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Beulah Say it: BYOO-luh
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Meaning From Hebrew be'ulah 'married', the name given to the restored land of Israel in Isaiah 62:4.
Certain scholars agree on this meaning.
Taken up by Protestants from the Bible and the hymn tradition of 'Beulah Land', and popular in the US around 1900.
Its wave through time Fading since the 1900s
In the United States 0 1 2 3 4 1880 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020 Peak 1901 per 1,000 babies of that sex 73,372 babies given this name since 1880 At its height in 1901, about 1 in 279 girls 11 babies in 2020 Names worth a look Dominique Girl The French form of Dominic, from Latin Dominicus 'of the Lord'. Modern · peak 1992 Krista Girl A form of Christa, a short form of Christina, ultimately from Greek christos 'anointed'. Modern · peak 1986 Irma Girl Short form of names beginning with Germanic ermen/irmin 'whole, great', such as Irmgard. Victorian · peak 1905 Belinda Girl Uncertain. It appears in English literature from the late 17th century and was used by Alexander Pope in The Rape of… Revolutions · peak 1961 · forgotten Shelley Girl From an English surname and place name, Old English scylf 'shelf, ledge' + leah 'clearing'. Modern · peak 1972 · forgotten Kelli Girl A spelling of Kelly, from the Irish surname Ó Ceallaigh, from the personal name Ceallach, whose meaning is disputed… Modern · peak 1970 · forgotten Billy Boy A pet form of William, from Germanic wil 'will, desire' + helm 'helmet, protection'. Victorian · peak 1934 Blake Girl or boy From an English surname from Old English blæc 'black, dark' or blāc 'pale, shining'; the two words cannot be told… Modern · peak 2012 Where this comes from The Hebrew Bible and the New Testament United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source National census records of the 19th and 20th centuries United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source Meanings and histories are compiled from the study of names and their languages and checked by a second review.
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