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A number of the girls names that show up in the ONS lists for 2018 are ones where there are a variety of different spellings for an individual name, some of which are modern, some of which are medieval. In this post, we explore some names that fit into this category. No. 12 name Charlotte… 
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Family history website Ancestry have carried out some extensive research into the most common baby names over the last 500 years and have just published their finding.
Clare's insight:
Few surprises here. Though I'm a bit surprised that Florence has been used more than Katherine.
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There are hundreds of classic baby names, and then there are the most classic names, those that have endured over the centuries. These names of ancient royalty and modern celebrities will stand any baby in good stead.
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There are also interesting debates going on in the comments about the names that were, and were not, included.
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Origin: Cyrus is a Latinised form of the Greek Κῦρος (Kỹros). This was, itself, a Hellenised form of the Old Persian name Kūruš (Kourosh) and the form Κῦρος was almost certainly created to match the Greek word κῦρος (kûros) "supreme power" from which the Greek κυριος (kyrios) "lord, master
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There are some beautiful names that have been given to female royalty. Which of these do you like most?
Clare's insight:
A nice mix of the classics and the more out-of-the-usual royal names. I have a soft spot for Berengaria.
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