Century Names for Baby

352 Century names for girls. Listing Century baby names 241-250. Matilda, Maud, Mavis, Melanie, Melba, Melina, Melinda and Melody are popular Century baby names. Mazarine and Mercia are uncommon Century baby names. Click on each Century name for details and [variants], view more Century names from Merry to Musetta, or search for Century names for boys.

Matilda ... William the Conqueror's Queen Matilda (11th century) brought the name to Britain ... It was revived in the 18th century for awhile ... [23]

Maud ... Common in the late 19th century ... [2]

Mavis ... The name was first used in English by Geoffrey Chaucer (14th century) ...

Mazarine ... Probably used as homage to an influential 17th-century French cleric, Cardinal Mazarin. [1]

Melanie ... Religion: Saint Melania was a wealthy heiress and philantrophist of the fourth and fifth century who freed thousands of slaves and engaged in lifelong good works ... [27]

Melba ... The city of Melbourne takes its name from British politician William Lamb Melbourne (19th century) and means "border" ... [3]

Melina ... Mostly 18th century use ... [8]

Melinda ... Modern name coined in the 18th century from the word "melitus". [17]

Melody ... First used in the 13th century, though uncommon. [5]

Mercia ... Place name: the English kingdom of Mercia comprised much of England from the sixth to the ninth century ...

For more Century names, view Century baby names 251-260 from Merry to Musetta.

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