1450+ English Names (with Meanings & Popularity)
- Birley
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"meadow with the cow shed"Description:
A surname with a decidedly burley image.
- Jarrell
Origin:
English and French surname derived from a place-name, GervilleDescription:
Randall Jarrell was an important mid-20th century poet; his surname makes a pleasingly soft name for a girl.
- Seward
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"sea defender"Description:
Double whammy: the expression "Seward's folly" and inevitable sewer jokes.
- Pollard
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"shorn head"Description:
Clumsy when used as a first name.
- Burney
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"island of the brook"Description:
Though they sound exactly alike, this spelling makes it much more elegant than Bernie.
- Pickford
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"from the ford at the peak"Description:
One surname name unlikely to cross over to first.
- Pascoe
Origin:
English and Cornish variation of PascaleMeaning:
"Easter"Description:
Updates the old religious day name.
- Virle
- Treena
Origin:
English, modern spelling variation of TrinaDescription:
See TRINA.
- Marsh
Origin:
English nature nameDescription:
Soft and creative update of Marsha.
- Harleth
Origin:
Surname; modern invented nameDescription:
Harleth is a name which probably stems from combining the oh-so-trendy Harlow with the evergreen Elizabeth. However, literary parents may also remember the beautiful but difficult character Gwendolen Harleth from George Eliot's Daniel Deronda. Harleth has a fashionable edge to it, being associated with rising supermodel Harleth Kuusik.
- Gennifer
Origin:
English variation of JenniferDescription:
Does not improve on the pretty but overused favorite.
- Bunyan
Origin:
English from FrenchMeaning:
"swelling"Description:
Mythic lumberjack Paul may inspire some namesakes despite relation to similarly pronounced foot problem.