Names that end in y
- Eternity
Origin:
Word nameDescription:
Might have a shot as a name, à la Genesis and Destiny, if it weren't for yet another perfume connection.
- Raferty
- Kinzley
- Jeby
- Kelby
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"dweller at the farm by the stream"Description:
A modern alternative to Shelby.
- Shey
- Natty
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"gift of god"Description:
Natty short form of Nathan, Nathaniel or even Ignatius.
- Klay
- Starry
Origin:
English word nameMeaning:
"starry"Description:
A brilliant choice, but one that has more potential for baby girls.
- Viceroy
Origin:
Word name, EnglishMeaning:
"ruler who represents the king"Description:
A new one for the ever-growing collection of royal baby names.
- Brinsley
Origin:
British place and surnameDescription:
A rarely used Nottinghamshire place name of the sort now being considered for girls.
- Emeny
Origin:
English, uncertain originDescription:
Emily substitute, though it sounds like a child's mispronunciation of "enemy".
- Betony
Origin:
English botanical nameMeaning:
"flower name derived from the Vettones tribe"Description:
This unusual English botanical name belongs to a minty-smelling, flowering herb (also called bishopwort), which has been used since medieval times to treat various ailments.
In the language of flowers, Betony signifies surprise, so this might make for a meaningful choice for an unexpected pregnancy.
Variant spelling Bettany (as in actor Paul Bettany, or English historian Bettany Hughes), could take this name into trendy surname-as-first-name territory.
- Galway
Origin:
Place-nameDescription:
Associated with the poet and novelist Galway Kinnell, this name of an Irish city, county, and bay would make an evocative choice. For further literary cred, writers Liam O'Flaherty and Frank Harris both hail from Galway.
- Danny
- Neely
- Baby
- Keely
- Gerry
Origin:
English, diminutive of GeraldineDescription:
Gerry was hep along with poodle skirts and banana splits.
- Sisley
Origin:
English surname from LatinMeaning:
"blind"Description:
A medieval spelling of Cecily/Cicely, which itself derives from Latin Caecilia. Alfred Sisley was a British Impressionist landscape painter.