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Popularity of the baby name Limerick


Posts that mention the name Limerick

Popular and unique baby names in Quebec (Canada), 2009

Flag of Quebec
Flag of Quebec

The most popular baby names in the Canadian province of Quebec in 2009 were:

Girl Names

  1. Léa
  2. Florence
  3. Emma
  4. Rosalie
  5. Jade
  6. Juliette
  7. Camille
  8. Gabrielle
  9. Maika
  10. Mia

Boy Names

  1. William
  2. Olivier
  3. Thomas
  4. Nathan
  5. Alexis
  6. Felix
  7. Gabriel
  8. Samuel
  9. Antoine
  10. Xavier

Now that that’s out of the way, it’s time for the fun stuff. Here are some of the baby names that were bestowed only once in Quebec last year. (I didn’t see another Kierkegaard, but I did spot a Rousseau!)

  • Attila Norbert (boy)
  • Aztlan (boy) – Legendary homeland of the Nahua (Aztecs).
  • Bienheureux (boy) – French for “very happy” or “blessed.”
  • Billary (girl) – Bill + Hilary? Could it be some sort of tribute?
  • Carnegie Ursula (girl)
  • Fraidy (girl) – I was actually having a conversation about about cats when I noticed this one.
  • Galadrielle (girl) – Galadriel with a French twist.
  • God-Day (boy)
  • Greace (girl) and Alizee Greace (girl) – Is Greace supposed to be Grace? Looks more like “grease” to me.
  • Great-Rousseau (girl)
  • Harvest (girl)
  • Heavenly-Trinity (girl)
  • Jeanne-Bosco (girl) – Surely inspired by St. John Bosco.
  • Kinda Ahmed (girl) – Not definitely Ahmed, but kinda Ahmed.
  • Klervi (girl) – It looks made-up, but it’s not. Comes from the name of an obscure saint.
  • Limerick (boy)
  • Nervastone (boy)
  • Precious-Angel (girl)
  • Rafter (boy)
  • Ratzy (girl) – Well, much of January ’09 was part of the Year of the Rat. Maybe that’s where this comes from.
  • Rose-Desneiges (girl) – Des neiges is French for “of the snows.”
  • Schneider-Himrick (boy) – Sounds like a tool company.
  • Shadey (girl)
  • Syntyche (girl) – Means “with fate” in ancient Greek.
  • Tayden (boy) – First time I’ve seen this particular -ayden.
  • Turquoise Gold (girl) – School colors, maybe?
  • Wilberlyne (girl) – Kind of a cute way to feminize Wilber.

Have you had a chance to look through the list? If so, did you notice any interesting names?

Source: List of Baby Names – Retraite Québec

Image: Adapted from Flag of Quebec (public domain)