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Popularity of the baby name Alexandru


Posts that mention the name Alexandru

Popular baby names in Moldova, 2014

Flag of Moldova
Flag of Moldova

According to data from Moldova’s Civil Status Service, the most popular baby names in the country in 2014 were Sofia and Maxim.

Here are Moldova’s top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names of 2014:

Girl Names

  1. Sofia, 846 baby girls
  2. Anastasia, 787
  3. Daria, 700
  4. Maria, 676
  5. Victoria, 656
  6. Alexandra, 617
  7. Valeria, 501
  8. Evelina, 461
  9. Andreea, 438
  10. Nicoleta, 415

Boy Names

  1. Maxim, 904 baby boys
  2. David, 884
  3. Alexandru, 731
  4. Artiom, 700
  5. Ion, 683
  6. Bogdan, 579
  7. Daniel, 563
  8. Nichita, 523
  9. Damian, 463
  10. Cristian, 439

In 2013, the top two names in Moldova were Maxim and Anastasia.

My source article also listed some examples of uncommon names bestowed in 2014:

Unusual Girl NamesUnusual Boy Names
Alesta
Elisa-Medeca
Hadasa
Jestina
Nica-Maline
Petronela
Rut
Teya-Sofia		Damaris
Ertas
Jimmi Singh
Kirika
Ramazan
Ratmir
Timur Han
Yagmur

These rankings are a bit out of date, but I’ve never posted rankings for Moldova before, so I figure something is better than nothing.

Source: Nonii, Victoria. “Cele mai neobisnuite prenume în Moldova, pentru 2014.” Diez.md 4 Feb. 2015.

Image: Adapted from Flag of Moldova (public domain)

Canadian family with 18 children

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Alexandru and Livia Ionce of British Columbia welcomed their 18th child last week. They now have 10 girls and 8 boys:

Ioana
Alexandra
Anca
Adrian
Raluca
Alex
Lidia
Timothy
Sefora
Otniel
Miriam
Simion
David
Aaron
Naomi
Filip
Paula
Abigail		23 years old
22
21
19
18
15
14
13
11
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
23 months old
6 days old

The parents, originally from Romania, immigrated to Canada in 1990. They’ve been married 24 years.

I think they chose some great names for their kids. I do wonder, though, if things ever got confusing for Alexandru (father), Alexandra (child #2) and Alex (child #6).

Source: Parents proud of record 18th baby