Top Ten Least Popular Period Names for Women

by Master Richard the Poor of Ely

10.  Galeswintha--sister of Queen Brunhilde of Burgundy (6th cent.)
9.  Elvira--wife of Count Raymond of Toulouse (ca. 1100)
8.  Trotula--Italian physician (11th cent.)
7.  Kentigerna--Irish saint (c. 700)
6.  Bertha--Charlemagne's mother
5.  Lutgardis--Flemish saint (13th cent.)
4.  Mildgytha--Anglo-Saxon saint (7th cent.)
3.  Notburga--Tyrolean saint (13th cent.)
2.  Osburga--English saint (ca. 1000)
1.  Sexburga--Anglo-Saxon saint (7th cent.)

...And For Men
10.  Engelbert--German, ca. 1200
9.  Eusebius--German, 9th c.
8.  Norbert--German, ca. 1100
7.  Drogo--French, 12th c.
6.  Isnardo--Italian, 13th c.
5.  Ubald--Italian, 12th c.
4.  Fructosus--Spanish, 7th c.
3,  Botvid--Swedish, 10th c.
2.  Gomer--French, 8th c.
1.  Mungo--Scottish, 6th c. 

from the January 1997 Seahorse