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Concept in sociology
In sociology, popularity is how much a person, idea, place, item or other concept is either liked or accorded status by other people. Liking can be due
Popularity
Canadian television series
Popularity Papers is a British-Canadian youth comedy television series, which premiered in 2023 on YTV and produced by BBC Studios Kids & Family Adapted
Popularity_Papers
accurately) reflect use in local files. Attempts at measuring encoding popularity may utilize counts of numbers of (web) documents, or counts weighed by
Popularity_of_text_encodings
A popularity contest is a real or attributed contest in which the sole criterion for winning is how many votes one gets, such that the winner is the most
Popularity_contest
get connections and promotions. The viral song "Gangnam Style" gained popularity from mentions by prominent Twitter users. Bang Si Hyuk, the producer of
Impact and popularity of K-pop
Impact_and_popularity_of_K-pop
results of the study are shown in the chart below. The results of colour popularity surveys conducted by American paint manufacturers PPG Industries (PPG)
Car_colour_popularity
A music popularity index is a recorded music ranking, classified by popularity, which can be measured in many different ways. Nowadays, they are very common
Music_popularity_index
Award
Golden Ladybug of Popularity (Macedonian: Златна бубамара на популарноста, transliteration: Zlatna bubamara na popularnosta) also often abbreviated as
Golden_Ladybug_of_Popularity
Part of a personal name
and in the U.S., the popularity distribution of given names has been shifting so that the most popular names are losing popularity. For example, in England
Given_name
Efforts to increase the number of high-quality links pointing to a website
analyzing the links to the site from other websites. The resulting “link popularity” is a measure of the number and quality of links to a website. It is an
Link_building
Middle grade book series by Amy Ignatow
The Popularity Papers is a middle grade book series written and illustrated by Amy Ignatow. The first book of the series was published in 2010. To date
The_Popularity_Papers
Fallacy of claiming the majority is always correct
Other names for the fallacy include: appeal to (common) belief appeal to popularity appeal to the majority appeal to the masses argument from consensus authority
Argumentum_ad_populum
2006 studio album by Jonezetta
Popularity is Jonezetta's debut album, released by Tooth & Nail Records on October 3, 2006. "Welcome Home" – 4:02 "Get Ready (Hot Machete)" – 3:13 "Communicate"
Popularity_(album)
Genre of rock music
style became known as a hybrid of punk and metal. By the early 1990s, its popularity had spread, with similar sounding bands appearing in California, then
Grunge
Negationist myth of the American Civil War
States into the 21st century. The Lost Cause reached the height of its popularity at the turn of the 20th century, when proponents memorialized Confederate
Lost_Cause_of_the_Confederacy
Team sport
most significant professional basketball league in the world in terms of popularity, salaries, talent, and level of competition (drawing most of its talent
Basketball
Coat with viral popularity
prior to 2016, but had received little popularity or notice. Bloggers posted about it and increased its popularity. By autumn 2017, it was being worn by
Amazon_coat
Television programs from South Korea
Wave in the 1990s. They have since achieved significant international popularity, with millions of viewers across the world. Beginning around the 1970s
Korean_drama
South Korean boy band
Hwang Mi-hyun (March 5, 2018). "글로벌 인기" 아스트로, 태국 팬미팅 성황...다음은 일본 ["Global popularity" Astro, successful fan meeting in Thailand... Japan is next]. News1 (in
Astro_(South_Korean_band)
Norwegian band
(2002) You and Me Against the World (2005) Rocket Science (2009) Exit Popularity Contest (2016) "Apoptygma Berzerk – Release Music Magazine Spotlight"
Apoptygma_Berzerk
Collective behavior that achieves short-lived popularity
also known as trends, are products or behaviors that achieve short-lived popularity but fade away. Fads are often seen as sudden, quick-spreading, and short-lived
Fad
Team field sport
leagues exist worldwide, but the sport does not have the international popularity of other American sports like baseball or basketball; the sport maintains
American_football
Fictional character created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Sherlock Holmes first appeared in print in 1887's A Study in Scarlet. His popularity became widespread with the first series of short stories in The Strand
Sherlock_Holmes
Music genre
of the hip-hop style. Many of the records used were disco due to its popularity at the time. This disco-inflected music was originally known as disco
Hip-hop
Object-oriented programming language
modification) usually unavailable in traditional compiled languages. Java gained popularity shortly after its release, and has been a popular programming language
Java_(programming_language)
2013 song by Superheaven
gain further popularity after it was sampled by American rappers Yeat and Bnyx in their song "Go Again." Thanks to its viral popularity, "Youngest Daughter"
Youngest_Daughter_(song)
Mexican actress and singer (born 1990)
Reyna (born 30 January 1990) is a Mexican actress and singer. She gained popularity for starring in the Nickelodeon teen sitcom Sueña conmigo (2010–2011)
Eiza_González
Sport or other physical activity with particular significance in a nation
sports: An unofficial national sport is an activity that holds significant popularity or cultural and historical significance within a particular nation but
National_sport
2021 browser game
partner, Wordle was publicly released in October 2021. It gained widespread popularity in late 2021 after the introduction of a shareable emoji-based results
Wordle
British internet content subscription service
service based in London, England. The service is widely known for its popularity with pornographers, but it also hosts other content creators, including
OnlyFans
Japanese manga series
Monster Girl You Once Helped Out: A Middle-Aged Teacher Finds Unexpected Popularity in Another World (「あのとき助けていただいたモンスター娘です。」異世界おっさん教師 突然のモテ期に困惑する, "Ano Toki
I'm That Monster Girl You Once Helped Out
I'm_That_Monster_Girl_You_Once_Helped_Out
2026 edition of award ceremony
Naver Popularity Awards: Ahn, Byung-gil (April 24, 2025). '백상예술대상' 네이버 인기상 투표 시작 [Voting begins for the 'Baeksang Arts Awards' Naver Popularity Award]
62nd_Baeksang_Arts_Awards
British television personality and writer (1959–2000)
She was subjected to intense media attention and scrutiny, owing to her popularity and her relationships with musicians Bob Geldof and Michael Hutchence
Paula_Yates
Awards - Male Idol Group Popularity Award Voting 2021". Retrieved October 13, 2021. "Asia Artist Awards - U+ Idol Live Popularity Award Voting 2021". Archived
List of awards and nominations received by Enhypen
List_of_awards_and_nominations_received_by_Enhypen
Online popularity poll in 2007 to pick new Wonders of the World
Wonders of the World from a selection of 200 existing monuments. The popularity poll via free web-based voting and telephone voting was led by Canadian-Swiss
New_7_Wonders_of_the_World
South Korean model and actor (born 1989)
he appeared in MBC's sitcom High Kick Season 3 where he gained further popularity. Lee also co-starred in the film R2B: Return to Base in 2012, a loose
Lee_Jong-suk
Internet meme and prank
its popularity in 2008, rickrolling has become a very long-lived meme. Astley has seen his performance career revitalised by the meme's popularity. The
Rickrolling
creation tool, Roblox Studio. Due to Roblox's popularity, various games created on the site have grown in popularity, with some games having millions of monthly
List_of_Roblox_games
Japanese animation
'animated drawing'), but others believe this to be a myth derived from the popularity of anime in France in the late 1970s and 1980s.[citation needed] In English
Anime
baseball-like game by their own informal rules using homemade equipment. The popularity of the sport grew and amateur men's ball clubs were formed in the 1830–1850s
History of baseball in the United States
History_of_baseball_in_the_United_States
Music genre and subculture
Several dance styles were developed during the period of '70s disco's popularity in the United States, including "the Bump", "the Hustle", "the Watergate"
Disco
Music genre
later known as "bubblegum bass". In 2019, the genre experienced a rise in popularity with the virality of the song "Money Machine" by 100 gecs, and was further
Hyperpop
In Japan, these groups began to gain popularity in the late 1990s, while in South Korea, they gained popularity in the 2000s and early 2010s. Korean girl
List of best-selling girl groups
List_of_best-selling_girl_groups
Trained grizzly bear from Scotland
roles for various television productions, reaching the height of his popularity in the 1980s. Hercules was born in captivity at the Highland Wildlife
Hercules_(bear)
Film genre
with an emphasis on sword fighting and action. It had a similar level of popularity to that of the Western in the United States. The most internationally
Action_film
Australian brand of beer
Perkins, now a division of the Japanese company Kirin. It enjoys wide popularity in the Australian state of Queensland, where it is commonly found on-tap
XXXX_(beer)
Opposite of popularity
Unpopularity is the opposite of popularity. Therefore, it is the quality of lacking acceptance or approval by one's peers or society as a whole. The importance
Unpopularity
Disney cartoon character and mascot
Felix the Cat, and his popularity would grow as he was continuously featured in sound cartoons. By 1929, Felix would lose popularity among theater audiences
Mickey_Mouse
Nickname for New York City
Fitz Gerald, a sportswriter for the New York Morning Telegraph. Its popularity since the 1970s is due in part to a promotional campaign by the New York
Big_Apple
Name list
early 2000s, when it was ranked among the top 200 names for girls. Its popularity coincided with the release of the 1996 Disney film The Hunchback of Notre
Esmeralda_(given_name)
Measure of popularity of programming languages
The TIOBE programming community index is a measure of popularity of programming languages, created and maintained by TIOBE Software BV, based in Eindhoven
TIOBE_index
Football is the most popular sport in Turkey, followed by basketball, tracing its roots to the Ottoman Empire. Approximately three-quarters of the Turkish
Football_in_Turkey
Black and white scarf
Outside of the Middle East and North Africa, the keffiyeh first gained popularity among pro-Palestinian activists; it is widely considered to be an icon
Palestinian_keffiyeh
Novelty Scottish confectionery
as a critical commentary on how unhealthy the Scottish diet was – the popularity of the dish has spread. The origins of the deep-fried Mars bar are disputed
Deep-fried_Mars_bar
Name list
(Marcus Antonius). The ultimate etymology of the name is unknown. Its popularity as a given name is largely due to the fame of Anthony the Great, an Egyptian
Anthony
Name list
or heavens, with an association to royalty. The name has increased in popularity in the United States in recent years. It first appeared among the top
Leilani_(given_name)
Music genre
with the popularity of bands like Helmet, Tool, and Alice in Chains. In the late 1990s and early 2000s, nu metal achieved mainstream popularity with the
Alternative_metal
South Korean popular music genre
modernize South Korea's contemporary music scene in the early 1990s. Their popularity with teenagers led the music industry to focus on this demographic. Lee
K-pop
아이즈원·스트레이키즈·(여자)아이들·더보이즈, 신인상 수상". Naver (in Korean). November 28, 2018. "2020 AAA - Popularity Award Voting (Male Idol)". Archived from the original on November 2, 2020
List of awards and nominations received by The Boyz
List_of_awards_and_nominations_received_by_The_Boyz
American internet personality (1965–2022)
was an American internet personality and image consultant. He rose to popularity in 2020 through his YouTube and Instagram live streams discussing modern
Kevin_Samuels
Japanese anime television series
television series played a major role in increasing anime's worldwide popularity, especially in the United States and Asia, where many Pokémon films are
Pokémon_(TV_series)
4, 2016. Retrieved November 20, 2016. "AAA 인기상 후보100 사전투표 - 가수" [AAA Popularity Award Candidate 100 Advance Voting - Singer]. Star News (in Korean). September
List of awards and nominations received by Oh My Girl
List_of_awards_and_nominations_received_by_Oh_My_Girl
Internet meme
of a bald man with a wistful expression. The meme subsequently grew in popularity on 4chan, where the character became associated with phrases such as "I
Wojak
Superhero from My Hero Academia
received praise. The character has also consistently ranked in the series' popularity polls, most commonly he placed first. Fans have drawn comparison between
Katsuki_Bakugo
episodes. It was created by Rod Serling and broadcast on CBS. Ongoing popularity of the series brought about a 1983 feature film and three "revival" television
List of The Twilight Zone episodes
List_of_The_Twilight_Zone_episodes
Subgenre of American hip-hop
first time ever, according to Nielsen Data, coinciding with the rise in popularity of trap. In 2019, trap-influenced hits such as Ariana Grande's "7 Rings"
Trap_music
Cat-related economic consumption in Japan
have always enjoyed popularity in Japanese culture, being seen as kawaii (cute) and associated with good health, their popularity and economic impact
Nekonomics
Ranking of recorded music for a given period
sales or other criteria to rank popular releases, that ranks highly in popularity compared to other songs in the same timeframe. Chart-topper and related
Record_chart
South Korean actor and singer (born 1982)
Heart Ryeo (2016), Lawless Lawyer (2018), and Flower of Evil (2020). The popularity of his work overseas, especially in Asia, have established him as a top
Lee_Joon-gi
German synth-pop band
Alphaville is a German synth-pop band formed in Münster in 1982. They gained popularity in the 1980s. The group was founded by singer Marian Gold and musicians
Alphaville_(band)
English model and photographer (born 1944)
married George Harrison in 1966, experiencing the height of the Beatles' popularity and sharing their embrace of Indian spirituality. She divorced Harrison
Pattie_Boyd
Subgenre of heavy metal
Destruction, Sodom, and Tankard. The thrash metal genre had declined in popularity by the mid-1990s, due to the commercial success of numerous genres such
Thrash_metal
1983 film by Ferdinand Fairfax
Seagrove. It was one of several 1980s films designed to capitalize on the popularity of Indiana Jones, but Savage Islands was a flop at the box office. The
Savage_Islands_(film)
American dish of spicy chicken wings
chicken wings, hot wings, or just wings. Buffalo wings have gained in popularity in the United States and abroad, with some North American restaurant chains
Buffalo_wing
Fictional character
obtained using Amiibo cards or figures. Other factors that led to his popularity included his personality, appearance, and willingness to dress in a maid
Raymond_(Animal_Crossing)
Humorous dances enjoying bursts of popularity
a short burst of popularity. Some of them, like the Twist, Y.M.C.A. and the Hokey Pokey, have shown much longer-lasting popularity. They are also called
Dance_crazes
Global rise in popularity of Korean culture
"Korean Wave" (Chinese: 韩流; pinyin: hánliú) in 1999 to describe the growing popularity of South Korean cultural products. During the 2000s, hallyu expanded into
Korean_Wave
American social media user
using multiple secret accounts to increase the popularity of his own posts and decrease the popularity of competitors' posts. Eisenkop earned his bachelor's
Unidan
DC Comics character
style helped redefine the character and significantly contributed to his popularity. Writers attempted to use Lobo as a parody of the 1990s trend towards
Lobo_(character)
Programming paradigm based on objects
used on macOS and written in Objective-C. OOP toolkits also enhanced the popularity of event-driven programming.[citation needed] At ETH Zürich, Niklaus Wirth
Object-oriented_programming
Music genre
Spanish-speaking Caribbean. By the 2010s, the genre had seen increased popularity across Latin America, as well as acceptance within mainstream Western
Reggaeton
Food-related content on the short video platform
food-related fads on the social media platform TikTok. These trends amassed popularity in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic, as many people spent more time cooking
TikTok_food_trends
Japanese fantasy subgenre about travel to another world
Battler Dunbine (1983). In the 1990s, The Twelve Kingdoms gained widespread popularity, which helped to popularize the genre. In the 2000s, isekai novels began
Isekai
Video that becomes popular via Internet sharing
PlayStation game disc for Tiger Woods 99, later leading to a recall. The popularity of the videos led to the creation of the television series South Park
Viral_video
Fusion music genre combining together emo and pop punk
All-American Rejects, My Chemical Romance, Panic! at the Disco and Paramore. The popularity of emo pop declined in the 2010s, with some prominent artists in the genre
Emo_pop
American artist and businesswoman (born 1955)
designs were popular in the 1980s and 1990s and experienced a resurgence in popularity in the 2010s and 2020s. Frank's father was an art collector and introduced
Lisa_Frank
Soft drink by PepsiCo
and revived by Charles Guth, who reformulated the syrup. Pepsi gained popularity with the introduction of a 12-ounce bottle during the Great Depression
Pepsi
Dog breed
United States, and the current fashion for small dogs has increased their popularity worldwide. Pomeranians are small dogs weighing 1.36–3.17 kilograms (3
Pomeranian_dog
German disco group
and disco music group founded in 1974 in West Germany. They achieved popularity during the disco era in the second half of the 1970s. The band were created
Boney_M.
Historical Indian political party
general election, coming third. Despite Jayaprakash Narayan's personal popularity, its electoral fortunes did not improve. It merged with the Kisan Mazdoor
Socialist_Party_(India,_1948)
Genre of rock music
influences. It originated in the early 1980s, following the decline in popularity of both punk and disco. Michael Campbell, in his book Popular Music in
Dance-rock
Music genre
mid-to-late 2000s—arguably the last time a wave of rock experienced mainstream popularity." A "major rift" between grunge and post-grunge is in the lyrical substance
Post-grunge
Roast beef sandwich originating in Chicago
gradually grew in popularity and was widely eaten in the city by the 1970s and 1980s. The sandwich saw a substantial rise in popularity with the 2020s television
Italian_beef
Argentine rapper and singer-songwriter (born 2000)
and singer-songwriter. Born and raised in Rosario, Santa Fe, she gained popularity with her singles "Wapo Traketero", "Colocao", "Mamichula", "Mala Vida"
Nicki_Nicole
Norwegian online educational quiz game
the Kahoot! app. It was originally founded in 2006, but gained massive popularity in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic. The game concept used in Kahoot
Kahoot!
South Korean actor (born 1988)
well as the title track "Dream High" with the rest of the cast. Kim's popularity skyrocketed when he starred in the hit period drama Moon Embracing the
Kim_Soo-hyun
Name list
that year, an increase of 87 from 2022. The name ranked 877th on the popularity chart in 2023. Another 32 American girls were named Barbie in 2023. In
Barbara_(given_name)
American singer (born 1934)
and appeared in numerous feature films. Boone rivaled Elvis Presley in popularity during the 1950s and was ranked by Billboard as one of the top charting
Pat_Boone
Conversational software
processing. Simpler chatbots have existed for decades. Chatbots have gained popularity during the AI boom of the 2020s, with the releases of generative AI chatbots
Chatbot
Practice and strategies of increasing online visibility
page's link popularity score. These are known as incoming links, which point to the URL and can count towards the page link's popularity score, impacting
Search_engine_optimization
POPULARITY
POPULARITY
Surname or Lastname
English, Welsh, French, South Indian, etc.
English, Welsh, French, South Indian, etc. : from the personal name George, Greek GeÅrgios, from an adjectival form, geÅrgios ‘rustic’, of geÅrgos ‘farmer’. This became established as a personal name in classical times through its association with the fashion for pastoral poetry. Its popularity in western Europe increased at the time of the Crusades, which brought greater contact with the Orthodox Church, in which several saints and martyrs of this name are venerated, in particular a saint believed to have been martyred at Nicomedia in ad 303, who, however, is at best a shadowy figure historically. Nevertheless, by the end of the Middle Ages St. George had become associated with an unhistorical legend of dragon-slaying exploits, which caught the popular imagination throughout Europe, and he came to be considered the patron saint of England among other places.
Girl/Female
Tamil
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Popularity
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Surname or Lastname
English and French
English and French : from a Germanic female personal name composed of the elements īs ‘ice’ + hild ‘strife’, ‘battle’. This was introduced into England by the Normans in the forms Iseu(l)t and Isolde. The popularity of the various versions of the legend of Tristan and Isolde led to widespread use of the personal name in the Middle Ages.French : from Ishard, a Germanic personal name composed of the elements īs ‘ice’ + hard ‘hardy’, ‘brave’, ‘strong’.
Surname or Lastname
English (of Norman origin), French, and North German
English (of Norman origin), French, and North German : from Giselbert, a Norman personal name composed of the Germanic elements gīsil ‘pledge’, ‘hostage’, ‘noble youth’ (see Giesel) + berht ‘bright’, ‘famous’. This personal name enjoyed considerable popularity in England during the Middle Ages, partly as a result of the fame of St. Gilbert of Sempringham (1085–1189), the founder of the only native English monastic order.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : Americanized form of one or more like-sounding Jewish surnames.The Devon family of Gilbert can be traced to Geoffrey Gilbert (died 1349), who represented Totnes in Parliament in 1326. His descendants included Sir Humphrey Gilbert (died 1583), who discovered Newfoundland.
Surname or Lastname
English, Welsh, German, etc.
English, Welsh, German, etc. : ultimately from the Hebrew personal name yÅÌ£hÄnÄn ‘Jehovah has favored (me with a son)’ or ‘may Jehovah favor (this child)’. This personal name was adopted into Latin (via Greek) as Johannes, and has enjoyed enormous popularity in Europe throughout the Christian era, being given in honor of St. John the Baptist, precursor of Christ, and of St. John the Evangelist, author of the fourth gospel, as well as others of the nearly one thousand other Christian saints of the name. Some of the principal forms of the personal name in other European languages are Welsh Ieuan, Evan, Siôn, and Ioan; Scottish Ia(i)n; Irish Séan; German Johann, Johannes, Hans; Dutch Jan; French Jean; Italian Giovanni, Gianni, Ianni; Spanish Juan; Portuguese João; Greek IÅannÄ“s (vernacular Yannis); Czech Jan; Russian Ivan. Polish has surnames both from the western Slavic form Jan and from the eastern Slavic form Iwan. There were a number of different forms of the name in Middle English, including Jan(e), a male name (see Jane); Jen (see Jenkin); Jon(e) (see Jones); and Han(n) (see Hann). There were also various Middle English feminine versions of this name (e.g. Joan, Jehan), and some of these were indistinguishable from masculine forms. The distinction on grounds of gender between John and Joan was not firmly established in English until the 17th century. It was even later that Jean and Jane were specialized as specifically feminine names in English; bearers of these surnames and their derivatives are more likely to derive them from a male ancestor than a female. As a surname in the British Isles, John is particularly frequent in Wales, where it is a late formation representing Welsh Siôn rather than the older form Ieuan (which gave rise to the surname Evan). As an American family name this form has absorbed various cognates from continental European languages. (For forms, see Hanks and Hodges 1988.)
Surname or Lastname
English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch, etc.
English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch, etc. : from the Latin personal name Lucas (Greek Loukas) ‘man from Lucania’. Lucania is a region of southern Italy thought to have been named in ancient times with a word meaning ‘bright’ or ‘shining’. Compare Lucio. The Christian name owed its enormous popularity throughout Europe in the Middle Ages to St. Luke the Evangelist, hence the development of this surname and many vernacular derivatives in most of the languages of Europe. Compare Luke. This is also found as an Americanized form of Greek Loukas.Scottish : reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Lùcais (see McLucas).As a French name Lucas has been recorded in Canada since 1653, taken to Trois Rivières, Quebec, by one Lucas-Lépine from Normandy.
Surname or Lastname
Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic)
Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic) : variant of Levin.English : variant of Leven 3.Breton (Lévéné) : from an old female personal name derived from Old Breton louuinid ‘joy’, ‘gaiety’. The name gained popularity as it belonged to the mother of a Breton saint, Gwenael.Altered spelling of French Lavigne, Lavin, Lavine, Levin, or various other like-sounding surnames.
Girl/Female
Tamil
Hasmita | ஹஸà¯à®®à¯€à®¤à®¾Â
Popularity
Hasmita | ஹஸà¯à®®à¯€à®¤à®¾Â
Surname or Lastname
English (of Norman origin)
English (of Norman origin) : from Geribodo, a Germanic personal name composed of the elements gÄr, gÄ“r, ‘spear’, ‘lance’ + bodo originally ‘lord’, ‘master’, but early reinterpreted as ‘messenger’. The name was borne notably by a 7th-century saint, bishop of Bayeux; as a result of his cult the name was popular among the Normans and introduced by them into England.English (of Norman origin) : from Geribald, a Germanic personal name composed of the elements geri, gari ‘spear’ + bald ‘bold’, ‘brave’. This name owed its popularity largely to a 9th-century saint, bishop of Châlons-sur-Seine.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the Middle English vernacular form, Maudeleyn, of the New Testament Greek personal name Magdalēnē. This is a byname, meaning ‘woman from Magdala’ (a village on the Sea of Galilee, deriving its name from Hebrew migdal ‘tower’), denoting the woman cured of evil spirits by Jesus (Luke 8:2), who later became a faithful follower. In Christian folk belief she was generally identified with the repentant sinner who washed Christ’s feet with her tears in Luke 7; hence the name came to be used as a byname for a prostitute, also a tearful woman. The popularity of the personal name increased with the supposed discovery of her relics in the 13th century.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the female personal name Isabel(l)(a). This originated as a variant of Elizabeth, a name which owed its popularity in medieval Europe to the fact that it was borne by John the Baptist’s mother. The original form of the name was Hebrew Elisheva ‘my God (is my) oath’; it appears thus in Exodus 6:23 as the name of Aaron’s wife. By New Testament times the second element had been altered to Hebrew shabat ‘rest’, ‘Sabbath’. The form Isabella originated in Spain, the initial syllable being detached because of its resemblance to the definite article el, and the final one being assimilated to the characteristic Spanish feminine ending -ella. The name in this form was introduced to France in the 13th century, being borne by a sister of St. Louis who lived as a nun after declining marriage with the Holy Roman Emperor. Thence it was taken to England, where it achieved considerable popularity as an independent personal name alongside its doublet Elizabeth.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the Middle English personal name Edward, Old English Ēadward, composed of the elements ēad ‘prosperity’, ‘fortune’ + w(e)ard ‘guard’. The English personal name also became popular on the Continent as a result of the fame of the two canonized kings of England, Edward the Martyr (962–79) and Edward the Confessor (1004–66). They certainly contributed largely to its great popularity in England.
Surname or Lastname
English, French, German, Hungarian (Donát), Polish, and Czech (Donát)
English, French, German, Hungarian (Donát), Polish, and Czech (Donát) : from a medieval personal name (Latin Donatus, past participle of donare, frequentative of dare ‘to give’). The name was much favored by early Christians, either because the birth of a child was seen as a gift from God, or else because the child was in turn dedicated to God. The name was borne by various early saints, among them a 6th-century hermit of Sisteron and a 7th-century bishop of Besançon, all of whom contributed to the popularity of the baptismal name in the Middle Ages, which was not checked by the heresy of a 4th-century Carthaginian bishop who also bore it. Another bearer was a 4th-century gramMarian and commentator on Virgil, widely respected in the Middle Ages as a figure of great learning.
Surname or Lastname
French (Jérôme) and English
French (Jérôme) and English : from the medieval
personal name Jérôme (French), Jerome (English),
from Greek HierÅnymos (see Hieronymus). This achieved
some popularity in France and elsewhere, being bestowed in honor of St
Jerome (?347–420), creator of the Vulgate, the standard Latin
version of the Bible.English (of Norman origin) : from a personal
name, Gerram, composed of the Germanic elements gÄr, gÄ“r ‘spear’ + hraban ‘raven’.A Jerome is recorded in Montreal in 1655 with the secondary
surnames Beaune and Leblanc. Another bearer of the name,
from Brittany, is recorded in Montreal in 1705 with the secondary
surname
Surname or Lastname
French
French : from the Old French personal name Germain. This was popular in France, where it had been borne by a 5th-century saint, bishop of Auxerre. It derives from Latin Germanus ‘brother’, ‘cousin’ (originally an adjective meaning ‘of the same stock’, from Latin germen ‘bud’, ‘shoot’). In the Romance languages, especially Italian, the popularity of the equivalent personal name has been enhanced by association with the meaning ‘brother (in God)’, and in Spanish the cognate surname is derived from the vocabulary word meaning ‘brother’ rather than from a personal name. The feminine form, Germaine, which occurs as a place name in Aisne, Marne, and Haute-Marne, is associated with a late 16th-century saint from Provençal, the daughter of a poor farmer, who was canonized in 1867.English : variant of German.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the personal name Francis (Old French form Franceis, Latin Franciscus, Italian Francisco). This was originally an ethnic name meaning ‘Frank’ and hence ‘Frenchman’. The personal name owed much of its popularity during the Middle Ages to the fame of St. Francis of Assisi (1181–1226), whose baptismal name was actually Giovanni but who was nicknamed Francisco because his father was absent in France at the time of his birth. As an American family name this has absorbed cognates from several other European languages (for forms, see Hanks and Hodges 1988).Jewish (American) : an Americanization of one or more like-sounding Jewish surnames, or an adoption of the non-Jewish surname.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the Middle English and Old French personal name Lorens, Laurence (Latin Laurentius ‘man from Laurentum’, a place in Italy probably named from its laurels or bay trees). The name was borne by a saint who was martyred at Rome in the 3rd century ad; he enjoyed a considerable cult throughout Europe, with consequent popularity of the personal name (French Laurent, Italian, Spanish Lorenzo, Catalan Llorenç, Portuguese Lourenço, German Laurenz; Polish Wawrzyniec (assimilated to the Polish word wawrzyn ‘laurel’), etc.). The surname is also borne by Jews among whom it is presumably an Americanized form of one or more like-sounding Ashkenazic surnames.
Surname or Lastname
English, German, French, and Jewish
English, German, French, and Jewish : from the personal name, Hebrew Yosef ‘may He (God) add (another son)’. In medieval Europe this name was borne frequently but not exclusively by Jews; the usual medieval English vernacular form is represented by Jessup. In the Book of Genesis, Joseph is the favorite son of Jacob, who is sold into slavery by his brothers but rises to become a leading minister in Egypt (Genesis 37–50). In the New Testament Joseph is the husband of the Virgin Mary, which accounts for the popularity of the given name among Christians.A bearer of the name Joseph with the secondary surname Langoumois (and therefore presumably from the Angoumois region of France) is documented in Quebec City in 1718.
Surname or Lastname
English, French, German, Italian (Venetian), Polish, Czech and Slovak (Fabián), and Hungarian (Fábián)
English, French, German, Italian (Venetian), Polish, Czech and Slovak (Fabián), and Hungarian (Fábián) : from a personal name, Latin Fabianus, a derivative of the Roman family name Fabius. The personal name achieved considerable popularity in Europe in the Middle Ages, having been borne by a 3rd-century pope and saint.Americanized or Italianized spelling of Slovenian Fabjan or Fabijan (see 1).Jewish : adoption of the non-Jewish surname under the influence of the Yiddish personal name Fayvish.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from a Norman personal name, Leodegar, Old French Legier, of Germanic origin, composed of the elements liut ‘people’, ‘tribe’ + gÄr, gÄ“r ‘spear’. The name was borne by a 7th-century bishop of Autun, whose fame contributed to the popularity of the name in France. (In Germany the name was connected with a different saint, an 8th-century bishop of Münster.)English : variant of Letcher, in part a deliberate alteration to avoid the association with Middle English lecheor ‘lecher’.
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Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
Invocation
Boy/Male
American, British, Danish, English, French, Hebrew, Scandinavian
Strong Counselor
Girl/Female
American, Australian, Chinese, Latin
Youthful; Combination of Julie and Lisa; Jove's Child
Boy/Male
British, English
Form of Reginald; Counsel Power
Boy/Male
Indian, Rajasthani
Clever; Smart
Female
Egyptian
, a royal lady of the IIIrd or IVth dynasty.
Surname or Lastname
English (of Norman origin)
English (of Norman origin) : habitational name, with fused preposition d(e), for someone from Airelle in Calvados, France, or Airel in La Manche, Normandy.
Boy/Male
Hindu
Snake, The king of serpents, A serpent chief
Biblical
grasshoppers; height
Boy/Male
Spanish American
God is with us'.
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POPULARITY
n.
State of being current; currency; popularity.
a.
Advancing or increasing amid noisy excitement; as, booming prices; booming popularity.
n.
The act of courting the favor of the people.
adv.
In a popular manner; so as to be generally favored or accepted by the people; commonly; currently; as, the story was popularity reported.
n.
The quality or state of being popular; especially, the state of being esteemed by, or of being in favor with, the people at large; good will or favor proceeding from the people; as, the popularity of a law, statesman, or a book.
pl.
of Popularity
n.
Something which obtains, or is intended to obtain, the favor of the vulgar; claptrap.
n.
The quality or state of being adapted or pleasing to common, poor, or vulgar people; hence, cheapness; inferiority; vulgarity.
n.
Public sentiment; general passion.
n.
The quality or state of being popular; popularity.