Weekly Sightings #3

I haven't done a "weekly sightings" post for a while, and since I've heard a few names lately, I thought I'd post one. 

Ysabel
Ysabel was about 12 or 13 years old. An unusual alternative to the popular Isabel (Isabelle, Isobel), her name is of Spanish origins and is the Old Spanish name of Isabella I of Castile, the mother of Catherine of Aragon, the first wife of King Henry VIII of England. Ysabel has a meaning of "God is my oath". Ysabel has had a long usage in it's native Spain, though is very unusual in the United Kingdom and the United States, where Isabel is much more common. 

Giacomo
Giacomo was a little boy of about 4 or 5 years old. Giacomo is the Italian correspondence of James and Jacob. It has a meaning of "God has protected", and is well known in it's native Italy, though is rare in the United Kingdom and the United States.

Frederic
Frederic was a little boy who was around the same age as Giacomo. Frederic is the French spelling of Frederick, which has a meaning of "peaceful ruler". In the United States, Frederick ranked at #492 in the popularity charts in 2013, whilst in the United Kingdom, Frederick's diminutive, Freddie, ranked at #35, though Frederick itself ranked at #82. 

Theo
Theo was a little boy of about the same age as Frederic and Giacomo. Theo is a short form of Theodore, which has a meaning of "God's gift". In the United States, Theo ranked at #666 on the popularity charts in 2013, whilst in the United Kingdom, it ranked at #44 as of 2012. 

Francesca
The little sister of Theo, Francesca was about 2 or 3 years old. Francesca is derived from the masculine Franciscus, meaning "the Frenchman", and is of Italian origins, though is also common internationally. In the United States, Francesca ranked at #424 in the popularity charts in 2013, whilst in the United Kingdom, it ranked at #90 in 2012.

Hugo
Hugo was a little boy who was about about 5 or 6 years old. Hugo is the Latin form of Hugh, and has a meaning of "bright in mind and spirit". In the United States, it ranked at #438 in the popularity charts in 2013, whilst in the United Kingdom, it ranked at #88 in 2012.

Oliver
Oliver was a little boy who was about 9 or 10 years old. Oliver is of Norman French origins, though it has also been suggested that it is of Germanic and Latin origins, or of Old Norse origins, where it is derived from Olaf. The name of Oliver Cromwell, England's first Lord Protector, had a ranking of #52 in the United States as of 2013, whilst in the United Kingdom, it had a ranking of #2 in 2014.

Alice
Alice was a little girl who was about 7 or 8 years old. My own name, Alice has a meaning of "nobility", and is of French origins. In the United States, Alice ranked at #127 on the popularity charts, whilst in the United Kingdom, it had a ranking of #20 in 2014.