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Flanders has a Dutch-language tradition, while Wallonia has a French-language tradition. The Brussels-Capital Region is a mix of both Dutch- and French-language influences, with a large influx of foreign names. These different linguistic backgrounds are reflected in differing frequencies of surnames, as shown in the table below.
Deriving women's names from German and other foreign names is often problematic since foreign names do not suit Czech language rules, although most commonly -ová is simply added (Schmidtová; umlauts are often, but not always, dropped, e.g. Müllerová), or the German name is respelled with Czech spelling (Šmitová).
Foreign names that are the same as their English equivalents are also listed. See also: List of alternative country names Please format entries as follows: for languages written in the Latin alphabet, write " Name (language)", for example, " Afeganistão (Portuguese)", and add it to the list according to English rules of alphabetical order.
List of most popular given names; List (surname) This page was last edited on 23 November 2024, at 23: ...
The most popular given names vary nationally, regionally, and culturally. Lists of widely used given names can consist of those most often bestowed upon infants born within the last year, thus reflecting the current naming trends , or else be composed of the personal names occurring most often within the total population .
Foreign names that are the same as their English equivalents are also listed. See also: List of alternative country names Please format entries as follows: for languages written in the Latin alphabet, write " Name (language)", for example, " Afeganistão (Portuguese)", and add it to the list according to English rules of alphabetical order.
Socialist Republic of Vietnam (official, English), An Nam (former name in other foreign languages and central Vietnam under French colonization), Champa (historical kingdom), Đại Việt (historical kingdom), Giao Chỉ (former Chinese province or vassal kingdom), French Indochina (former name under French colonization when united with Laos ...
Some names are recent creations, such as the now-common female names Saoirse "freedom" and Aisling "vision, dream". Some English-language names are anglicisations of Irish names, e.g. Kathleen from Caitlín and Shaun from Seán. Some Irish-language names derive from English names, e.g. Éamonn from Edmund.