Top Arizona baby names 2016
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The top baby names in Arizona in 2016.
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Boys: Mason
Meaning: Transferred use of the surname, which originated in the early Middle Ages as an occupational name for a worker in stone.
Celebrity: Mason Cook
Girls: Charlotte
Meaning: Feminine diminutive of Charles, used in England since the 17th century. It was particularly popular in the 18th and 19th centuries, in part due to the influence of firstly Queen Charlotte (1744–1818), wife of George III, and secondly the novelist Charlotte Brontë (1816–55); it has again come to prominence since the 1980s, especially in England and Australia.
Celebrity: Charlotte Ross
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Boys: Benjamin
Meaning: Biblical name, borne by the youngest of the twelve sons of Jacob.
Celebrity: Benjamin Bratt
Girls: Abigail
Meaning or origin: Biblical name, meaning ‘father of exaltation’ in Hebrew, borne by one of King David's wives, who refers to herself as ‘thy servant’ in addressing King David.
Celebrity: Abigail Breslin
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Boys: Oliver
Meaning: From a French name, Olivier, recorded as the name of one of Charlemagne's paladins (retainers), the close companion in arms of Roland in the Chanson de Roland. Whereas Roland is headstrong and rash, Oliver is thoughtful and cautious.
Celebrity: Oliver Stone
Girls: Sofia
Meaning or origin: Variant spelling of Sophia. Sophia: From the Greek word meaning ‘wisdom.’ The Eastern cult of St. Sophia arose as a result of misinterpretation of the phrase Hagia Sophia ‘holy wisdom’ as if it meant ‘St. Sophia.’
Celebrity: Sofia Vergara
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Boys: Julian
Meaning or origin: From the common Late Latin name Julianus, a derivative of Julius.
Celebrity: Julian Assange
Girls: Emily
Meaning or origin: From a medieval form of the Latin name Aemilia, the feminine version of the old Roman family name Aemilius (probably from aemulus ‘rival’).
Celebrity: Emily Blunt
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Boys: Michael
Meaning or origin: English form of a common biblical name (meaning ‘who is like God?’ in Hebrew) borne by one of the archangels, the protector of the ancient Hebrews, who is also regarded as a saint of the Catholic Church.
Celebrity: Michael Jackson
Girls: Ava
Meaning or origin: Of uncertain origin, probably Germanic, from a short form of various female compound names containing the element av (of uncertain meaning). Its popularity since the 1950s is largely due to the film actress Ava Gardner (1922–90).
Celebrity: Ava Gardner
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Boys: Alexander
Meaning or origin: From the Latin form of the Greek name Alexandros, from alexein ‘to defend’ + anēr ‘man, warrior’ (genitive andros).
Celebrity: Alexander Skarsgård
Girls: Isabella
Meaning or origin: Latinate form of Isabel, which has been popular in England since the 18th century and has recently become the preferred form of the name. Isabel: Originally a Spanish version of Elizabeth, which was coined by deletion of the first syllable and alteration of the final consonant sound to one that can normally end a word in Spanish.
Celebrity: Kristen Stewart ("Isabella Swan")
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Boys: Sebastian
Meaning or origin: From Latin Sebastianus, the name of a 3rd-century saint, a Roman soldier martyred by the arrows of his fellow officers. The name means ‘man from Sebastē’, a city in Asia Minor so called from Greek sebastos ‘august, venerable.’
Celebrity: Sebastian Stan
Girls: Mia
Meaning or origin: Danish and Swedish pet form of Maria.
Celebrity: Mia Wasikowska
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Boys: Daniel
Meaning or origin: Biblical name (meaning ‘God is my judge’ in Hebrew), borne by the prophet whose story is told in the Book of Daniel. He was an Israelite slave of the Assyrian king Nebuchadnezzar, who obtained great favor through his skill in interpreting dreams and the ‘writing on the wall’ at the feast held by Nebuchadnezzar's son Belshazzar. His enemies managed to get him cast into a lions' den, but he was saved by God.
Celebrity: Daniel Radcliffe
Girls: Olivia
Meaning or origin: Latinate name, first used by Shakespeare for the rich heiress wooed by the duke in Twelfth Night (1599). Shakespeare may have taken it as a feminine form of Oliver or he may have derived it from Latin oliva ‘olive.’
Celebrity: Olivia Wilde
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Boys: Noah
Meaning or origin: English form of the name of the biblical character whose family was the only one saved from the great Flood ordained by God to destroy mankind because of its wickedness. The origin of the name is far from certain; in the Bible it is implied that it means ‘rest.’
Celebrity: Noah Wyle
Girls: Sophia
Meaning or origin: From the Greek word meaning ‘wisdom.’ The Eastern cult of St. Sophia arose as a result of misinterpretation of the phrase Hagia Sophia ‘holy wisdom’ as if it meant ‘St. Sophia.’
Celebrity: Sophia Myles
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Boys: Liam
Meaning or origin: Short form of Irish Uilliam (Irish equivalent of William).
Celebrity: Liam Hemsworth
Girls: Emma
Meaning or origin: Old French name, of Germanic (Frankish) origin, originally a short form of compound names such as Ermintrude containing the word erm(en), irm(en) ‘entire.’
Celebrity: Emma Stone
Boys: Mason
Meaning: Transferred use of the surname, which originated in the early Middle Ages as an occupational name for a worker in stone.
Celebrity: Mason Cook
Girls: Charlotte
Meaning: Feminine diminutive of Charles, used in England since the 17th century. It was particularly popular in the 18th and 19th centuries, in part due to the influence of firstly Queen Charlotte (1744–1818), wife of George III, and secondly the novelist Charlotte Brontë (1816–55); it has again come to prominence since the 1980s, especially in England and Australia.
Celebrity: Charlotte Ross
Boys: Benjamin
Meaning: Biblical name, borne by the youngest of the twelve sons of Jacob.
Celebrity: Benjamin Bratt
Girls: Abigail
Meaning or origin: Biblical name, meaning ‘father of exaltation’ in Hebrew, borne by one of King David's wives, who refers to herself as ‘thy servant’ in addressing King David.
Celebrity: Abigail Breslin
Boys: Oliver
Meaning: From a French name, Olivier, recorded as the name of one of Charlemagne's paladins (retainers), the close companion in arms of Roland in the Chanson de Roland. Whereas Roland is headstrong and rash, Oliver is thoughtful and cautious.
Celebrity: Oliver Stone
Girls: Sofia
Meaning or origin: Variant spelling of Sophia. Sophia: From the Greek word meaning ‘wisdom.’ The Eastern cult of St. Sophia arose as a result of misinterpretation of the phrase Hagia Sophia ‘holy wisdom’ as if it meant ‘St. Sophia.’
Celebrity: Sofia Vergara
Boys: Julian
Meaning or origin: From the common Late Latin name Julianus, a derivative of Julius.
Celebrity: Julian Assange
Girls: Emily
Meaning or origin: From a medieval form of the Latin name Aemilia, the feminine version of the old Roman family name Aemilius (probably from aemulus ‘rival’).
Celebrity: Emily Blunt
Boys: Michael
Meaning or origin: English form of a common biblical name (meaning ‘who is like God?’ in Hebrew) borne by one of the archangels, the protector of the ancient Hebrews, who is also regarded as a saint of the Catholic Church.
Celebrity: Michael Jackson
Girls: Ava
Meaning or origin: Of uncertain origin, probably Germanic, from a short form of various female compound names containing the element av (of uncertain meaning). Its popularity since the 1950s is largely due to the film actress Ava Gardner (1922–90).
Celebrity: Ava Gardner
Boys: Alexander
Meaning or origin: From the Latin form of the Greek name Alexandros, from alexein ‘to defend’ + anēr ‘man, warrior’ (genitive andros).
Celebrity: Alexander Skarsgård
Girls: Isabella
Meaning or origin: Latinate form of Isabel, which has been popular in England since the 18th century and has recently become the preferred form of the name. Isabel: Originally a Spanish version of Elizabeth, which was coined by deletion of the first syllable and alteration of the final consonant sound to one that can normally end a word in Spanish.
Celebrity: Kristen Stewart ("Isabella Swan")
Boys: Sebastian
Meaning or origin: From Latin Sebastianus, the name of a 3rd-century saint, a Roman soldier martyred by the arrows of his fellow officers. The name means ‘man from Sebastē’, a city in Asia Minor so called from Greek sebastos ‘august, venerable.’
Celebrity: Sebastian Stan
Girls: Mia
Meaning or origin: Danish and Swedish pet form of Maria.
Celebrity: Mia Wasikowska
Boys: Daniel
Meaning or origin: Biblical name (meaning ‘God is my judge’ in Hebrew), borne by the prophet whose story is told in the Book of Daniel. He was an Israelite slave of the Assyrian king Nebuchadnezzar, who obtained great favor through his skill in interpreting dreams and the ‘writing on the wall’ at the feast held by Nebuchadnezzar's son Belshazzar. His enemies managed to get him cast into a lions' den, but he was saved by God.
Celebrity: Daniel Radcliffe
Girls: Olivia
Meaning or origin: Latinate name, first used by Shakespeare for the rich heiress wooed by the duke in Twelfth Night (1599). Shakespeare may have taken it as a feminine form of Oliver or he may have derived it from Latin oliva ‘olive.’
Celebrity: Olivia Wilde
Boys: Noah
Meaning or origin: English form of the name of the biblical character whose family was the only one saved from the great Flood ordained by God to destroy mankind because of its wickedness. The origin of the name is far from certain; in the Bible it is implied that it means ‘rest.’
Celebrity: Noah Wyle
Girls: Sophia
Meaning or origin: From the Greek word meaning ‘wisdom.’ The Eastern cult of St. Sophia arose as a result of misinterpretation of the phrase Hagia Sophia ‘holy wisdom’ as if it meant ‘St. Sophia.’
Celebrity: Sophia Myles
Boys: Liam
Meaning or origin: Short form of Irish Uilliam (Irish equivalent of William).
Celebrity: Liam Hemsworth
Girls: Emma
Meaning or origin: Old French name, of Germanic (Frankish) origin, originally a short form of compound names such as Ermintrude containing the word erm(en), irm(en) ‘entire.’
Celebrity: Emma Stone
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