Jearemmy and Unalee are Lawyers Now: Names from the 2010 Bar Examinations
Of the 4,847 who completed the Philippine bar exams in 2010, 982 (20.26%) passed.
Excluding the three people whose sex I failed to determine from a quick search of social media or news articles, the passers included 461 women and 518 men.
The Women
Among the women, 213 (46.20%) had only one given name, 227 (49.24%) had two, 20 (4.34%) had three, and one (0.22%) had four.
First Given Names
The most popular initials for the first given name are M (101, 21.91%), J (48, 10.41%), C (44, 9.54%), A (35, 7.59%), and R (35, 7.59%). No one had a first given name that started with Q, U, or X.
Table 1(a). Most popular first given names among women.
| Bearers | Name |
|---|---|
| 22 | Maria |
| 16 | Ma. |
| 7 | Mary |
| 6 | Kristine |
| 5 | Janice, Katrina, Marie |
| 4 | Charlene, Diana, Grace, Marianne |
| 3 | Ana, Anna, Christine, Genevieve, Irish, Joan, Jocelyn, Mae, Margaret, Melissa, Michelle, Paula, Regina, Vanessa |
| 2 | Abigail, Aimee, Ann, Bernadette, Camille, Candice, Carmela, Charmaine, Eileen, Emma, Eva, Florence, Francesca, Gladys, Glaiza, Janine, Jasmine, Jean, Jennifer, Joanna, Joanne, Judith, Lauren, Margarita, Maricel, Marjorie, Minerva, Nadine, Olive, Ria, Ruby, Ruth, Sarah, Suzette, Tara, Yvonne |
Table 1(b). Most popular first given names among women (combined spellings).
| Bearers | Name |
|---|---|
| 38 | Maria (Ma.) |
| 10 | Kristine (Christine, Cristine) |
| 7 | Mary |
| 6 | Ana (Anna) |
| 5 | Charlene (Charlyn), Janice, Joan (Joanne), Katrina, Marie |
| 4 | Catherine (Katherine, Kathrine, Kathryn), Diana, Grace, Marianne |
| 3 | Charmaine (Charmagne), Francesca (Franchesca), Genevieve, Irish, Jocelyn, Mae, Margaret, Melissa, Michelle, Paula, Regina, Sarah (Sara), Vanessa |
| 2 | Abigail, Aimee, Alessandra (Allesandra), Analyn (Analene), Ann, Bernadette, Camille, Candice, Carmela, Carmi (Carmie), Cherry (Cherrie), Cristy (Kristi, Kristie), Dyan (Dyanne), Eileen, Emma, Eva, Florence, Gladys, Glaiza, Janine, Jasmine, Jean, Jennica (Jenicka), Jennifer, Joanna, Judith, Kathleen (Kathlyn), Lauren, Margarita, Maricel, Marjorie, Minerva, Nadine, Olive, Rhonalyn (Ronalin), Ria, Roxanne (Roxan), Ruby, Ruth, Sheila (Shiela), Suzette, Tara, Teresa (Theresa), Yvonne, Zoraida (Sorayda) |
Second Given Names
The most popular initials for the second given name are M (42, 16.94%), J (34, 13.71%), A (27, 10.89%), C (24, 9.68%), and K (18, 7.26%). No one had a second given name that started with O, Q, U, or W.
Table 2(a). Most popular second given names among women.
| Bearers | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Marie |
| 14 | Joy |
| 8 | Ann |
| 6 | Mae, Rose |
| 4 | Anne, Joyce, Grace, Katrina |
| 3 | Camille, Lyn |
| 2 | Aileen, Andrea, Angela, Christina, Diana, Elaine, Elizabeth, Faith, Fatima, Fe, Jean, Joan, Josephine, Karen, Kay, Kristine, Krystle, Leigh, Lou, Maria, Niña, Pia, Rizza, Rowena, Theresa |
Table 2(b). Most popular second given names among women (combined spellings).
| Bearers | Name |
|---|---|
| 17 | Marie (Mari) |
| 14 | Joy |
| 12 | Ann (Anne) |
| 7 | Mae (May) |
| 6 | Rose |
| 4 | Joyce, Grace, Katrina, Lyn (Lynn) |
| 3 | Andrea (Andria), Camille, Christina (Cristina), Kay (Kaye), Kristine (Christine), Krystle (Kristel), Maria (Ma.), Theresa (Teresa) |
| 2 | Aileen, Angela, Antoniette (Antonnette), Cathleen (Kathlyn), Czarina (Tsarina), Danica (Danika), Diana, Elaine, Elizabeth, Faith, Fatima, Fay (Faye), Fe, Jean, Joan, Josephine, Karen, Leigh, Lou, Niña, Pia, Rizza, Rowena |
Third Given Names
The third given names in the sample are Amor, Amylita, Angela, Anna, Bonita, Camille, Caterina, Corazon, Fernandina, Gail, Ganayo, Hazel, Hermila, Leanne, Leonor, Liwaya, Marcy, Mari, Marie, Riza, and Rose.
Standouts
Some of the names that appeared only once in the sample are Dianeth, Eudisan, Jearemmy, Sheeherazadee, and Viralysa.
The Men
Among the men, 269 (51.93%) had only one given name, 238 (45.95%) had two, and 11 (2.12%) had three.
First Given Names
The most popular initials for the first given name are J (88, 16.99%), R (72, 13.90%), A (46, 8.88%), M (41, 7.92%), and E (31, 5.98%). No one had a second given name that started with Q or X.
Table 3(a). Most popular first given names among men.
| Bearers | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | John, Jose |
| 9 | Mark |
| 7 | Ryan |
| 6 | Joseph, Paolo |
| 5 | Francis, Gerald, Michael, Paul, Ramon |
| 4 | Alvin, Christian, Christopher, Edward, Eric, Erwin, Jeffrey, Julius, Richard, Roberto |
| 3 | Brian, Bryan, Darwin, Dennis, Don, Gil, Herbert, Jay, Jesus, Joel, Jonathan, Kristoffer, Leo, Leonardo, Manuel, Patrick, Peter, Ralph, Renato, Reuben, Rey, Reynaldo, Ronald |
| 2 | Aaron, Adryan, Alpheus, Anthony, Antonio, Arvin, Carl, Carlo, Clarence, Chito, Daniel, Dave, Eduardo, Enrico, Francisco, Frederick, Fritz, George, Giancarlo, Gino, Glenn, James, Jan, Jayvee, Jonas, Lloyd, Martin, Marvin, Noel, Oliver, Philip, Rafael, Raymond, Rex, Salvador, Sherwin, Stephen, Zeus |
Table 3(b). Most popular first given names among men (combined spellings).
| Bearers | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | John (Jan, Jon) |
| 13 | Jose |
| 10 | Mark (Marc) |
| 8 | Ryan (Wryan) |
| 7 | Christopher (Kristoffer), Paolo (Paulo) |
| 6 | Brian (Bryan), Gerald (Jerald), Joseph |
| 5 | Francis, Michael, Paul, Ramon |
| 4 | Alvin, Christian, Edward, Eric, Erwin, Jeffrey, Joel (Jowell), Julius, Richard, Roberto |
| 3 | Adryan (Adrian), Carl (Karl), Darwin, Dennis, Don, Gil, Herbert, Jay, Jesus, Jonathan, Leo, Leonardo, Manuel, Patrick, Peter, Philip (Phillip), Rafael (Raphael), Ralph, Renato, Reuben, Rey, Reynaldo, Ronald |
| 2 | Aaron, Alan (Allan), Alpheus, Andrei (Andrey), Anthony, Antonio, Arvin, Carlo, Charles (Charls), Clarence, Chito, Chris (Cris), Daniel, Dave, Eduardo, Enrico, Francisco, Frederick, Fritz, George, Giancarlo, Gino, Glenn, James, Jason (Jayson), Jayvee, Jonas, Kenneth (Keneth), Lemuel (Limuel), Lloyd, Martin, Marvin, Noel, Oliver, Rainier (Reinier), Raymond, Rex, Rhys (Rhyss), Salvador, Sherwin, Stephen, Zeus |
Second Given Names
The most popular initials for the second given name are J (40, 16.06%), A (36, 14.46%), C (24, 9.64%), M (24, 9.64%), and R (16, 6.43%). No one had a second given name that started with Q, U, or X.
Table 4(a). Most popular second given names among men.
| Bearers | Name |
|---|---|
| 7 | John, Vincent |
| 6 | Angelo |
| 5 | Anthony, Antonio, Francis, Miguel, Paul |
| 4 | Carlo, Josef, Joseph, Michael, Ryan |
| 3 | Carlos, Cesar, Jerome, Martin, Patrick, Rey |
| 2 | Alden, Alfredo, Allan, Andrew, Brian, Bryan, Christian, Daniel, Dexter, Emmanuel, Iñigo, James, Jay, Jose, Justino, Matthew, Nicholas, Paolo, Paulo, Rafael, William |
Table 4(b). Most popular second given names among men (combined spellings).
| Bearers | Name |
|---|---|
| 8 | Joseph (Josef) |
| 7 | John, Vincent |
| 6 | Angelo |
| 5 | Anthony, Antonio, Francis, Miguel, Paul |
| 4 | Brian (Bryan), Carlo, Cesar (Cezar), Michael, Paolo (Paulo), Rey (Ray), Ryan |
| 3 | Carlos, Emmanuel (Immanuel), Jerome, Martin, Patrick |
| 2 | Alden, Alfredo, Allan, Andrew, Christian, Christopher (Kristoffer), Daniel, Dexter, Iñigo, James, Jay, Jose, Justino, Laurence (Lawrence), Matthew, Nicholas, Rafael, William |
Third Given Names
The third given names in the sample are Aicetel, Andrei, Barker, Ewigkeit, Hector, Jun, Lester, Louise, Mark, Miguel, and Pascua.
Standouts
Some of the names that appeared only once in the sample are De Mille, Irish Dwight, Premier Dee Ewigkeit, Suerlan, and Unalee.
Numerical Suffixes
Sixty men (11.58%) had numerical suffixes attached to their names. Of these, 39 (65%) were Jr, 13 (21.67%) were III, six (10%) were II, and two (3.34%) were IV.