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This study analyses the frequency of first names in selected religions in the town Prešov analysing the church registers of catholic, evangelic and Orthodox Church in the 19th century by concentrating on the years 1791 to 1890. The purpose of this text is to analyse the most frequent first names in a multi-religious environment and a comparison of the three churches developing side by side in closed urban system. The supporting questions also cover the most frequent birth names of twins/triplets and illegitimate children. The results of the research from the town Prešov are confronted with similar studies from the area of north Hungary whereby the research gains an over-regional dimension.