julia Hagen - Germany Hanniel Jamin - Ghana Amy Willerton - Great Britain Anastasia Sidiropoulou Alixes Scott - Guam P

Bird Names

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"Lesbia and her Sparrow" by Sir Edward John Poynter Girls: Aderyn - This Welsh name simply means "bird" Faigel - This name comes from the Yiddish feigel , meaning "bird". Halycon - The name of a genus of kingfishers. Tsubame - Japanese name meaning "swallow". Llinos - This is name Welsh and means "greenfinch". Parastoo - This name means "swallow" in Persian. Dove Sarika - This names means "Myna bird" in Sanskrit. Philomel - Means "nightingale". It is often used as a name for the bird in poetry. Zipporah - This name means "bird", and is Hebrew. Boys: Sigurd - A hero in Norse legend that could speak to birds. Tane - A Polynesian God that supposedly created the tui bird. Crane Uthman - This name is Arabic and means "baby bustard". Tugary - This Turkish name means "lark". Unisex: Sparrow Lark Kestrel Wren Linnet

The Grandchildren of Queen Victoria: Part Five

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Princess Helena Helena married Frederick Christian Charles Augustus, or " Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein ". Their children were: Christian Victor Albert Ernst Anton, " Prince Christian Victor of Schleswig-Holstein ", or "Christle" Albert John Charles Frederick Arthur George, " Prince Albert , later " Albert, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein " Victoria Louise Sophia Augusta Amelia Helena, " Princess Helena Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein ", or "Thora" Franziska Josepha Louise Augusta Marie Christina Helena, " Princess Marie Louise of Schleswig-Holstein " Frederick Christian Augustus Leopold Edward Harald (Died at eight days old) An unnamed stillborn son

The Grandchildren of Queen Victoria: Part Four

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Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Alfred  married " Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna of Russia ". There children were: Alfred Alexander William Ernest Albert, " Alfred, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha ", or "Young Affie" Marie Alexandra Victoria, " Princess Marie of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha ", or "Missy", later " Marie of Romania " Victoria Melita, " Princess Victoria Melita of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha ", or "Ducky" Alexandra Louise Olga Victoria, " Princess Alexandra of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha ", or "Sandra" An unnamed stillborn son Beatrice Leopoldine Victoria, " Princess Beatrice of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha ", or "Baby Bee"

The Grandchildren of Queen Victoria: Part Three

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Princess Alice Alice  married Friedrich Wilhelm Ludwig Karl, or Ludwig IV (or occasionally Louis IV), the Grand Duke of Hesse. Their children were: Victoria Alberta Elisabeth Mathilde Marie, " Princess Victoria of Hesse and by Rhine " Elisabeth Alexandra Louise Alice, " Princess Elisabeth of Hesse and by Rhine ", or "Ella" Irene Luise Maria Anna, " Princess Irene of Hesse and by Rhine " Ernst Ludwig Karl Albrecht Wilhelm, later " Ernest Louis, Grand Duke of Hesse ", or "Ernie" Friedrich Wilhelm August Victor Leopold Ludwig, " Prince Friedrich of Hesse and by Rhine " or "Frittie" (Died at the age of two from falling out of a window. He had hemophilia, and this caused him to have internal bleeding.) Viktoria Alix Helena Luise Beatrice, " Princess Alix of Hesse and by Rhine ", later " Alexandra Feodorovna " Marie Viktoria Feodore Leopoldine, " Princess Marie of Hesse

The Grandchildren of Queen Victoria: Part Two

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Edward VII in a picture taken by his wife Edward VII married Alexandra Caroline Marie Charlotte Louise Julia, or Alexandra of Denmark . Their children were: Albert Victor Christian Edward, " Prince Albert Victor ", or "Eddy" George Frederick Ernest Albert, " Prince George ", later " George V " Louise Victoria Alexandra Dagmar, " Louise, Princess Royal " Victoria Alexandra Olga Mary, " Princess Victoria ", or "Toria" Maud Charlotte Mary Victoria, "Princess Maud of Wales " Alexander John, " Prince Alexander John of Wales " (Died the day after his birth)

The Grandchildren of Queen Victoria: Part One

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Victoria, Princess Royal After writing about the names of Queen Victoria's children , I thought it would be interesting to write about the names of her grandchildren, too. Since she has so many (only one of her daughters, Princess Louise, had no children), I'm splitting it up into parts. Enjoy! Victoria , Princess Royal, married Friedrich Wilhelm Nickolaus Karl, or Frederick III , a German Emperor and Prussian King. Their children were: Friedrich Wilhelm Viktor Albert, later " Wilhelm II " Viktoria Elisabeth Auguste Charlotte, " Princess Charlotte " Albert Wilhelm Heinrich, " Prince Henry " Franz Friedrich Sigismund, " Prince Sigismund " (He was the first of Queen Victoria's children to die, at only twenty-one months) Friederike Amalia Wilhelmine Viktoria, " Princess Viktoria ", "Moretta", or "Young Vicky" Joachim Friedrich Ernest Waldemar, " Prince Waldemar " (He died at age

Bottom of the Barrel: 1910's, Boys

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Bottom 32 of the top 1000 for the 1910's. Baxter Mariano Oakley Hezekiah Moe Hayes Mildred Christ Arno Malvin Alvah Gayle Toivo Arley Huey Levy Welton Zigmund Lindsay Erling Ricardo Caleb Attilio Ansel Finley Laurel Manford Newman Green Vicente Almon Glenwood

Top Names in Pakistan

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Pakistani stamps from 1993 These are the most popular names for Pakistan. Girls: 1. Fatima 2. Fozia 3. Sadia 4. Sobia 5. Nadia 6. Maryam 7. Farzana 8. Ayesha 9. Sakeena 10. Zainab Boys: 1. Mohammad 2. Ali 3. Hussain 4. Omar 5. Bilal 6. Usman 7. Zahid 8. Shahid 9. Saqib 10. Nomaan

Bottom of the Barrel: 1910's, Girls

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Bottom 32 of the top 1000 for the 1910's. Maurice Tressa Janis Odie Louis Almeta Eudora Christene Ara Vella Malvina Noma Clarabelle Etha Trudie Bernetta Bell Margueritta Aldona Elenore Emmer Laurette Dawn Helyn Luna Reatha Maryellen Coletta Claribel Ena Onie Tomasa

Top Names in Russia

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Russian stamp from 1951 featuring Sofia Kovalevskaya These are the most popular names for Russia from 2012. Girls: 1. Anastasia 2. Yelena 3. Olga 4. Natalia 5. Yekaterina 6. Anna 7. Tatiana 8. Maria 9. Irina 10. Yulia Boys: 1. Alexander 2. Sergei 3. Dmitry 4. Andrei 5. Alexey 6. Maxim 7. Evgeny 8. Ivan 9. Mikhail 10. Artyom

Bottom of the Barrel: 1960's, Boys

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Mick Jagger Bottom 32 of the top 1000 for the 1960's. Lennie Glynn Wilmer Jere Broderick Coleman Darry Marcelino Drake Sandra Norberto Houston Kipp Irwin Rogers Hilton Vic Lavern Donna Buford Ferdinand Herschel Jamal Darian Haywood Rubin Wilton Clair Mac Arnoldo Artie Tyson