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Popularity of the baby name Orillia


Posts that mention the name Orillia

26 Girl names from 1916

Not-Yet Serials, Photoplay Magazine, January 1916

In early 1916, Photoplay Magazine came up with a list of potential titles for serial films using the formula established by The Perils of Pauline (1914), The Exploits of Elaine (1914), and The Hazards of Helen (1914).

(Just a few months after the above was published, The Mysteries of Myra came out.)

Which of those 26 names — Abigail, Bertha, Calpurnia, Delilah, Evangeline, Florence, Garnet, Hazel, Imogene, Jezebel, Kitty, Lizzie, Margaret, Nancy, Orillia, Priscilla, Queenie, Roberta, Sibyl, Theodosia, Ursula, Victoria, Winifred, Xanthippe, Yetta or Zira — do you like best?

And, which of those serials would you be most likely to watch? :)

Baby names inspired by Canada: Barrie, Markham, Mattawa

Here are some place names in Ontario, Canada that have inspired a few baby names:

  • Barrie (city)
  • Kingston (city)
  • Markham (large town)
  • Mattawa (river)
  • Orillia (city)
  • Preston (formerly a town, now a community in Cambridge)
  • York (community in Toronto)

Source: Toronto Star (I’m pretty sure Marilyn told me about the article originally.)

Update – I’ve recently found another. In September of 2007, a baby girl named Georgian Lima Russell was born to Steve and Gilliane Russell. Her first name was inspired by Georgian Bay, which is part of Lake Huron. Georgian’s mother was born and raised near the Bay, and her parents were married there. Georgian’s middle name comes from the capital of Peru. (Source: ParentCentral.ca)