UK Baby Names

Big Band-ish name could easily be confused with Darcy.

Only if you don't mind hearing yourself saying, "Come quickly, Quixley."

This occupational choice is less appealing than such brethren as Baker and Baxter.

A child named Peale may have to endure more than a few banana jokes, but the Peales were a distinguished family of artists.

This Celtic saint's name is the most offbeat Jen name of all.

The name of the king of the fairies in Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream; could work just as well for your little sprite.

Some will see this as spirited, others stuffy. The protagonist of the Edith Wharton novel The Age of Innocence was a popular and successful lawyer named Newbold Archer.

For people looking for an unusual variant of Alexandra, especially one that can be shortened to the ubiquitous Alex, Alistrina might be the name for you.

Hopelessly nerdy.

A family name, a bit haughty.

This feminine diminutive of John from the Isle of Man is also sometimes used as a variant of Judith. Still, we think it is as attractive as Thomasina or Jacoba -- that is, not very.

If used at all these days, it would be to honor artist Jackson, whose first name would be far preferable.

Above par middle name possibility.

Hitting bottom.