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Girl · Hungarian (19th-century literary coinage)
Csilla
Say it: CHEEL-law
Meaning
Coined by the poet Mihály Vörösmarty in the 19th century, generally explained as formed from Hungarian csillag 'star'.
Likelythe main view, with some doubt.
Created by Vörösmarty during the Hungarian language-reform era and widely given in the 20th century.
Its wave through time
Rare in the records
In the United States
- 5 babies given this name since 1961
- At its height in 1961, about 1 in 403,600 girls
- Fewer than 5 babies a year in 2020
Through the ages
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Where this comes from
- Well-known works of literature
- National birth statistics of European countries source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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