Quiz: Guess the Country from its Top 5 Names
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How well do you know the most popular names around the world? Just for fun, here are the top five girl and boy names in ten countries (ok, one is a region of the UK). How many can you guess?
Country 1
Olivia, Isla, Freya, Millie, Emily
Noah, Jack, Leo, Harris, Luca
Country 2
Emma, Olivia, Alma, Martina, Isabella
Mateo, Bautista, Felipe, Noah, Juan
Country 3
Sofia, Aurora, Giulia, Ginevra, Beatrice
Leonardo, Alessandro, Tommaso, Francesco, Lorenzo
Country 4
Isla, Amelia, Charlotte, Mila, Lily
Oliver, Noah, Leo, Jack, Luca
Country 5
Maria Alice, Helena, Alice, Laura, Maria Cecilia
Miguel, Gael, Arthur, Heitor, Theo
Country 6
Paul, Jakob, Maximilian, Elias, David
Marie, Emilia, Anna, Emma, Lena
Country 7
Jade, Louise, Emma, Ambre, Alice
Gabriel, Léo, Raphaël, Louis, Arthur
Country 8
EmilÃa, Embla, Sara, Aþena, Matthildur
Aron, Jökull, Alexander, Kári, Emil
Country 9
Zeynep, Elif, Asel, Asya, Defne
Yusuf, Alparslan, Miraç, Ömer Asaf, Eymen
Country 10
Anna, Sofiya, Anastasiya, Zlata, Solomiya
Maksym, Davyd, Artem, Matviy, Tymofiy
How did you do? If you got more than half right, you can proudly call yourself an international name nerd!
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