the fact that, in 2005, the soccer
Francesco Totti chose the name
Cristian for his son can explain the growing popularity of C(h)ristian: in 2004, C(h)ristian was not in the top 30, but in 2006, both forms were (
Christian #21 and
Cristian #25).
She also agrees with
Fiammetta about
Matilde: "(...)
Matilde Brandi does hardly have the kind of popularity for people to name there children after her (...)".
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