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[ifancylust.livejournal.com]

i thought it'd be fun to have a different sort of post. i don't think this has ever been done before.

i'm half japanese and half italian. i thought it'd be cool to find the most popular japanese names and the most popular italian names and post them. then in this thread you guys can post the most popular names from countries of wherever (whether it's where you live, where your grandparents are from, or whatever)..and make sure not to post the same list(s) as others!

here are the most popular names from japan and italy:



the most popular japanese names:

GIRLS
Ai
Akane
Ami
Aoi
Asuka
Aya
Ayaka
Ayano
Chihiro - i knew an adorable little girl with this name. they called her chi-chan. :]
Chinatsu
Haruka
Hina
Kaeda
Kana*
Kotone
Mai*
Manami
Mayu
Miho*
Miki
Misaki
Miu
Miyu
Mizuki
Moe
Momoko*
Nana
Nanako
Nanami
Natsuki
Natsumi
Reina
Riko
Rin
Rina
Saika
Saki
Sakura
Shiori
Yui
Yuuka


BOYS
Daichi
Daiki
Daiki
Daiki
Daisuke
Jun
Kaito
Kazuki
Kazuya
Kenta
Kouhei
Naoki
Naoto*
Ren
Riku
Ryouta
Ryouta
Ryuu
Shou
Shouhei
Shouta - my japanese cousin had a son a year ago and named him shota, which is different, but similar.
Souta
Takahiro
Takumi
Takuya
Tatsuya
Tsubasa
Yuu
Yuudai
Yuuta
Yuuto


the most popular italian names:

GIRLS/BOYS
Maria / Giuseppe
Anna* / Giovanni
Giuseppina / Antonio
Rosa / Mario
Angela / Luigi
Giovanna / Francesco
Teresa / Angelo
Lucia* / Vincenzo
Carmela* / Pietro*
Caterina / Salvatore
Francesca* / Carlo*
Anna Maria / Franco
Antonietta / Domenico
Carla / Bruno
Elena / Paolo
Concetta* / Michele
Rita / Giorgio
Margherita / Aldo
Franca / Sergio*
Paola* / Luciano

Comments

[lind-saay.livejournal.com]

i love italian names! my favorites:
maria
anna
giovanni
antonio
rosa
mario
lucia
francesca
carlo
elena
luciano

[fangirlism]

*has to snicker at the poor kid named Shota*

Sorry, it makes me think of Shota-con.

[aaww-my-bees.livejournal.com]

I love Japanese names!!
Especially Chihiro and Mizuki.

[ifancylust.livejournal.com]

shota-con?

[ifancylust.livejournal.com]

i like keiko, which i thought was really popular, but it's not on the list.
when i lived in japan, i knew soooo many girls named hiromi, but that's not on the list either. weird.

[fangirlism]

Shotacon

[ifancylust.livejournal.com]

haha. whoa...i'm assuming she wasn't aware of that? or at least i hope not. D:

[sandtree.livejournal.com]

Most popular names in Ontario (2006)

GIRLS
1. Emma
2. Olivia
3. Emily
4. Ava
5. Sarah
6. Isabella
7. Hannah
8. Abigail
9. Madison
10. Ella
11. Julia
12. Sophia
13. Grace
14. Samantha
15. Chloe
16. Victoria
17. Lauren
18. Maya
19. Jessica
20. Hailey

BOYS
1. Ethan
2. Matthew
3. Joshua
4. Jacob
5. Ryan
6. Noah
7. Nathan
8. Daniel
9. Alexander
10. Owen
11. Nicholas
12. William
13. Lucas
14. Michael
15. Benjamin
16. Andrew
17. Liam
18. Logan
19. Evan
20. Jack

[ifancylust.livejournal.com]

very, very similar to the states.

[fangirlism]

I'm assuming the same thing.

[sandtree.livejournal.com]

Most popular names in Quebec (2007):

GIRLS
1. Lea
2. Jade
3. Rosalie
4. Florence
5. Juliette
6. Gabrielle
7. Sarah
8. Coralie
9. Maika
10. Noemie
11. Camille
12. Laurence
13. Charlotte
14. Emma
15. Megane
16. Emilie
17. Alexia
18. Alicia
19. Chloe
20. Oceane

BOYS
1. William
2. Samuel
3. Gabriel
4. Nathan
5. Alexis
6. Thomas
7. Olivier
8. Felix
9. Antoine
10. Justin
11. Xavier
12. Zachary
13. Mathis
14. Alexandre
15. Anthony
16. Raphael
17. Jeremy
18. Emile
19. Jacob
20. Nicolas

Oh and...

[fangirlism]

Most popular names in Finland:
Boys:
1. Eetu
2. Veeti
3. Aleksi
4. Elias
5. Joona
6. Onni
7. Arttu
8. Leevi
9. Juho
10. Lauri

Girls:
1. Aino
2. Emma
3. Sara
4. Venla
5. Ella
6. Anni
7. Aada
8. Iida
9. Emilia
10. Helmi

Germany:
Boys:
1. Yannic
1. Jannik
1. Yannick
1. Jannick
2. Leon
3. Lukas
3. Lucas
4. Luka
4. Luca
5. Fynn
5. Finn
6. Tim
6. Timm
7. Felix
8. Jonas
9. Louis
9. Luis
10. Maximilian

Girls:
1. Hanna
1. Hannah
2. Leonie
2. Leoni
3. Lena
4. Anna
5. Lea
5. Leah
6. Lara
7. Mia
8. Laura
9. Lili
9. Lilli
9. Lilly
10. Emilie
10. Emily

USA:
Boys:
1. Jacob
2. Michael
3. Ethan
4. Joshua
5. Daniel
6. Christopher
7. Anthony
8. William
9. Matthew
10. Andrew

Girls:
1. Emily
2. Isabella
3. Emma
4. Ava
5. Madison
6. Sophia
7. Olivia
8. Abigail
9. Hannah
10. Elizabeth

[ifancylust.livejournal.com]

wow. they really changed a lot from 2006 to 2007! i wonder if some of the above names will catch on in the states.

Re: Oh and...

[ifancylust.livejournal.com]

i love elias.

[sxylilwitch.livejournal.com]

Ireland

Boy Names
1. Jack (1,073)
2. Seán (965)
3. Conor (821)
4. Daniel (725)
5. James (713)
6. Adam (485)
7. Ryan (553)
8. Luke (538)
9. Cian (527)
10. Michael (521)


Girl Names
1. Sarah (656)
2. Emma (632)
3. Ella (601)
4. Katie (566)
5. Sophie (556)
6. Ava (555)
7. Aoife (527)
8. Emily (475)
9. Grace (473)
10. Kate (426)

[ifancylust.livejournal.com]

is cian pronounced like ky-inn?

[sxylilwitch.livejournal.com]

I believe so. Cian and Cillian are guilty pleasure names of mine XD

[ifancylust.livejournal.com]

i love cillian. i think a lot of people would pronounce it like sill-ee-inn though. :(

[heure-actuelle.livejournal.com]

i have a friend from college named aya, short for ayako. i love the nn aya

my favorites are:

maria, giovanni, anna maria, elena

[heure-actuelle.livejournal.com]

oh and i'll do germany and spain

germany 2006
boys:
1. leon
2. maximilian
3. alexander
4. lukas
4. lucas
5. paul
6. luca
7. tim
8. felix
9. david
10. elias

girls
1. marie
2. sophie
2. sofie
3. maria*
4. anna
4. anne
5. leonie
6. lena*
7. emily
8. johanna*
9. laura
10. leah*
10. lea

numbering is theirs

spain 2003

boys
1. alejandro
2. daniel*
3. pablo
4. david
5. javier
6. adrian*
7. alvaro
8. sergio
9. carlos
10. hugo

girls
1. lucia
2. maria
3. paula
4. laura
5. marta
6. andrea*
7. alba
8. sara
9. claudia*
10. ana*

[heure-actuelle.livejournal.com]

this country thing is fun.

south australia 2003

boys
1. lachlan
2. jack
3. ethan*
4. thomas
5. samuel*
6. james*
7. liam
8. matthew*
9. william
10. jordan*

girls
1. ella
2. sophie
3. jessica
4. georgia*
5. charlotte
6. chloe*
7. olivia
8. isabella
9. emma
10. hannah

[skittles22088.livejournal.com]

I like:
Kaeda
Kana
Sakura

Ryuu

Giovanna
Lucia
Caterina
Elena

[skittles22088.livejournal.com]

I like:
Olivia
Emily
Ella
Victoria
Jessica

Ryan
Daniel
Alexander
Nicholas
William
Michael
Liam
Logan
Jack

[skittles22088.livejournal.com]

I like:
Rosalie
Charlotte

William
Nicolas

Re: Oh and...

[skittles22088.livejournal.com]

I like:
Elias

Ella

Luka
Finn

Leonie
Leah
Lara
Emily

Michael
Daniel
William

Emily
Isabella
Olivia

[skittles22088.livejournal.com]

I like:
Jack
Daniel
Ryan
Luke
Michael

Ella
Emily
Kate

[skittles22088.livejournal.com]

I like:
Alexander

Marie
Leonie
Emily
Johanna
Leah

Daniel

Lucia

[skittles22088.livejournal.com]

I like:
Jack
Liam
William

Ella
Jessica
Charlotte
Olivia
Isabella

[0o-faerie.livejournal.com]

Most popular names for The Netherlands in 2007:

Boys
1. Sem
2. Tim
3. Daan
4. Ruben
5. Thomas
6. Jesse
7. Milan
8. Thijs
9. Lucas
10. Stijn
11. Lars
12. Sven
13. Jayden
14. Bram
15. Luuk
16. Finn
17. Max
18. Niels.
19. Julian
20. Jasper

Girls
1. Sanne
2. Lotte
3. Julia
4. Sophie
5. Lieke
6. Emma
7. Anna
8. Eva
9. Lisa
10. Fleur
11. Iris
12. Noa
13. Isa
14. Anne
15. Maud
16. Femke
17. Anouk
18. Sara
19. Jasmijn
20. Roos

[sandtree.livejournal.com]

Actually, the first list was from Ontario, and the second was from Quebec.

[ifancylust.livejournal.com]

haha. oops...that explains it.

Popular Baby Names in Québec in 2007

[ex-bluebonn.livejournal.com]

1. Léa
2. Jade
3. Rosalie
4. Florence
5. Juliette
6. Gabrielle
7. Sarah
8. Coralie
9. Maika
10. Noémie

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

[cremepuff.livejournal.com]

LOVE the idea! Since someone already posted Ireland and Germany, I'll post the next two nations in my ancestry: Romania and Wales. I wasn't able to find an official list of the most popular names in Romania, so I used a list of most popular Romanian names on a baby names website.

Romania:

GIRLS
Adriana
Bianca
Kathryn
Mihaela
Oana
Alexandreina
Afina
Amelia
Ana
Camelia
Diana
Dominique
Emelia
Erika
Georgiana
Georgina


BOYS
Abel
Adrian
Alexandru
Anton
Calin
Cristian/Cristianel
Gabi/Gabriel
Iulian
Rica

Wales

GIRLS
Megan
Chloë
Emily
Ellie
Ffion
Sophie
Jessica
Ella
Olivia
Katie
Caitlin
Seren
Cerys
Mia
Lucy
Amelia
Ruby
Molly
Carys
Charlotte


BOYS
Joshua
Jack
Dylan
Thomas
Ethan
Rhys
Callum
Samuel
Daniel
Morgan
William
James
Luke
Oliver
Ryan
Benjamin
Joseph
Lewis
Matthew
Cameron

[classiestkid.livejournal.com]

I really like the name Chihiro!

also:
Elena
Rosa
Anna

[ifancylust.livejournal.com]

i wasn't a huge fan of chihiro when i heard it, but the fact that her parents called her chi-chan was so adorable to me.

[how-obscure.livejournal.com]

Okay, Germany, Ireland, and Wales have already been taken care of so... that leaves me with Scotland, England, and I guess the U.S.
Scotland: 2006
1. Jack / Sophie
2. Lewis / Emma
3. Callum / Erin
4. Ryan / Katie
5. James/ Lucy
6. Cameron / Chloe
7. Jamie / Ellie
8. Daniel / Amy
9. Matthew / Olivia
10. Kyle / Emily

England: 2007
1. Jack / Grace
2. Thomas / Ruby
3. Oliver / Olivia
4. Joshua / Emily
5. Harry / Jessica
6. Charlie / Sophie
7. Daniel / Chloe
8. William / Lily
9. James / Ella
10. Alfie / Amelia

United States: 2007
1. Jacob / Emily
2. Michael / Isabella
3. Ethan / Emma
4. Joshua / Ava
5. Daniel / Madison
6. Christopher / Sophia
7. Anthony / Olivia
8. William / Abigail
9. Matthew / Hannah
10. Andrew / Elizabeth

Re: Oh and...

[spartan-picnic.livejournal.com]

Wow I'm really surprised about the Finnish names! I never thought Eetu and Veeti would be so popular. I love Elias, Onni and all the names on the girls list. Aino is my favorite name ever.