Rehtsesirc and Iraniyol Have Made It: Names from the May 2003 Licensure Examination for Dentists
Of those who completed the May 2003 Licensure Examination for Dentists, 502 passed.
Excluding the seven people whose sex I could not determine through a quick search of social media or news articles, the passers included 412 women and 83 men.
The Women
Among the women, 256 (62.14%) had only one given name, 146 (35.44%) had two, and ten (2.43%) had three.
First Given Names
The most popular initials for the first given name are M (110, 26.70%), J (47, 11.41%), C (44, 10.68%), A (36, 8.74%), and R (31, 7.52%). No one had a first given name that started with O, Q, U, or X.
Table 1(a). Most popular first given names among women.
| Bearers | Name |
|---|---|
| 30 | Maria |
| 14 | Ma. |
| 12 | Mary |
| 6 | Catherine, Cherry, Christine |
| 5 | Michelle |
| 4 | Ana, Jennifer |
| 3 | Ann, Anna, Donna, Ethel, Jocelyn, Josephine, Katherine, Marjorie, Melanie, Vanessa |
| 2 | Aileen, Aimee, April, Carmela, Cecilia, Christina, Claire, Elizabeth, Gemma, Grace, Hazel, Irene, Jacqueline, Janet, Karen, Kristine, Mari, Marianne, Marie, Marilou, Marissa, Marites, May, Melissa, Ria, Rowena, Ruby, Sheryl |
Table 1(b). Most popular first given names among women (combined spellings).
| Bearers | Name |
|---|---|
| 44 | Maria (Ma.) |
| 12 | Mary |
| 11 | Catherine (Katherine, Katheryn, Cathyrine) |
| 9 | Christine (Kristine, Khristine) |
| 7 | Ana (Anna) |
| 6 | Cherry |
| 5 | Michelle |
| 4 | Aileen (Ailleen, Ailyn), Ann (Anne), Christina (Cristina, Kristina), Jennifer, Marie (Mari), Vanessa (Vanesa) |
| 3 | Donna, Emmeline (Emelene, Emelyn), Ethel, Jacqueline (Jaclyn), Janet (Janeth), Jocelyn, Josephine, Marianne (Marian), Marissa (Mariza), Marjorie, May (Mae), Melanie, Rowena (Ruena) |
| 2 | Aimee, Anabel (Annabelle), Angela (Annegela), Antonette (Antonnette), April, Carmela, Cecilia, Cheryl (Cheryll), Claire, Elizabeth, Gemma, Grace, Hazel, Irene, Jane (Jayne), Jasmine (Jasmin), Jean (Jeanne), Joan (Joanne), Joana (Jhoanna), Karen, Leilani (Leilanie), Marilou, Marites, Melissa, Ruby, Ria, Sheryl |
Second Given Names
The most popular initials for the second given name are A (27, 17.31%), C (22, 14.10%), and J (19, 12.18%). No one had a second given name that started with O, Q, U, W, X, or Z.
Table 2(a). Most popular second given names among women.
| Bearers | Name |
|---|---|
| 10 | Anne |
| 6 | Joy |
| 5 | Ann |
| 4 | Grace, Rose, Theresa* |
| 3 | Catherine, Christine, Marie |
| 2 | Anna, Christina, Fe, Joanne, Liza, Lorraine, Lourdes*, Lyn, Mae, May, Nicole, Pearl |
Table 2(b). Most popular second given names among women (combined spellings).
| Bearers | Name |
|---|---|
| 15 | Anne (Ann) |
| 6 | Joy |
| 5 | Theresa* (Teresa) |
| 4 | Christina (Cristina, Kristina), Grace, Mae (May), Rose |
| 3 | Anna (Ana), Catherine, Christine, Joanne (Joan), Lyn (Lynne), Marie |
| 2 | Antoinette (Antonette), Corinne (Corrine), Fe, Jane (Jayne), Liza, Lorraine, Lourdes*, Nicole, Pearl |
Third Given Names
The third given names in the sample are Albeth, Angelique, Barbara, Bee, Celestine, Elena, Liza, Marijoselle, Rose, and Stephanie.
Standouts
- Cheremyn
- Hiebel
- Leica (named after the camera?)
- Maria Faishelylriel
- Rehtsesirc
- Teejei
- Zyne
The Men
Among the men, 50 (60.24%) had only one given name, 31 (37.35%) had two, and two (2.41%) had three.
First Given Names
The most popular initial for the first given name is J (14, 16.87%), followed by R (10, 12.05%). No one had a first given name that started with B, O, Q, T, Y, or Z.
Table 3(a). Most popular first given names among men.
| Bearers | Name |
|---|---|
| 3 | Christopher, Mark, Ryan |
| 2 | George, Ian, James, Jhun, Michael, Neil |
Table 3(b). Most popular first given names among men (combined spellings).
| Bearers | Name |
|---|---|
| 4 | Christopher (Christophere) |
| 3 | Jhun (Jun), Mark, Ryan |
| 2 | Eric (Erik), Gary (Garry), George, Ian, James, Michael, Neil, Rommel (Romel) |
Second Given Names
The most popular initial for the second given name is J (6, 19.35%), followed by E (4, 12.90%). No one had a second given name that started with B, D, F, H, K, M, N, Q, S, T, U, W, X, Y, or Z.
Table 4(a). Most popular second given names among men.
| Bearers | Name |
|---|---|
| 4 | John |
| 2 | Christian, Paul |
Table 4(b). Most popular second given names among men (combined spellings).
| Bearers | Name |
|---|---|
| 4 | John |
| 2 | Christian, Erwin (Irwin), Paul |
Third Given Names
The third given names in the sample are Hinahon and Jule.
Standouts
- Iraniyol
- Joegit
- Magiting (means "patriotic" or "heroic" in Tagalog)
- Rajan Lugod Hinahon
- Sherlock
- U-Ned
- Wilmur
Numerical Suffixes
Five men (6.02%) had suffixes attached to their names. Of these, four (80%) were Jr and one (20%) was IV.
Notes
- One of the people whose sex I could not determine was named Heidelberg (not the same one from May 2002; they had different paternal and maternal surnames). Why did two unrelated sets of Filipino parents name their kids after a German university? All I can think of are the University of Heidelberg riots between 1968 and 1974; these people would've been born around that time or shortly after. But it's unlikely for our news to have covered that, especially given the time period...
Reference
2003 May Exam by Dentist Board Exam Philippines (Blogspot)