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Here are hundreds of baby names that have a numerological value of “9.”
I’ve sub-categorized them by overall totals, because I think that some of the intermediate numbers could have special significance to people as well.
Within each group, I’ve listed up to ten of the most popular “9” names per gender (according to the current U.S. rankings).
Beneath all the names are some ways you could interpret the numerological value of “9,” including descriptions from two different numerological systems.
9
The following baby names add up to 9.
“9” boy names: Ace, Ed
9 via 18
The following baby names add up to 18, which reduces to nine (1+8=9).
The following baby names add up to 144, which reduces to nine (1+4+4=9).
“144” girl names: Yuritzy, Harleyquinn
“144” boy names: Constantino, Johnanthony, Oluwalonimi
9 via 153
The boy name Quintavius adds up to 153, which reduces to nine (1+5+3=9).
9 via 171
The following baby names add up to 171, which reduces to nine (1+7+1=9).
“171” girl names: Oluwatomisin
“171” boy names: Konstantinos, Oluwatimilehin
9 via 180
The unisex name Kamsiyochukwu adds up to 180, which reduces to nine (1+8+0=9).
What Does “9” Mean?
First, we’ll look at the significance assigned to “9” by two different numerological sources. Second, and more importantly, ask yourself if “9” or any of the intermediate numbers above have any special significance to you.
Numerological Attributes
“9” (the ennead) according to the Pythagoreans:
“It is by no means possible for there to subsist any number beyond the nine elementary numbers. Hence they called it ‘Oceanus’ and ‘horizon,’ because it encompasses both of these locations and has them within itself.”
“Because it does not allow the harmony of number to be dissipated beyond itself, but brings numbers together and makes them play in concert, it is called ‘concord’ and ‘limitation,’ and also ‘sun,’ in the sense that it gathers things together.”
“They also called it ‘Hyperion,’ because it has gone beyond all the other numbers as regards magnitude”
“The ennead is the first square based on an odd number. It too is called ‘that which brings completion,’ and it completes nine-month children, moreover, it is called ‘perfect,’ because it arises out of 3, which is a perfect number.”
“It was called ‘assimilation,’ perhaps because it is the first odd square”
“They used to call it […] ‘banisher’ because it prevents the voluntary progress of number; and ‘finishing-post’ because it has been organized as the goal and, as it were, turning-point of advancement.”
“9” according to Edgar Cayce:
“Nine – the change” (reading 261-14).
“Nine indicates strength and power, with a change” (reading 261-15).
“Nine making for the completeness in numbers; […] making for that termination in the forces in natural order of things that come as a change imminent in the life” (reading 5751-1).
“As to numbers, or numerology: We find that the number nine becomes as the entity’s force or influence, which may be seen in that whatever the entity begins it desires to finish. Everything must be in order. It is manifested in those tendencies for the expressions of orderliness, neatness. To be sure, nine – in its completeness, then – is a portion” (reading 1035-1).
Personal/Cultural Significance
Does “9” — or do any of the other numbers above (e.g., 18, 63, 99, 144) — have any special significance to you?
Think about your own preferences and personal experiences: lucky numbers, birth dates, music, sports, and so on. For example, maybe your favorite sport is golf, which has 18 holes per game.
Also think about associations you may have picked up from your culture, your religion, or society in general.
If you have any interesting insights about the number 9, or any of the other numbers above, please leave a comment!
Source: Theologumena Arithmeticae, attributed to Iamblichus (c.250-c.330).
Here’s the next installment of rare female names — either actress names or character names — from very old movies (released from the 1910s to the 1940s).
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Hagar: Hagar was a character name in multiple films, including Vampire of the Desert (short, 1913) and Code of the Wilderness (1924).
Haidee: Haidee Wright was an actress who appeared in films from the 1910s to the 1930s. She was born in England in 1867. Her birth name was Ada Wright. Haidee was also a character name in multiple films, including In theSultan’s Garden (short, 1911) and Monte Cristo (1922).
Hammanda: Hammanda was a character played by actress Gale Henry in the short film Soup and Nuts (1916).
Hanfi: Hanifi was a character played by actress Alice Hollister in the short film An Arabian Tragedy (1912).
Hannerl: Hannerl was a character played by actress Mary Philbin in the film Love Me and the World Is Mine (1927).
Hanni: Hanni was a character played by actress Astrid Holm in the Danish film Lavinen (1920).
Hanoum: Hanoum was a character played by actress Adda Gleason in the film Saved from the Harem (1915).
Hansi: Hansi Niese was an actress who appeared in films from the 1910s to the 1930s. She was born in Austria-Hungary (now Austria) in 1875.
Haoli: Haoli Young was a character played by actress Gene Tierney in the film China Girl (1942).
Harriett: Harriett Bryant was a character played by actress Virginia Weidler in the film This Time for Keeps (1942).
Hassouna: Hassouna was a character played by actress Alla Nazimova in the film Eye for Eye (1918).
Hatatcha: Princess Hatatcha was a character played by actress Mai Wells in the film The Last Egyptian (1914).
Haydee: Haydee was a character played by actress Eleanor Phelps in the film The Count of Monte Cristo (1934).
He-
Hebe: Hebe was a character name in multiple films, including Beating the Odds (1919) and Fancy Dress (1919).
Hedda: Hedda Hopper was an actress who appeared in films from the 1910s to the 1960s. She was born in Pennsylvania in 1885. Her birth name was Elda Furry. Hedda Nova was an actress who appeared in films from the 1910s to the 1920s. She was born in Russia in 1899. Hedda was also a character name in multiple films, including A Self-Made Lady (short, 1918) and Servants’ Entrance (1934).
Hedy: Hedy Lamarr was an actress who appeared in films from the 1930s to the 1950s. She was born in Austria-Hungary (now Austria) in 1914. Her birth name was Hedwig Eva Maria Kiesler. Hedy was also a character played by actress Ruth Hussey in the film Bedside Manner (1945).
Hela: Hela Marcale was a character played by actress Marin Sais in the short film The Sheriff of Hope Eternal (1921).
Helaine: Helaine Frank was a character played by actress Leonora Corbett in the film Anything to Declare? (1938).
Helda: Helda McCabe was a character played by actress Arline Pretty in the film Stormswept (1923).
Helenita: Helenita was a character played by actress Conchita Montenegro in the film Parisian Life (1936).
Helga: Helga was a character name in multiple films, including The Virtuoso (short, 1914) and The Viking (1928).
Henny: Henny Porten was an actress who appeared in films from the 1900s to the 1950s. She was born in Germany in 1890. Her birth name was Frieda Ulricke Porten.
Henriette: Henriette was a character name in multiple films, including The Caillaux Case (1918) and Orphans of the Storm (1921).
Hepsabiah: Hepsabiah Hardlot was a character played by actress Zasu Pitts in the short film He Had ’em Buffaloed (1917).
Hepzibah: Hepzibah Pyncheon was a character played by various actresses (such as Mary Fuller and Margaret Lindsay) in various movies called The House of the Seven Gables, all based on the novel of the same name by Nathaniel Hawthorne.
Hermia: Hermia was a character name in multiple films, including A Midsummer Night’s Dream (1909) and Wood Love (1925).
Heroica: Heroica was a character played by actress Claudia Coleman in the film The Warrior’s Husband (1933).
Hertha: Hertha was a character played by actress Barbara Kent in the film Flesh and the Devil (1926).
Hester: Hester was a character name in multiple films, including Single Life (1921) and A Bill of Divorcement (1932).
Hettie: Hettie was a character played by actress Thelma Todd in the film Nevada (1927).
Hetty: Hetty was a character name in multiple films, including The Open Gate (short, 1909) and Three O’Clock in the Morning (1923).
Hezzie: Hezzie Jones was a character played by actress Hilda Vaughn in the film The Wedding Night (1935).
Hi-
Hilda: Hilda Vaughn was an actress who appeared in films from the 1920s to the 1940s. She was born in Maryland in 1898. Hilda was also a character name in multiple films, including A Girl of the People (short, 1914) and The Top of New York (1922).
Hildegarde: Hildegarde Withers was a character name in multiple films, including Murder on a Honeymoon (1935) and Forty Naughty Girls (1937).
Hildy: Hildegard “Hildy” Johnson was a character played by actress Rosalind Russell in the film His Girl Friday (1940).
Hina: Hina was a character name in multiple films, including Aloma of the South Seas (1926) and Hawaii Calls (1938).
Hippolyta: Hippolyta was a character name in multiple films, including The Warrior’s Husband (1933) and A Midsummer Night’s Dream (1935).
Hisham: Hisham was a character played by actress Julia Faye in the film Samson and Delilah (1949).
Hitia: Hitia was a character played by actress Mamo Clark in the film The Hurricane (1937).
Hitty: Hitty was a character name in multiple films, including The Veiled Woman (1922) and Sentimental Journey (1946).
Ho-
Honey: Honey McNeil was a character played by actress Josephine Dunn in the film Love’s Greatest Mistake (1927).
Honore: Princess Honore was a character played by actress Alice Brady in the film The Gilded Cage (1916).
Honoria: Honoria was a character name in multiple films, including Runaway June (1915) and A Bit of Heaven (1928).
Honorine: Honorine was a character played by actress Jessie Ralph in the film Port of Seven Seas (1938).
Hopama: Hopama was a character played by actress Ethel Clayton in the film A Soul Without Windows (1918).
Hoppy: Hoppy Grant was a character played by actress Ilka Chase in the film No Time for Love (1943).
Hortense: Hortense was a character name in multiple films, including The Uplifters (1919) and Roar of the Dragon (1932).
Hortensia: Hortensia deVereta was a character played by actress Aileen Pringle in the film My American Wife (1922).
Hu-
Huguette: Huguette was a character name in multiple films, including The Vagabond King (1930) and If I Were King (1938).
Hulda: Hulda was a character name in multiple films, including Hulda from Holland (1916) and Twelve Miles Out (1927).
Huldah: Huldah was a character played by actress Kathlyn Williams in the film The Wanderer (1925).
Hutin: Hutin Britton was an actress who appeared in films from the 1910s to the 1920s. She was born in England in 1876. Her birth name was Nelly Hutin Britton.
Hy-
Hyacinth: Hyacinth was a character name in multiple films, including The Headleys at Home (1938) and Dead Reckoning (1947).
Hyla: Hyla Wetherill was a character played by actress Lucille Ricksen in the film The Galloping Fish (1924).
Hylda: Hylda Hollis was an actress who appeared in films in the 1910s. She was born in Pennsylvania in 1891.
Hyllary: Hyllary Jones was a character played by actress Mary Astor in the film Thousands Cheer (1943).
On the hunt for a rare girl name with a retro feel?
Here’s a big batch of uncommon female S-names that are associated in some way with early cinema (i.e., each is either a character name or an actress name).
For those that have had enough usage to appear in the national data, I’ve included links to popularity graphs.
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Saba Saba Raleigh was an actress who appeared in films from the 1910s to the 1920s. She was born in England in 1867. Her birth name was Isabel Pauline Ellissen. Saba was also a character played by actress Myrta Bonillas in the film The Claw (1927).
Sabra Sabra de Shon was an actress who appeared in one film in 1915. She was born in Massachusetts in 1850. Sabra was also a character name in multiple films, including Cimarron (1931) and A Man Betrayed (1941).
Salka Salka Steuermann was an actress who appeared in films from the 1910s to the 1920s. She was born in Austria-Hungary (now Ukraine) in 1889. Her birth name was Salomea Steuermann.
Sallie Sallie McPherson was a character played by actress Wanda Hawley in the film Double Speed (1920).
Salomy Salomy was a character name in multiple films, including Salomy Jane (1914) and Wild Girl (1932).
Salti Salti was a character played by actress Beatie Olna Travers in the film A Romance of Old Baghdad (1922).
Samanthy Samanthy was a character name in multiple films, including The Uneven Balance (short, 1914) and The Lonesome Heart (1915).
Samaran Samaran was a character played by actress Julia Faye in the film Fool’s Paradise (1921).
Sanchia Sanchia Percival was a character played by actress Dorinea Shirley in the film Open Country (1922).
Sari Sari Maritza (SHA-ree MAR-ee-tsa) was an actress who appeared in films in the 1930s. She was born in China in 1910. Her birth name was Patricia Detering-Nathan. Sari was also a character name in multiple films, including The Virgin of Stamboul (1920) and The Stolen Bride (1927).
Shireen Shireen was the name two characters — a mother and a daughter played by actresses Virginia Brown Faire and Patsy Ruth Miller, respectively — in the film Omar the Tentmaker (1922).
Usage of the baby name Shireen (which debuted in the data the year after Omar the Tentmaker came out).
Shirlene Shirlene May was a character played by actress Gale Robbins in the film The Barkleys of Broadway (1949).
Sigrid Sigrid Holmquist was an actress who appeared in films in the 1920s. She was born in Sweden in 1899. Sigrid was also a character name in multiple films, including Transatlantic (1931) and I Remember Mama (1948).
Soava Soava Gallone was an actress who appeared in films from the 1910s to the 1930s. She was born in Poland in 1880. Her birth name was Stanislawa Winawerowna.
Sofonisba Sofonisba was a character played by actress Italia Almirante-Manzini in the film Cabiria (1914).
Soledad Soledad Jiménez was an actress who appeared in films from the 1920s to the 1950s. She was born in Spain in 1874.
Sookey Sookey was a character played by actress Heather Angel in the film Self Made Lady (1932).
Sophronia Sophronia was a character played by actress Bessie Eyton in the film Lend Me Your Name (1918). It was also a character (nicknamed Phronsie) in the Little Peppers films of the early ’40s.
Stacia Stacia de Napierkowska was an actress who appeared in films from the 1900s to the 1920s. She was born in France in 1886. Her birth name was Renée Claire Angèle Élisabeth Napierkowski.
Stascha Stascha was a character played by actress Marlene Dietrich in the film Three Loves (1929).
Steena Steena Iverson was a character played by actress Dot Farley in the short film Mrs. Gay Life’s Visitors (1911).
Steenie Steenie was a character played by actress Dorothy Kelly in the short film Rip Van Winkle (1912).
Steffi Steffi Duna was an actress who appeared in films from the 1930s to the 1940s. She was born in Hungary in 1910. Her birth name was Stephanie Berindy.
Sul-Te-Wan Madame Sul-Te-Wan was an actress who appeared in films from the 1910s to the 1950s. She was born in Kentucky in 1873. Her birth name was Nellie Conley.
Sumurun Sumurun was a character played by actress Jenny Hasselquist in the film Sumurun (1920).
Sunbeam Sunbeam was a character played in multiple films, including The Sunbeam (short, 1912) and The Coming of Sunbeam (short, 1913).
Sunday Sunday Wilshin was an actress who appeared in films from the 1920s to the 1930s. She was born in England in 1905. Her birth name was Sundae Mary Aline Horne-Wilshin.
Sunnie Sunnie O’Dea was an actress who appeared in films from the 1930s to the 1940s. She was born in Pennsylvania in 1918. Her birth name was Martha Bonini.
On August 21, the United States will see its first coast-to-coast solar eclipse since 1918. If you’re planning to have — or conceive! — a baby around the time of the eclipse, you might be interested in a name that marks the event (but that isn’t as audacious as Eclipse itself). So what are your options?
Names with “celestial” associations
A solar eclipse involves the alignment of three celestial bodies — the sun (a star), the moon, and the Earth — in the sky. You could use a name that is associated in some way with one of these elements, such as…
The main event, from an Earthling’s perspective, is the darkening of the sun thanks to the moon getting in the way and casting its shadow over us. You could use a name associated in some way with darkness, such as…
*Sullivan essentially means “descendant of the little dark eye” in Irish — weirdly appropriate for a solar eclipse baby name, don’t you think?
Name combos with both “celestial” and “dark” associations
You could combine some of the “celestial” and “dark” names above to get something more specific, like…
Layla Soleil: “night” and “sun”
Jett Samson: “black” and “sun”
Ciaran Sol: “black” and “sun”
Melanie Stella: “dark” and “star” (“Dark Star” is also a Grateful Dead song)
Luna Zillah: “moon” and “shadow” (“Moon Shadow” is also a Cat Stevens song)
Names (or name combos) featuring the letters “S” and “E”
This is as inconspicuous as it gets. Commemorate the solar eclipse simply by using the letters “S” and “E” in combination. You could choose a single name that starts with “Se-,” like…
Seeta Sela Selene (“moon” in Greek) Selma Seraphina Seren (“star” in Welsh) Serenity
Sean Sebastian Sefton Sergio Seth Severino Seymour
Or, you could use a pair of names that start with “S-” and “E-,” such as…
Sally Esther Scarlett Eve Sophia Eloise Susanna Elizabeth
Samuel Elijah Shane Everett Stanley Edward Sylvester Ellis
Which of the above names (or combos) do you like most? What other solar eclipse-themed ideas would you add to this list?
Update, 5/15/2018: The baby name Eclipse debuted in the 2017 SSA data! The name Moon also more than tripled in usage last year.
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