(2)女性名
據《英語人名詞典》(外語教育出版社,2002年),美國最常用的前10個女性名字是:
①Mary瑪麗(意為:海,苦難;變體:MarabrMarellabrMarettabrMarettebrMariabrMariebrMariettabrMarieetebrMarillabrMarilynbrMarya;昵稱:MamebrMaiebrMaribrMaybrMaymebrMollbrMolliebrMolluybrPolly)
②Patricia帕特麗莎(本義是爸爸,引申為高貴的人,貴族;變體:PatricebrPatbrPatsybrPattibrPattiebrPatty)
③Linda琳達(意為:美麗的;變體:LindybrLynda)
④Barbara巴巴拉(意為:陌生人,外族人;變體:Babita巴比塔,Babetta Barbette巴比特,Barbra巴布拉;昵稱:BabbrBabb巴布,babs巴布絲,Barbie barby巴比)
⑤Elizabeth伊麗莎白(意為:獻身上帝的;變體:ElisabrElisabethbrElibrElissabrElizabrElsbethbrElybrElyssabrLisbethbrLizabetrh;昵稱:BessbrBessiebrBessybrBethbrBetybrBetsybrBettbrBettabrBettebrBettinabrBettybrBuffybrElsabrElbrElsiebrLibbybrLisabrLibrLizabrLizziebrLizzy )
⑥Jennifer詹妮芙(來自Guinevere白色)
⑦Maria瑪麗亞(Mary的變體)
⑧Susan蘇姍(意為:百合花;變體:SusannabrSusannahbrSusannebrSuttebrSuzannabrSuzannahbrSuzette;昵稱:SuebrSukeybrSukibrSusiebrSusybrSuzebrSuziebrSuzy)
⑨Margaret瑪格麗特(意為:花蕾,珍珠;變體:MargalaretabrMargaritabrMargerybrMargetbrMargettebrMargitabrMargueritebrMarjoriebrMarjorybrMiriisam;昵稱:GretabrMadgebrMagbrMaggibrMaggiebrMaisiebrMargabrMargebrMargiebrMargbrPegbrPeggiebrPeggybrRita)
(2)女性名
據《英語人名詞典》(外語教育出版社,2002年),美國最常用的前10個女性名字是:
①Mary瑪麗(意為:海,苦難;變體:MarabrMarellabrMarettabrMarettebrMariabrMariebrMariettabrMarieetebrMarillabrMarilynbrMarya;昵稱:MamebrMaiebrMaribrMaybrMaymebrMollbrMolliebrMolluybrPolly)
②Patricia帕特麗莎(本義是爸爸,引申為高貴的人,貴族;變體:PatricebrPatbrPatsybrPattibrPattiebrPatty)
③Linda琳達(意為:美麗的;變體:LindybrLynda)
④Barbara巴巴拉(意為:陌生人,外族人;變體:Babita巴比塔,Babetta Barbette巴比特,Barbra巴布拉;昵稱:BabbrBabb巴布,babs巴布絲,Barbie barby巴比)
⑤Elizabeth伊麗莎白(意為:獻身上帝的;變體:ElisabrElisabethbrElibrElissabrElizabrElsbethbrElybrElyssabrLisbethbrLizabetrh;昵稱:BessbrBessiebrBessybrBethbrBetybrBetsybrBettbrBettabrBettebrBettinabrBettybrBuffybrElsabrElbrElsiebrLibbybrLisabrLibrLizabrLizziebrLizzy )
⑥Jennifer詹妮芙(來自Guinevere白色)
⑦Maria瑪麗亞(Mary的變體)
⑧Susan蘇姍(意為:百合花;變體:SusannabrSusannahbrSusannebrSuttebrSuzannabrSuzannahbrSuzette;昵稱:SuebrSukeybrSukibrSusiebrSusybrSuzebrSuziebrSuzy)
⑨Margaret瑪格麗特(意為:花蕾,珍珠;變體:MargalaretabrMargaritabrMargerybrMargetbrMargettebrMargitabrMargueritebrMarjoriebrMarjorybrMiriisam;昵稱:GretabrMadgebrMagbrMaggibrMaggiebrMaisiebrMargabrMargebrMargiebrMargbrPegbrPeggiebrPeggybrRita)
⑩ Dorothy多蘿西(意為:上帝的禮物;變體:DorettabrDoroteabrDorotheabrDorothibrDortheabrDorty;昵稱:DolbrDolliebrDollybrDotbrDottiebrDotty)