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English baby names
129 names of English origin, with meanings and etymology.
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English girl names
Kimberly
#222
Girl
·
English
Popular in the 1960s and the 1970s
Shirley
#1539
Girl
·
English
English place name from sċīr + lēah
Evelyn
#9168
Girl
·
English
Wished-for child; desired
Heather
#1326
Girl
·
English
From heather; the given name is one of the plant names taken up in the 19th century
Madison
#4175
Girl
·
English
Popular since 1984 when it appeared as the name of a mermaid in the film Splash
Amber
#574
Girl
·
English
From amber, from ambre, from ambre, from ambar, from عَنْبَر
Ella
#12768
Girl
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Germanic
All, completely; a light fairy maiden
Tiffany
#897
Girl
·
English
From Tifinie, Tiphanie, from Theophania, from θεο- (combining form of θεός) + φαίνω
Allison
#100
Girl
·
English
From a - diminutive form of Alan, Alexander or
Audrey
#10952
Girl
·
English
Noble strength
Hazel
#4383
Girl
·
English
The hazel tree
Edith
#503
Girl
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Old English
from audaz + gunþiz
April
#516
Girl
·
English
The fourth month of the Gregorian calendar, following March and preceding May
Lorraine
#1358
Girl
·
English
Associated with Laura by folk etymology
Holly
#451
Girl
·
English
As an - surname, calque of mac t=holly (see McCullen) and sometimes McQuillan
June
#1992
Girl
·
English
From June, june, re-Latinised variants of earlier Juyn, juyng, from juing, juin, from iūnius, the month of the goddess Iuno, perhaps from h₂yéwHō, from h₂óyu
Sydney
#3276
Girl
·
English
And the most populous city in Australia
Lily
#20
Girl
·
Latin
The lily flower; purity, innocence
Addison
#2063
Girl
·
English
Son of Adam
Daisy
#110
Girl
·
English
From the flower daisy, one of the flower names dating from the 19th century
Joy
#6064
Girl
·
English
From the noun joy, first used by Puritans in the 17th century
Lindsay
#2083
Girl
·
English
From Lindsey in Lincolnshire, from Lindesēġe, t=Isle of Lind, the Old English name of the city of Lincoln, Lincolnshire, in which "Lind" comes from the Common Brittonic form of the name of Lincoln and "isle" refers to Lincoln being surrounded by fenland; from llɨnn, from lindos, in reference to the Brayford +; cf
Harper
#1434
Girl
·
English
Harp player
Brooklyn
#2246
Girl
·
English
Broken land; after the New York borough
Jade
#2591
Girl
·
English
From the precious stone jade; taken into general use in the 1970s
Scarlett
#12003
Girl
·
English
Scarlet; red
Geneva
#1537
Girl
·
English
thumb|canton of Geneva (sense 2) Mentioned in - texts as Genava
Ivy
#4514
Girl
·
English
The ivy plant; symbol of fidelity
Reagan
#1532
Girl
·
English
Anglicized from - Gaelic t=descendant of Riagán, a personal name possibly derived from t=impulsive, furious
Olive
#11864
Girl
·
English
Medieval form of the - saint's name Oliva "olive"; revived in the 19th century when flower and plant names became fashionable
Piper
#135
Girl
·
English
Used since the mid-twentieth century, first by the American actress Piper Laurie
Willow
#2731
Girl
·
English
The willow tree; slender, graceful
Kinsley
#11608
Girl
·
English
King's meadow
Everly
#69
Girl
·
English
From the boar meadow; grazing meadow
Charity
#1740
Girl
·
English
The 107th sura (chapter) of the Qur'an
Asia
#1625
Girl
·
English
A daughter of Oceanus and Tethys, the wife of the Titan Iapetus, and mother of Atlas, Prometheus, Epimetheus and Menoetius
Darcy
#5499
Girl
·
English
Originally from in Northern France
Chanel
#1167
Girl
·
English
Chanel, the French fashion house
Felicity
#455
Girl
·
English
From the noun felicity, and also the English form of Felicitas, a name borne by early martyrs
Kori
#3946
Girl
·
English
20th century American variant of Cory
Patience
#11886
Girl
·
English
From patience, a virtue name first used by Puritans in the sixteenth century
Kimber
#8612
Girl
·
Old English
From the name of a 7th-century English female saint, Kyneburga or Cyneburg, from cyne- + burh
Mercy
#3956
Girl
·
English
From mercy in the 17th century; one of the less common Puritan virtue names
Star
#13904
Girl
·
English
Star class, a class of steam locomotives used on the GWR
English boy names
Edward
#213
Boy
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Old English
From Edward, from Ēadweard, from Audawardu, from Audawarduz, corresponding to ed + ward
Brandon
#219
Boy
·
English
From Brandon, Brampdon, Bramdun, Bremedon, Bromdun, from, from gloss=broom shrub + gloss=hill, dune
Jack
#14
Boy
·
English
God is gracious
Tyler
#177
Boy
·
English
From Tyler, Tylere, Tygler, Tygheler, Tyghelere, Tyghelare, Tygelere, from tiler, tylere, tylare, tylier
Douglas
#744
Boy
·
English
From a place name, dubh + glais
Harold
#921
Boy
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Old English
From a merger of Hereweald and Harold (itself from Haraldr), both from Harjawaldaz, Related to Walter, which has the elements reversed
Keith
#713
Boy
·
English
As a Scottish surname, from the placename in Moray, Scotland, from Cèith, meaning "wood" or "from the battleground," which is probably borrowed from ᚉᚓᚈ meaning "wood", or a forest, from koɨd
Mason
#30
Boy
·
English
Stoneworker; one who works with stone
Clarence
#1558
Boy
·
English
Originally a ducal title of the English and British royal family, from t=from the town of Clare, (the town of Clare, Suffolk), although it has also been associated with Chiarenza, Clarentza, &c
Stanley
#808
Boy
·
English
From places in England, stān + lēah
Jackson
#28
Boy
·
English
Son of Jack
Norman
#1364
Boy
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Old English
The langue d'oïl variant, closely related to the French of Île-de-France (i
Glenn
#1582
Boy
·
English
Fairly popular in the middle of the 20th century
Edwin
#385
Boy
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Old English
from Audawini, from Audawiniz
Melvin
#822
Boy
·
English
Variant of the Scottish surname Melville, from a place name Malleville in Normandy, from mala + ville
Alfred
#928
Boy
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Old English
Alfred the Great, early king of England
Chad
#1607
Boy
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Old English
From Chadde, from Ċeadda, of obscure meaning; name of a seventh-century Anglo-Saxon saint, revived in the 20th century
Wesley
#70
Boy
·
English
Several places in England, from west + lēah
Carter
#48
Boy
·
English
Cart driver; one who transports goods
Leroy
#872
Boy
·
English
Transferred from the common - surname Leroy, meaning "the king"
Wyatt
#46
Boy
·
English
Brave in war; from Old English 'wigheard'
Clifford
#1457
Boy
·
English
From clif + ford, a dweller at the ford by the steep bank
Brett
#1128
Boy
·
English
Related to Breton, Brittany, and more distantly Briton
Edgar
#436
Boy
·
Old English
From Ēadgār, the name of early English kings, from ēad + gār
Gordon
#993
Boy
·
English
The main etymology, associated with - names, is from the - surname Gordon, from a place name, but the origin is: If the English or Scots name is from a - language (such as - or -), then possibly from a - compound such as; If the Scots name is itself from English, then possibly from Gourdon, derived from Gallo-Roman Gordus, from; Otherwise, possibly ultimately from gordūn whence a habitational name
Franklin
#410
Boy
·
English
Partly in honor of Benjamin Franklin
Brent
#1448
Boy
·
English
English surname from placenames in Devon and Somerset, from brant, referring to hills
Carson
#112
Boy
·
English
Could originate from the Gaelic name "Carr" or "Carra", meaning "rock" or "fort," combined with "son", thus "son of Carr
Grant
#228
Boy
·
English
From Grannd, from graunt, from grant, from grandis
Lester
#1921
Boy
·
English
As an English surname, from the placename Leicester
Elmer
#1351
Boy
·
Old English
Transferred back from the surname in the 19th century U
Chester
#1729
Boy
·
English
From Chestre, from Ċeaster, from ċeaster, a borrowing from castrum
Grayson
#44
Boy
·
English
Son of the gray-haired one; son of the steward
Milton
#1436
Boy
·
English
The English place names are from mylen or middel + tun
Hudson
#21
Boy
·
English
Son of Hud (a nickname for Hugh)
Clinton
#1662
Boy
·
English
A habitational surname, derived from places named Glinton ("town on a hill") or Glympton ("settlement on the River Glyme"), from + gloss=enclosure, homestead, town, equivalent to the modern
Wallace
#1016
Boy
·
English
Notably of the Scottish patriot
Ross
#1525
Boy
·
English
As a Scottish surname, from several places such as in Cumbria or in Yorkshire, both from ros or a - parallel of its source such as t=moor, heath
Nelson
#797
Boy
·
English
In the United States, also an Anglicisation of - surnames such as Nilsen, Nielsen, and Nilsson, equivalent to "son of Nicholas"
Dwight
#2295
Boy
·
English
Probably from a - female name Diot, a pet form of Dionysia, the feminine form of Dionysius
Clifton
#1640
Boy
·
English
Literally meaning "town by a cliff
Kent
#1674
Boy
·
English
Bordered by East Sussex, Surrey, Greater London, the North Sea and the English Channel
Kirk
#2564
Boy
·
English
The sense meaning fellatio is derived from the shooting of Charlie Kirk, as he was shot in the neck
August
#104
Boy
·
English
Early August, re-Latinized from Agustus, from, from augustus, from the agnomen Augustus of Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus, possibly from either Old Latin t=increase, from augos, from - base h₂ewg-; or, referring to divination by observing bird flights, singing, feeding or entrails + garrīre
Gage
#732
Boy
·
English
An occupational surname from gage for an assayer, or gage for a moneylender
Edmund
#1098
Boy
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Old English
Borne by early English kings and saints
Trent
#1237
Boy
·
English
Koch (2006) derives the river name from tri-sent(o)-on-ā-, from the elements trei + sentus
Kelvin
#967
Boy
·
English
Of -/- origin, possibly from caol or coille + abhainn
Lane
#254
Boy
·
English
As an English surname, from lane; as an - surname, from several origins, including Laighin
Tyson
#394
Boy
·
English
A variant of Tison
Braden
#1127
Boy
·
English
Anglicised from an - surname Ó Bradáin, from a personal name meaning "salmon"
Dexter
#701
Boy
·
English
Any of a number of places in the United States and Canada, named for persons with the surname
Lamar
#1382
Boy
·
English
From a placename in Normandy, which was derived from la mare
Dane
#903
Boy
·
English
Or from the ethnic term Dane (like Scott or Norman)
Cash
#289
Boy
·
English
Variant of Case
Edmond
#2368
Boy
·
Old English
A French style variant of Edmund
Murray
#2285
Boy
·
English
Scottish surname derived from the place name Moray in northeastern Scotland, from Moravia, Morauia, from Moireibh, Moireabh, Moreb, ultimately from mori + trebā
Elton
#2112
Boy
·
Old English
From a number of sources, including: # For the places in Cheshire, County Durham, and Derbyshire, England: from ēl + tūn since the village is situated above a small stream
Houston
#689
Boy
·
English
The, the NASA Mission Control complex located in Houston, Texas
Rohan
#829
Boy
·
English
Habitational surname from Rohan in Morbihan, Brittany
Warner
#1428
Boy
·
English
English, -, and - surname, all corresponding Also see Warrener
Anson
#1290
Boy
·
English
From (the former word is a diminutive)
Johnson
#2711
Boy
·
English
Founded by people with the surname
Hamilton
#2707
Boy
·
English
From Hameldūne, from hamel + dūne
Montgomery
#1042
Boy
·
English
Bernard Montgomery (Monty), a British army officer
Coen
#1024
Boy
·
English
Variant of Cohen
Dash
#893
Boy
·
English
From de + æsċ "(residing) near an ash tree"