1450+ English Names

A name only a bully could love.

Stick with North.

See ST.

Dickinson is a possibility for Richard's boy, though that Dick nickname is problematic no matter how you get to it.

To honor an ancestral Peter.

Though they sound exactly alike, this spelling makes it much more elegant than Bernie.

Best known from actor-comedian Cleavon Little, Cleavon feels less soap opera than Cliff and quite really on-trend right now.

Darnel, the plant from which this name derives, is an intoxicating plant, which used to be grown to make medicines and poisons.

Most parents attracted to this name will be devotees of the author William and would be better off using it in the middle.

Hopelessly nerdy.

Does not improve on the pretty but overused favorite.

A more modern- sounding alternative to Harman.

Mythic lumberjack Paul may inspire some namesakes despite relation to similarly pronounced foot problem.

Ruggedly appealing word name in the Thorn/Rider/Storm school of boys' names.

One occupational name unlikely to find a single taker.

A possible nod to grandpa Roger, though somewhat stuffy.

Only if he actually is.

The great-great-aunt in the purple hat, singing jazz.

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

To honor an ancestral Peter.