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Pamela Redmond
By Pamela Redmond
Updated Tue Apr 15 2025

West Origin and Meaning

The name West is a girl's name.

Straightforward yet romantic, this is one newly minted name with long-term appeal, especially as a middle name. It was used as such for Tea Leoni and David Duchovny's Madelaine, whom they call West. Definitely ambigender, it was chosen by Marley Shelton for her daughter.

# 6178 on Nameberry

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Famous People Named West

  • West Flynn (b. 2009)
    daughter of actress Marley Shelton and producer Beau Flynn
  • Madelaine West Duchovny (b. 1999)
    daughter of actors David Duchovy and Tea Leoni
  • Birdie West DeFreitas (b. 2010)
    daughter of actors Maura West and Scott DeFreitas

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