Remember when people were cute, and started spelling names with an "i" on the end? You probably know a Kristi or a Kelli, a Brittni or an Ashli. The new(ish) trend is to spell these names with "ii" on the end. You know, like the plural of radius is radii, the plural of Brandius is Brandii? Or not. Anyway, here are some names spelled with -ii, and the first occurrence of them showing up in the SSA database.
Alanii 2010
Amanii 2001, Amonii 2009, Emanii 2008, Emonii 2010
Amarii 1998
Amii 1979
Armanii 1997, Armonii 2010
Ashantii 2002
Ashlii 1989
Aubrii 2009
Averii 2011
Brandii 1973
Brittanii 1992, Brittnii 1989, Bryttnii 1991
Calii 2011, Kalii 2009
Charlii 2008
Cynii 2007 -- I think this may actually represent /syn EYE/-- "ii" is also used as a long "i" sometimes.
Demii 2010
Destinii 2007
Ebonii 1987
Harmonii 2005
Honestii 2010
Imanii 1997
Jamii 1983
Janaii 2007 -- This is probably Janay or Jan-eye
Janii 2006
Jermanii 2011
Journii 2009
Kalanii 2011
Kamarii 2007
Kaylanii 2011
Kaylii 2009
Kennedii 2011
Kylii 1996
Leilanii 2010
Lexii 2009
Lorii 1957, Pattii 1957, Nikkii 1969, Vickii 1948 -- since these are awfully early for -ii names, and they didn't show up much, they may be typos.
Macii 2011
Makenzii 2010, Mckenzii 2010
Marlii 2010
Mylii 2008
Naomii 2009, Nyomii 2011
Natalii 2007
Pariis 2010-- not an -ii ending, but still.
Rylii 2010
Shanii 2011
Skii 2004 - This is probably Skye and not Ski!
Sydnii 2001
Tomii 1980
Tonii 1996
Torii 1970
Zoeii 2011, Zoii 2007
Thursday, April 04, 2013
Tuesday, April 02, 2013
Honesty
Virtue names are nothing new. The Puritans were into all sorts of names like Prudence, Charity, Hope, Deliverance, Obedience, Fear. Some of them we still use today! Though the name Honesty was used by the Puritans, it didn't show up in any record numbers in the USA until 1975. Unlike Faith and Hope, Honesty has never enjoyed much popularity... until recent years. Since the 1990s the name has steadily been growing in popularity. However, not content with simply honesty, people seem to like U-neeq spellings of it. Here are the top spellings so far:
Honesty | 2155 |
Honesti | 275 |
Onesty | 86 |
Honestee | 66 |
Onesti | 49 |
Ahnesti | 37 |
Honestie | 34 |
Ahnesty | 32 |
Ahonesty | 21 |
Honestii | 13 |
Ahonesti | 12 |
Ahnisty | 6 |
Anesti | 5 |
Anesty | 5 |
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