UK Baby Names

  1. Burroughs
    • Origin:

      English
    • Meaning:

      "dwelling place"
    • Description:

      Most parents attracted to this name will be devotees of the author William and would be better off using it in the middle.
  2. Ranald
    • Wilfreda
      • Origin:

        English
      • Meaning:

        "purposeful peace"
      • Description:

        Hopelessly nerdy.
    • Gennifer
      • Origin:

        English variation of Jennifer
      • Description:

        Does not improve on the pretty but overused favorite.
    • Dùghall
      • Jarman
        • Origin:

          English from French Germain
        • Description:

          A more modern- sounding alternative to Harman.
      • Bunyan
        • Origin:

          English from French
        • Meaning:

          "swelling"
        • Description:

          Mythic lumberjack Paul may inspire some namesakes despite relation to similarly pronounced foot problem.
      • Burr
        • Origin:

          English
        • Meaning:

          "bristle"
        • Description:

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

          English occupational name
        • Description:

          One occupational name unlikely to find a single taker.
      • Dàibhidh
        • Hodgson
          • Origin:

            English
          • Meaning:

            "son of Roger"
          • Description:

            A possible nod to grandpa Roger, though somewhat stuffy.
        • Hillery
          • Babson
            • Origin:

              English
            • Meaning:

              "son of Barbara"
            • Description:

              Only if he actually is.
          • Trefor
            • Elberta
              • Origin:

                English
              • Meaning:

                "highborn, shining"
              • Description:

                The great-great-aunt in the purple hat, singing jazz.
            • Salmon
              • Origin:

                Animal name
              • Meaning:

                "salmon, a fish"
              • Description:

                Possibility for fish enthusiasts, but works better for a boy.
            • Moireach
              • Parkin
                • Origin:

                  English
                • Meaning:

                  "little Peter"
                • Description:

                  To honor an ancestral Peter.
              • Mawrth
                • Birley
                  • Origin:

                    English
                  • Meaning:

                    "meadow with the cow shed"
                  • Description:

                    A surname with a decidedly burley image.