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Girl · English
Precious Say it: PRESH-us
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Meaning The English word meaning 'of great value', from Latin pretiosus.
Certain scholars agree on this meaning.
Its wave through time Fading since the 1990s
In the United States 0 20 40 60 1880 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020 Peak 1998 per 100,000 babies of that sex 19,162 babies given this name since 1897 At its height in 1998, about 1 in 2,400 girls 57 babies in 2020 Names worth a look Tanisha Girl Sometimes said to be Hausa for 'born on Monday', but this is not well supported; most likely an American coinage… Modern · peak 1977 · forgotten Latisha Girl An American form of Leticia, from Latin laetitia 'joy, gladness'. Modern · peak 1979 · forgotten Amara Girl Has several sources: Igbo Amara 'grace', and coincidences with Sanskrit amara 'immortal' and Latin amarus 'bitter';… Modern · peak 2019 Latonya Girl A modern African-American coinage combining the prefix La- with Tonya, a Russian pet form of Antonina. Modern · peak 1974 · forgotten Londyn Girl A modern spelling of London, the English capital, a place name of uncertain pre-Roman origin. Modern · peak 2014 Keisha Girl Uncertain. Possibly a shortened form of Lakeisha, or linked to the biblical Keziah (Hebrew 'cassia'), but no… Modern · peak 1976 · forgotten Priscilla Girl Latin, a diminutive of Prisca, from priscus 'ancient, old'. Biblical · peak 1940 Preston Boy From an English surname and place name, Old English preost 'priest' and tun 'settlement'. Victorian · peak 2007 Where this comes from United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source 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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