Applesie and Jeloveme Have Made It: Names From the December 2004 Licensure Examination for Dentists
Of those who completed the December 2004 Licensure Examination for Dentists, 513 passed.
Excluding the seven people whose sex I could not determine from a quick search of social media or news articles, the passers included 386 women and 120 men.
The Women
Among the women, 241 (62.44%) had only one given name, 140 (36.27%) had two, and 5 (1.30%) had three.
First Given Names
The most popular initials for the first given name are M (94, 24.35%), J (45, 11.66%), R (39, 10.10%), C (32, 8.29%), and A (26, 6.74%). No one had a first given name that started with O, Q, U, W, X, Y, or Z.
Table 1(a). Most popular first given names among women.
| Bearers | Name |
|---|---|
| 19 | Maria |
| 11 | Mary |
| 10 | Ma. |
| 5 | Anna, Christine, Rowena |
| 4 | Joan |
| 3 | Darlene, Janice, Katherine, Maricel, Marie, Marilou, Marissa, Sheila |
| 2 | Amie, Amor, Annabelle, Beverly, Cheryl, Chiara, Clarisse, Cristina, Donna, Eunice, Frances, Hazel, Irish, Ivy, Jane, Jennifer, Jhoanna, Josephine, Josette, Joy, Judith, Kristine, Lourdes, Maricar, Marivic, Marjorie, Maureen, Meriam, Michelle, Mildred, Myra, Rachel, Raquel, Rhea, Rochelle, Roselyn, Rosemarie, Ruby, Sheryl, Stephanie, Virginia |
Table 1(b). Most popular first given names among women (combined spellings).
| Bearers | Name |
|---|---|
| 29 | Maria (Ma.) |
| 11 | Mary |
| 7 | Christine (Kristine) |
| 6 | Joan (Joanne, Jo-Ann) |
| 5 | Anna, Rowena |
| 4 | Katherine (Catherine), Janice (Jhanice), Marissa (Marisa) |
| 3 | Annabelle (Anabelle), Cheryl (Cheryll), Cristina (Kristina), Darlene, Ivy (Ivee), Jhoanna (Joanna), Maricel, Marie, Marilou, Rachel (Rachelle), Roselyn (Roslyn), Sheila |
| 2 | Amie, Amor, Beverly, Chiara, Clarisse, Donna, Elaine (Ellaine), Emily (Emelie), Eunice, Frances, Hazel, Irish, Irene (Ireen), Jane, Jennifer, Josephine, Josette, Joy, Judith, Laarni (La-Arni), Leslie (Lesley), Lourdes, Maricar, Marivic, Marjorie, Maureen, Meriam, Michelle, Mildred, Myra, Raquel, Rhea, Rochelle, Rosemarie, Ruby, Sheryl, Stephanie, Virginia |
Second Given Names
The most popular initials for the second given name are M (25, 17.24%), A (20, 13.79%), J (19, 13.10%), L (18, 12.41%), and G (15, 10.34%). No one had a second given name that started with H, O, U, X, Y, or Z.
Table 2(a). Most popular second given names among women.
| Bearers | Name |
|---|---|
| 12 | Grace |
| 9 | Joy |
| 8 | Ann, Marie |
| 7 | Mae |
| 5 | Anne |
| 4 | Lourdes, Lynn, Rose |
| 3 | Gay, Liza |
| 2 | Aileen, Cristina*, Joyce, Lou, Margaret, Rhea, Theresa*, Therese** |
Table 2(b). Most popular second given names among women (combined spellings).
| Bearers | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Ann (Anne) |
| 12 | Grace |
| 9 | Joy |
| 8 | Mae (May), Marie |
| 5 | Lourdes, Lynn (Lyn), Rose |
| 3 | Cristina (Christina)*, Gay, Liza, Theresa (Teresa) |
| 2 | Aileen, Joyce, Lou, Margaret, Rhea, Therese** |
Third Given Names
The third given names in the sample are Ann, Kathlyn, Marie, May, and Rosario.
Standouts
- Applesie
- Decena
- Merrychrist Neomi (I'd be surprised if she wasn't a Christmas baby)
The Men
Among the men, 82 (68.33%) had only one given name and 38 (31.67%) had two.
First Given Names
The most popular initials for the first given name are M (19, 15.83%), R (18, 15%), J (17, 14.17%), E (13, 10.83%), and G (10, 8.33%). No one had a first given name that started with D, I, Q, V, X, Y, or Z.
Table 3(a). Most popular first given names among men.
| Bearers | Name |
|---|---|
| 11 | Mark |
| 4 | Michael |
| 3 | Erwin, Noel |
| 2 | Allan, Gilbert, John, Joseph, Mario, Ronald, Wilson |
Table 3(b). Most popular first given names among men (combined spellings).
| Bearers | Name |
|---|---|
| 11 | Mark |
| 4 | Michael |
| 3 | Erwin, John (Jan), Noel |
| 2 | Allan, Gilbert, Joseph, Mario, Rainier (Reiner), Ronald, Ryan (Ryann), Wilson |
Second Given Names
The most popular initials for the second given name are J (8, 21.05%), A (7, 18.42%) and P (5, 13.16%). No one had a second given name that started with B, F, G, N, Q, S, U, V, W, X, Y, or Z.
Table 4(a). Most popular second given names among men.
| Bearers | Name |
|---|---|
| 5 | Anthony |
| 3 | Paul |
Table 4(b). Most popular second given names among men (combined spellings).
| Bearers | Name |
|---|---|
| 5 | Anthony |
| 3 | Paul |
| 2 | Jason (Jayson) |
Standouts
- Armingol
- Hertz
- Jeloveme
Numerical Suffixes
Nine men (7.50%) had numerical suffixes attached to their names. Of these, six (66.67%) were Jr, two (22.22%) were III, and one (22.22%) was II.
Reference
2004 December Exam by Dentist Board Exam Philippines (Blogspot)