1450+ English Names

Putting a C before Albert doesn't make this old occupational name any more contempo.

A possibility for fans of the mystery writer, but most parents would prefer Dashiell.

In 2014, six little girls in the US were given the name Starlit. Starlit has a sweeter meaning than the similar Starlet, and a better ring than Starlight.

A popular first name in the eleventh and twelfth centuries, giving rise to surnames Gifford et al. Could enjoy a comeback thanks to trendy Griffin.

Literary, occupational, and very neglected.

Possibility for fish enthusiasts, but works better for a boy.

For fans of the (female) author A. S. ; makes an interesting alternative to Wyatt or the hotelish Hyatt.

Simple and down-to-earth, but would probably work best as a middle name.

One of those feminizations that came over shortly after the Mayflower but has been lost at sea ever since.

One of many stuffy British W surnames that would subject an American boy to years of teasing before growing into it at age fifty.

Bernie, with airs.

Intriguing meaning, but stuffy sound.

Inevitable circus association.

A secret nature name for boys.

Surname choice that's neither new nor bold. Newbold was the middle name of Edith Wharton.

The stuffy-sounding name of a posh medieval village in the Cotswolds, in England, that some consider one of the most beautiful small towns in Europe.

A dignified yet gentle surname name occasionally heard in England and the West Indies.

Upper-crusty surname name.

Shaw is a streamlined and more modern-sounding Shawn, with many notable surname namesakes.

Slightly less stiff and small if spelled Lytton.