Niamh and Aaron are the names most commonly searched for on Google, a new study has found. The spelling of Niamh prompted 4,110 monthly searches in the UK alongside other variations including Neve, Nieve, Neave, Neavh or Neeve, said the Daily Mirror. Aaron, which receives 2,670 searches a month on average, also leads to confusion. The study, by the online tool Unscrambled Words, discovered that the name Rachel gives people difficulty too, with the name receiving 2,770 searches per month.
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