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English
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Names rooted in the English tradition — each carrying a fingerprint of language, scripture, and place.

Total names: 84
Girls: 40
Boys: 37
Top US name: Nancy

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Robert: The Thousand-Year Story of a Name That Refuses to Stay Down

Robert means "bright fame" in Old Germanic. It was America’s #1 boy name for twelve years, fell to #74 by 2018, and is climbing again. The full story of a name that travels across English, German, French, and Spanish without changing its meaning.

40 English girl names

For her — feminine English names.

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Originally a medieval pet form of Ann (and of Agnes), ultimately from Hebrew Hannah meaning 'grace, favor'

A pet form of Elizabeth (Hebrew Elisheva, 'my God is an oath' or 'God of plenty'), used independently since the 18th century

Girl ·Old English

From Old English æsc ('ash tree') + lēah ('wood, clearing') — literally 'ash tree meadow'

From the South African city Kimberley, itself named for the British colonial secretary Lord Kimberley

Wished-for child; desired

A 17th-century American coinage, most likely a feminine elaboration of Samuel (Hebrew "God has heard") with an Aramaic-style -tha suffix

An English elaboration of Lily (the flower, symbol of purity) crossed with the older Lilian, itself sometimes traced to a Latin pet form of Elizabeth

Girl ·Old English

From Old English mild ('gentle') + thryth ('strength'); 'gentle strength'

A 20th-century English coinage, likely a blend of Cherry (from the fruit) and the -yl suffix common in girls' names of the era (Beryl, Meryl)

An English surname meaning "son of Maud" (Maud being a medieval short form of Matilda)

Girl ·Old English

From the Old English place name beofor ('beaver') + leah ('clearing'), originally a town and abbey in Yorkshire

The English feminine of John, from Hebrew יוֹחָנָן (Yochanan), "God is gracious

A 20th-century English blend of Mary (Hebrew Miriam) and the diminutive suffix -lyn

A modern American coinage that surged in the 1980s, likely a respelling of Kaila (a Hebrew/Yiddish pet form of Keilah) blended with the -la suffix popular at the time

Girl ·Germanic

All, completely; a light fairy maiden

An English word name from Old English dagung, 'daybreak' — first used as a given name in the late 19th century

A modern American coinage built from the affectionate word 'darling' with the -ene suffix popular in the early 20th century

Girl ·Old English

From Old English broc meaning 'stream' or 'small river' — originally a surname for someone who lived beside one

The lily flower; purity, innocence

Girl ·Old English

A modern American spelling of Haley, ultimately from Old English heg ('hay') + leah ('clearing'); 'hay meadow'

Girl ·Old English

From the Old English place name Lindesege meaning 'wetland of the lime tree' — originally a region in Lincolnshire

Girl ·Old English

From the London neighborhood Chelsea, from Old English Cealc-hyð meaning 'chalk landing place' on the Thames

Girl ·Old English

From Old English heg ('hay') + leah ('clearing'); 'hay meadow'

Girl ·Old English

From an Old English place name probably meaning 'Cenel's island' (Cenel being a personal name)

From the flower, whose Old English name dæges ēage means "day's eye" — for the way the bloom opens with the sun and closes at dusk

An English virtue name from the Latin fides, meaning 'trust' or 'belief'

An early-20th-century American name of uncertain origin — possibly a variant of Marlene (German blend of Maria + Magdalene), or a feminine elaboration of the Celtic name Arlen

A modern American coinage from the 1980s — likely a blend of Kayla and Lee, or a respelling of Irish céilí ('social gathering')

Broken land; after the New York borough

From the English word for the distilled spirit (from Dutch brandewijn, 'burnt wine')

The ivy plant; symbol of fidelity

An occupational surname for someone who played the pipes

The willow tree; slender, graceful

From the boar meadow; grazing meadow

37 English boy names

For him — masculine English names.

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Boy ·Old English

From Old English ēad, "wealth, prosperity, fortune," + weard, "guard, protector" — "fortunate guardian

A short form of Lawrence, from Latin Laurentius meaning 'from Laurentum' (a city near Rome) or 'crowned with laurel'

From an Old English place name, "broom-covered hill" (brōm + dūn)

God is gracious

A short form of Jerome (Greek Hieronymos, 'sacred name') or of Gerald (Germanic 'rule of the spear')

Medieval English form of Henry (Germanic 'estate ruler'), used as the everyday form for centuries while Henry stayed formal

From the Old English wægn meaning 'wagon'; an occupational surname for a wagon-maker or wagon-driver

A short form of Randall or Randolph — from Germanic rand ('shield rim') + wolf ('wolf'); 'shield-wolf'

Stoneworker; one who works with stone

Boy ·Old English

From the Old English brad ('broad') + leah ('wood, clearing'); 'broad meadow'

Boy ·Old English

From Old English dæl meaning 'valley' — originally a surname for someone who lived in a valley

Boy ·Old English

From Old English eorl, the title of a nobleman ranking below a king — etymologically related to Old Norse jarl

Boy ·Old English

From the Middle English surname todde meaning 'fox' — a nickname applied to a cunning or fox-haired person

From the Old English hunta, an occupational surname for someone who hunted game

Boy ·Old English

From an Old English place name combining a personal name Hroda ('famous') with eg ('island'); originally a surname tied to Stoke Rodney in Somerset

Boy ·Old English

From the Old English wes ('west') + leah ('wood, clearing'); 'western meadow'

Boy ·Old English

A diminutive of Edward, from Old English ead ('wealth, fortune') + weard ('guard'); 'guardian of prosperity'

Boy ·Old English

From Old English os ('god') + gar ('spear'); 'god's spear'

Boy ·Old English

From Old English or Old Norse Thurstan — Thor (the thunder god) + stan ('stone'); 'Thor's stone'

Cart driver; one who transports goods

Boy ·Old English

From Old English blæc ('black') or blac ('pale, fair') — a nickname-surname applied to either a dark-complexioned or fair-haired person

Either from the English bird name (the loud, blue-feathered Eurasian jay, ultimately from Latin gaius) or as a short form of any J-name — James, Jacob, Joseph, Jason

Brave in war; from Old English 'wigheard'

Boy ·Old English

From Old English denu ('valley') as a place-based surname, or from Anglo-Norman deien meaning 'leader of ten' (the source of the academic and church title 'dean')

Boy ·Old English

From an Old English place name meaning 'long hill' — a surname before becoming a given name

Boy ·Old English

From Old English Ælfwine — ælf ('elf') + wine ('friend'); 'elf-friend'

Boy ·Old English

From the Old English personal name Cola, possibly from col meaning 'coal' or 'dark' — a nickname for someone with dark hair or complexion

Boy ·Old English

From an Old English place name meaning 'Cola's settlement' — Cola being a personal name from col ('coal' or 'dark')

Boy ·Old English

From an Old English place name meaning 'settlement on or near clay' (clæg, 'clay' + tun, 'settlement')

Boy ·Old English

From the Old English personal name Eoforheard — eofor ('boar') + heard ('hardy, brave'); 'brave as a boar'

Boy ·Old English

From an Old English place name meaning 'priest's settlement' (preost 'priest' + tun 'settlement')

Son of the gray-haired one; son of the steward

From the English occupational surname for a maker of barrels and casks — a cooper

Boy ·Old English

Spanish and Portuguese form of Edward, from Old English ead ('wealth, fortune') + weard ('guard'); 'guardian of prosperity'

Modern American spelling of Jackson, a surname meaning 'son of Jack'

Son of Hud (a nickname for Hugh)

7 unisex English names

Names that work either way.

Unisex ·English

A short form of Terence (Latin Terentius, a Roman family name of uncertain origin) for boys, or of Theresa (likely Greek therizein, 'to harvest', or a place-name) for girls

Unisex ·English

From the Old French taillour, an occupational surname for one who cuts cloth — a tailor

Unisex ·English

Unisex ·English

From an English occupational surname for a park-keeper — someone who tended an enclosed game park

Unisex ·Old English

From Old English heg ('hay') + denu ('valley'); 'hay valley'

Unisex ·Old English

From an Old English place name meaning 'Pæga's settlement' — Pæga being a personal name

Unisex ·English

From an English occupational surname for a bailiff (a steward or court official) — ultimately from Latin baiulus

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