Names That Mean Field
- Summerfield
Origin:
English surnameMeaning:
"summer field"Description:
Summerfield is a habitational surname, meaning people with this name in their family tree likely have ancestors from Summerfield, Wiltshire, England. It is also an Anglicization of the Ashkenazic Jewish surname Sommerfeld.
- Ardeth
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"flowering field"Description:
Ethereal combination of Arden and Edith, with a sweet naturey meaning. Variant of Ardith.
- Bancroft
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"field of beans, dweller near the bean farm"Description:
An upper-crusty-sounding name with humble origins.
- Maxfield
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"Mac's field"Description:
This name may be related to the Latin Maximus, which means "the greatest," or to a British landowner's name, but for most modern parents, it's one of several ways to get to short form Max.
- Felton
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"field settlement"Description:
An English place name and surname that was in the Top 1000 for most of the early 20th century. Like Halston and Afton, it has a modern-sounding, understated style.
- Blaer
Origin:
Icelandic or ScottishMeaning:
"breeze or field"Description:
Blær is a rare Icelandic name meaning "light gust or breeze" that made headlines due to one family's battle to be allowed to use it for their daughter. Iceland has strict name laws and it is not permitted to use a traditionally male name for a girl. The name was finally allowed when she was 15 years old. Blær is also a (female) character in a novel by the famous Icelandic writer Halldór Laxness.
- Ohara
Origin:
JapaneseMeaning:
"small field"Description:
Perfect for a child of Japanese Irish heritage.
- Niria
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"plowed field"Description:
Niria is the female equivalent of Nir and may also be found as Nira. This simple, pleasant name has an earthy meaning.
- Sheffield
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"from the crooked field"Description:
One place-name that doesn't make the cut as a person name, associated with several commercial enterprises. We've seen it used by Chicago Cubs fans — Sheffield is the name of a major street bordering Wrigley Field.
- Ohara
Origin:
JapaneseMeaning:
"small field"Description:
Could work for a blended Japanese-Irish family.
- Spalding
Origin:
English and ScottishMeaning:
"divided field"Description:
Has diverse links to a Groucho Marx character, a bouncing ball, and late performance artist Spalding Gray.
- Orino
Origin:
JapaneseMeaning:
"worker's field"Description:
Not as familiar as some other Asian imports; has a strong unisex feel.
- Akita
Origin:
Japanese place nameMeaning:
"field of rice"Description:
Also a dog breed
- Blaer
Origin:
Icelandic or ScottishMeaning:
"breeze or field"Description:
Blær is a rare Icelandic name meaning "light gust or breeze" that made headlines due to one family's battle to be allowed to use it for their daughter. Iceland has strict name laws and it is not permitted to use a traditionally male name for a girl. The name was finally allowed when she was 15 years old. Blær is also a (female) character in a novel by the famous Icelandic writer Halldór Laxness.
- Oda
Origin:
JapaneseMeaning:
"great field"
- Nomura
Origin:
JapaneseMeaning:
"field village"Description:
Japanese surname occasionally heard as a first.