Warmelyn and Warlito Have Made It: Names from the December 2003 Licensure Examination for Dentists
Of those who completed the December 2003 Licensure Examination for Dentists, 518 passed.
Excluding the six people whose sex I could not determine through a quick search of social media or news articles, the passers included 408 women and 104 men.
The Women
Among the women, 270 (66.18%) had only one given name, 128 (31.37%) had two, 9 (2.21%) had three, and one (0.25%) had four.
First Given Names
The most popular initials for the first given name are M (108, 26.47%), J (57, 13.97%), R (31, 7.60%), C (29, 7.11%), and A (28, 6.86%). No one had a first given name that started with U, X, or Z.
Table 1(a). Most popular first given names among women.
| Bearers | Name |
|---|---|
| 26 | Maria |
| 13 | Mary |
| 10 | Ma. |
| 5 | Jennifer, Karen, Katherine, Michelle |
| 4 | Jocelyn, Rachel |
| 3 | Gemma, Jane, Janice, Josephine, Marie, Melanie, Rhea, Sharon, Sheryl |
| 2 | Alma, Anna, Arlene, Barbara, Bernadette, Carrie, Christine, Donna, Grace, Imee, Joanne, Joyce, Maricel, Maricris, Maritess, Myla, Rhoda, Sarah, Vanessa |
Table 1(b). Most popular first given names among women (combined spellings).
| Bearers | Name |
|---|---|
| 36 | Maria (Ma.) |
| 14 | Mary (Merry) |
| 7 | Jennifer (Jenefer, Jenifer) |
| 6 | Katherine (Catherine), Michelle (Mischelle) |
| 5 | Karen |
| 4 | Joanne (Joan, Jo-Ann), Jocelyn, Melanie (Melani), Rachel, Rhea (Reah), Sheryl (Sheryll) |
| 3 | Anna (Ana), Arlene (Arline), Christine (Christinne), Gemma, Jane, Janice, Joanna (Joannah, Jhoanna), Josephine, Marie, Rowena (Roena, Rhuenah), Sharon |
| 2 | Alma, Analyn (Annalyn), Ann (Anne), Barbara, Bernadette, Carrie, Cheryl (Cheril), Christina (Cristina), Dina (Deena), Donna, Grace, Imee, Joyce, Leslie (Lesley), Lorelie (Lorilie), Marian (Marianne), Maricel, Maricris, Marisa (Marissa), Maritess, Myla, Rhoda, Sarah, Shirley (Shirly), Vanessa |
Second Given Names
The most popular initials for the second given name are M (24, 17.39%), A (19, 13.77%), and L (13, 9.42%). No one had a second given name that started with N, Q, U, W, X, Y, or Z.
Table 2(a). Most popular second given names among women.
| Bearers | Name |
|---|---|
| 10 | Ann |
| 8 | Marie |
| 6 | Grace |
| 5 | Joy, Rose |
| 4 | Mae |
| 3 | Cristina |
| 2 | Anne, Aurora, Christine, Jane, Joyce, Katrina, Kristine, Linda, Liza, Lou, Lourdes*, Rosario |
Table 2(b). Most popular second given names among women (combined spellings).
| Bearers | Name |
|---|---|
| 12 | Ann (Anne) |
| 8 | Marie |
| 6 | Grace |
| 5 | Christine (Kristine, Khristine), Joy, Mae (May), Rose |
| 4 | Cristina (Christina) |
| 2 | Aurora, Jane, Joyce, Katrina, Linda, Liza, Lou, Lourdes*, Rosario, Therese (Terese) |
Third Given Names
The third given names in the sample are Alma, Ann, Augele, Carrie, Jovelyn, Monserrat, Nina, Rinna, Ruth, and Tajmahal.
Standouts
- Amphibian (was her nickname Phoebe?)
- Blenda
- Dayang Dayang Tajmahal
- Letinagen
- Machpellah (in the Old Testament, the cave of Machpelah is where Abraham buried his wife, Sarah)
- Warmelyn
The Men
Among the men, 58 (55.77%) had only one given name, 45 (43.27%) had two, and one (0.96%) had three.
First Given Names
The most popular initials for the first given name are R (19, 18.27%), J (17, 16.35%), and A (13, 12.50%). No one had a first given name that started with K, O, Q, U, or Y.
Table 3(a). Most popular first given names among men.
| Bearers | Name |
|---|---|
| 3 | Glenn, Mark, Peter |
| 2 | Ferdinand, Jay, Jonathan, Jose, Ronald, Virgilio** |
Table 3(b). Most popular first given names among men (combined spellings).
| Bearers | Name |
|---|---|
| 3 | Glenn, Mark, Peter |
| 2 | Ferdinand, Jay, Jonathan, Jose, Raymond (Reymond), Ronald, Virgilio** |
Second Given Names
The most popular initials for the second given name are J (8, 17.39%) and R (6, 13.04%). No one had a second given name that started with G, O, Q, S, T, U, X, Y, or Z.
Table 4. Most popular second given names among men.
| Bearers | Name |
|---|---|
| 2 | Anthony, Bryan, Francis, John |
Third Given Names
The only third given name in the male sample was Leandro.
Standouts
- Arsenic Lee
- Benzon
- Jayward
- Ruzchel
- Warlito
- Ziven Evaro
Numerical Suffixes
Nine men (8.65%) had numerical suffixes attached to their names. Of these, eight (88.89%) were Jr, while one (11.11%) was II.Reference
2003 December Exam by Dentist Board Exam Philippines (Blogspot)