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[Opinions] Names from Western Australia, 1860-1869 (boys)
There were 3518 named births registered in this decade, comprising 276 separate names.Names used more than once:William - 489
John - 450
James - 263
George - 238
Thomas - 196
Charles - 160
Henry - 155
Joseph - 116
Edward - 100
Frederick - 93
Robert - 91
Alfred - 90
Michael - 56
Richard - 55
Samuel - 55
Walter - 55
Arthur - 52
Francis - 47
David - 46
Patrick - 46
Albert - 32
Alexander - 30
Andrew - 24
Edwin - 24
Daniel - 21
Ernest - 16
Stephen - 16
Benjamin - 14
Edmund - 13
Frank - 13
Herbert - 13
Hugh - 13
Christopher - 10
Lewis - 10
Matthew - 10
Peter - 10
Augustus - 8
Frederic - 8
Dennis - 7
Timothy - 7
Bernard - 6
Cornelius - 6
Fredrick - 6
Martin - 6
Harry - 5
Isaac - 5
Mark - 5
Owen - 5
Adam - 4
Ambrose - 4
Amos - 4
Anthony - 4
Jeremiah - 4
Josiah - 4
Leonard - 4
Louis - 4
Nathaniel - 4
Philip - 4
Reuben - 4
Simon - 4
Abraham - 3
Cecil - 3
Clarence - 3
Douglas - 3
Elisha - 3
Felix - 3
Gerald - 3
Jesse - 3
Kenneth - 3
Morris - 3
Phillip - 3
Sidney - 3
Sydney - 3
Theodore - 3
Aaron - 2
Aubrey - 2
Barney - 2
Bedford - 2
Claude - 2
Donald - 2
Earnest - 2
Edgar - 2
Emmanuel - 2
Godfrey - 2
Jabez - 2
Jessie - 2
Jonathan - 2
Lawrence - 2
Levi - 2
Lionel - 2
Luke - 2
Maitland - 2
Mathew - 2
Maurice - 2
Nicholas - 2
Percival - 2
Percy - 2
Reginald - 2
Ross - 2
Ruben - 2
Seymour - 2
Spencer - 2
Tom - 2
Vernon - 2Names used once only:
Abenezer
Absolom
Acton
Adolphus
Agusta
Agustus
Alban
Albion
Alder
Alexender
Allen
Alphonsis
Alvared
Amyas
Anderton
Aneas
Angus
Anos
Anthonie
Archibald
Arnoll
Arther
Arundel
Athelstan
Augustine
Authur
Averland
Barnard
Barton
Benjemin
Bennet
Brian
Bryan
Burton
Caleb
Campbell
Carlton
Carrington
Charlie
Charls
Christie
Claudius
Clement
Clifford
Colin
Constantine
Cuthbert
Dalton
Dan
De Courcy
Decoursy
Denis
Digory
Duncan
Ebenezer
Eber
Elfred
Elijah
Elizah
Enest
Enoch
Enrique
Ephram
Ethled
Eugene
Eustace
Ewan
Ezekiel
Frances
Frankland
Fred
Frederik
Gaven
Gavin
Geoffery
Geoffrey
Gervase
Graves
Guy
Hans
Harden
Harold
Hatton
Haycock
Hayford
Hedley
Henery
Horace
Houghton
Hubert
Hugo
Jacob
Jasper
Jeffrey
Jeffry
Jess
Job
Joel
Johnson
Johnston
Jonah
Joshua
Justice
Knighton
Kyrl
Lambert
Landrum
Laurence
Lechmore
Leopold
Lewin
Lional
Lonard
Lucius
Micheal
Milner
Mirvyn
Montague
Montray
Mordaunt
Murt
Narcis
Nelson
Niel
Norman
Olimpi
Omar
Ommanny
Onslow
Oughton
Pearse
Rafe
Ralph
Randal
Raphael
Reubin
Rinehall
Robin
Roderick
Rossmore
Rudolph
Sampson
Selby
Septimus
Simeon
Somers
Squire
St John
Stacey
Stanley
Stanyford
Sylvanus
Tarrens
Terence
Theadore
Theodorius
Uel
Unis
Urben
Valentine
Victor
Vincent
Walkinshaw
Wallace
Warren
Watten
Webster
Wilfred
Wilfrid
Wyndham
Zaccariah
Zebulan

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This message was edited 2/14/2024, 8:40 AM

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Favorite - David, Andrew, Daniel, Matthew, Owen, Anthony, Jesse, Sydney, Aaron, Luke, Spencer, Brian, Jeffrey (This spelling also existed in the 19th century. I will have to look into the history of Jeffrey's Spelling in more detail.), Joshua, Robin
Least favorite - Frank, Herbert, Vernon, Archibald, Cuthbert, Fred, Guy, Horace, Hubert

This message was edited 2/14/2024, 9:38 AM

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The spelling Jeffrey has been used in England since at least the 1200s.
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Thank you. It's definitely surprising and interesting information.
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