Names from Miami

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I apologise for not posting in a while again, I was on holiday in Florida, and haven't had the time to post here whilst I've been back. Hopefully I'll be able to post again during the remaining weeks of my summer holiday!

Annabel

Annabel was a little girl at the airport on my journey there. Her name is of Scottish origins and is a variation of Amabel, which has a meaning of "lovable", as the female variation of Amabilis, which itself is of Late Latin origins. In England and Wales, Annabel ranked at #119 in the popularity charts in 2014, whereas in the United States, it had a ranking of #621 in the charts a year later.

Olivia

Olivia was Annabel's sister. Her name is of Shakespearian origins, as being the name of his character in "Twelfth Night". It is suggested that Shakespeare derived her name from Oliver or Oliva, both of which have associations with the meaning "olive". In England and Wales, Olivia ranked at #2 in the popularity charts in 2014, and had the same ranking in the United States a year later.

Ellery

Ellery was another little girl at the airport on my journey there. Her name originates from an English surname which is derived from the masculine name Hilary, which has a meaning of "cheerful" as coming from the Latin Hilarius. In the United States, Ellery last appeared on the popularity charts in 1993, where it had a ranking of #650.

Florence

Florence was another girl at the airport. Her name comes from the Latin Florentius, itself coming from florens, which has a meaning of "prosperous; flourishing". During the middle ages up until the early Victorian era, Florence was mainly used as a masculine name, though since the birth of Florence Nightingale in 1820, it has been largely feminine. In England and Wales, Florence ranked at #26 in the popularity charts in 2014, whilst in the United States, it last appeared on the popularity charts in 1981, where it ranked at #954.

Lettie

Lettie was a girl in town. Her name is a diminutive of Lettice, which itself is the medieval form of Letitia, which has a meaning of "joy; happiness". In the United States, Lettie last appeared on the popularity charts in 1948, where it had a ranking of #908. 

Marlene

Marlene was a woman who I was served by at my local supermarket. Her name is a formation of Maria and Magdalene, which have meanings of "bitter" and "of Magdala" respectively. In the United States, Marlene last appeared on the popularity charts in 2012, where it ranked at #984. 

Peter

Peter was a little boy at my hotel. His name comes from the Greek Πετρος, or petros, which has a meaning of "stone". In England and Wales, Peter ranked at #152 in the popularity charts in 2014, whereas in the United States, it had a ranking of #206 in the charts last year.

Aurelia

Aurelia was a little girl at my hotel. Her name is the feminisation of Aurelius, which is a Roman family name that has a meaning of "gold; gilded". In England and Wales, Aurelia ranked at #298 in the popularity charts in 2014, whilst in the United States, it had a ranking of #802 in the charts that same year.

Corey

Corey was a girl at my local supermarket. Her name is originally of masculine origins and derives from the Old Norse surname of Kóri, which has an unknown meaning. In England and Wales, Corey ranked at #147 in the popularity  charts in 2014, whilst in the United States, it had a ranking of #415 that same year.

Ricky

Ricky was a man who I was served by at the local shops. His name is a diminutive of Richard, which is of Germanic origins as coming from the elements ric and hard, meaning "brave; power" when combined together. In England and Wales, Richard ranked at 267 in the popularity charts in 2014, whilst in the United States, it ranked at #155 in the charts that same year.

Pedro

Pedro was another man in the local shops. His name is of Spanish and Portuguese origins and is a variation of Peter, which has a meaning of "stone". In its native Spain, Pedro ranked at #49 in the popularity charts in 2014; and also in its other native Portugal, it ranked at #13 in the popularity charts a year later. Pedro also appeared on the popularity charts in the United States, where it ranked at #367 in last year.

Sophie

Sophie was a girl in town. Her name is of French origins as the French variation of Sophia, which itself is of Greek origins and has a meaning of "wisdom". In England and Wales, Sophie ranked at #10 in the popularity charts, whilst in the United States, it had a ranking of #104 a year later. 

Adrian

Adrian was a man in town. His name is of Ancient Roman origins as being derived from the Latin Hadrianus, which has a meaning of "from Hadria". In England and Wales, his name ranked at #237 in the popularity charts in 2014, whilst in the United States, it had a ranking of #58 in the popularity charts a year later.

Antonio

Antonio was a man in town. His name is of Spanish and Italian origins as their form of Antonius, which itself is of Latin origins and has an unknown meaning. In it's native Spain, Antonio ranked at #26 in the popularity charts in 2014, whereas in it's other native Italy, it ranked at #13 in the charts that same year. 

Ryan

Ryan was a man on the beach. His name is of Irish origins, coming from a surname which was derived from Ó Riain, meaning "descendent of Rían". Rían itself most likely has a meaning of "little king". In England and Wales, Ryan ranked at #69 in the popularity charts in 2014, whilst in the United States, Ryan ranked at #39 for boys and #472 for girls respectively.