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[smallandneedy.livejournal.com]

Saw a strange sibset the other day. Parents seemed to be ethnic Norwegian judging from their very normal Norwegian names.

Their sons however: Kimilian and Davian.

I checked our official name statistics and these are the only kids with these names in Norway. I'm thinking made up, but I have no idea. WDYT?

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[halliwell66.livejournal.com]

I have a zip file of the top names from 1880-2013 in the US. If the name is used less than 5 times they don't publish it.

Kimilian didn't get a single hit. I would say made up, but a play on chameleon? There could in theory only be a handful.


Davian has been listed every year since 1974, in 2013 it was #768 Davian with 289 (beating Lennon #769)

I think being only one letter different from Damian/Damien means more likely to be used. Parents trying to make it more unique.

[smallandneedy.livejournal.com]

Thanks for that! Davian does look more "real" than the other so it doesn't surprise me that it's been used that much in the States.

Still curious about Kimilian though. I don't think I like it as it sounds weird.

[ray-of-light09.livejournal.com]

I think Kimilian maybe unique version of Cillian/Killian. I've never seen it before.