BABY NAMES
Condoleezza
Italian
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Don't let anyone tell you a long, hard-to-spell name is going to hold your child back. Condoleezza Rice's parents invented this whopper of a name from a musical phrase, and not only did their darling daughter become a highly accomplished classical pianist, she took her 11-letter name all the way to Washington as U.S. Secretary of State.

Variations
Condoleesa, Condilesa, Condolissa
Popularity rankings from the Social Security Administration
Condoleezza
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You may find some surprises -- for example, who knew Jennifer was a boy's name? Because this feature uses actual Social Security data, it includes the human error that attends a large survey, but it still reliably reflects the patterns of naming fashion.