Journadette and Dionibon Have Made It: Names From the May 2006 Licensure Exam for Dentists
Out of the 1,151 people who took the May 2006 Licensure Exam for Dentists, 379 (32.93%) passed.
Excluding the five whose sex I could not determine from a quick search of social media or news articles, the passers included 284 women and 90 men.
The Women
Among the women, 153 (53.87%) had only one given name, 121 (42.61%) had two, and 10 (3.52%) had three.
First Given Names
The most popular initials for the first given name were M (69, 24.30%), J (39, 13.73%), R (28, 9.86%), A (23, 8.10%), and C (22, 7.75%). No one had a first given name that started with Q, U, W, X, Y, or Z.
Table 1(a). Most popular first given names among women.
| Bearers | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Maria |
| 9 | Ma., Mary |
| 5 | Anna, Kristine |
| 4 | Christine |
| 3 | Ivy, Janice, Josephine, Katrina |
| 2 | Abegail, Angela, Annabelle, Beverly, Catherine, Cherry, Gladys, Jennifer, Joanna, Jocelyn, Joy, Karen, Laarni, Marianne, Maricel, Maureen, May, Melanie, Michelle, Princess, Rhea, Rochelle, Rona, Vanessa |
Table 1(b). Most popular first given names among women (combined spellings).
| Bearers | Name |
|---|---|
| 25 | Maria (Ma.) |
| 9 | Kristine (Christine), Mary |
| 5 | Anna |
| 4 | Catherine (Catharine, Catheryn) |
| 3 | Ivy, Janice, Joan (Joane, Joanne), Joanna (Joana), Josephine, Karen (Karren), Katrina |
| 2 | Abegail, Angela, Annabelle, Arlene (Arlyn), Beverly, Cherry, Diane (Dianne), Gladys, Jennifer, Jocelyn, Joy, Laarni, Marianne, Maricel, Marites (Maritez), Maureen, May, Melanie, Michelle, Princess, Rachelle (Rachaelle), Rhea, Rochelle, Rona, Rowena (Roenna), Vanessa |
Second Given Names
The most popular initials for the second given name were A (24, 18.32%), M (19, 14.50%), C (15, 11.45%), and J (tied with C). No one had a second given name that started with E, Q, U, W, X, Y, or Z.
Table 2(a). Most popular second given names among women.
| Bearers | Name |
|---|---|
| 7 | Ann, Marie |
| 6 | Joy, Rose |
| 5 | Anne, Grace |
| 3 | Lourdes, May |
| 2 | Andrea, Angela, Anthonette, Antoinette, Cecilia*, Criselda, Isabel, Jane, Lynn |
Table 2(b). Most popular second given names among women (combined spellings).
| Bearers | Name |
|---|---|
| 12 | Ann (Anne) |
| 7 | Marie |
| 6 | Joy, Rose |
| 5 | Antoinette (Antonette, Anthonette), Grace |
| 3 | Lourdes, May |
| 2 | Andrea, Angela, Cecilia*, Criselda, Cristina* (Kristina)*, Isabel, Jane, Lea (Leah), Lynn |
Third Given Names
The third given names in the sample were Angirose, Dolores, Gayle, Joan, Lucia, Li, Mae, Monica, Teresa, and Vanessa.
Standouts
Some of the names or name combinations that appeared only once in the sample were:
- Coraciel
- Harliegh-Keen
- Journadette (Journey + Bernadette, or Journalism + Bernadette)?
The Men
Among the men, 56 (62.22%) had only one given name, 33 (36.67%) had two, and one (1.11%) had three.
First Given Names
The most popular initials for the first given name were J (18, 20%), M (11, 12.22%), and R (tied with M). No one had a first given name that started with F, I, N, Q, U, W, X, or Z.
Table 3(a). Most popular first given names among men.
| Bearers | Name |
|---|---|
| 5 | Mark |
| 3 | John, Michael, Sherwin |
| 2 | Alexander, Jose, Leonard |
Table 3(b). Most popular first given names among men (combined spellings).
| Bearers | Name |
|---|---|
| 5 | Mark |
| 3 | John, Michael, Sherwin |
| 2 | Alexander, Jose, Leonard, Russell (Russel) |
Second Given Names
The most popular initials for the second given name were J (6, 17.65%) and M (tied with J). No one had a second given name that started with B, G, H, O, Q, S, U, X, Y, or Z.
Table 4. Most popular second given names among men.
| Bearers | Name |
|---|---|
| 2 | John, Joseph, Michael |
Third Given Names
The only third given name in the sample was Jay.
Standouts
Some of the names or name combinations that appeared only once in the sample were:
- Ceryjohn
- Dionibon
- Jennish
Numerical Suffixes
Seven men (7.78% of the total male sample) had numerical suffixes attached to their names. Of these, four (57.14%) were Jr, one (14.29%) was II, one (14.29%) was III, and one (14.29%) was IV.