UK Baby Names
- Burroughs
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"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.
- Ranald
- Wilfreda
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"purposeful peace"Description:
Hopelessly nerdy.
- Gennifer
Origin:
English variation of JenniferDescription:
Does not improve on the pretty but overused favorite.
- Dùghall
- Jarman
Origin:
English from French GermainDescription:
A more modern- sounding alternative to Harman.
- Bunyan
Origin:
English from FrenchMeaning:
"swelling"Description:
Mythic lumberjack Paul may inspire some namesakes despite relation to similarly pronounced foot problem.
- Burr
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"bristle"Description:
Ruggedly appealing word name in the Thorn/Rider/Storm school of boys' names.
- Butcher
Origin:
English occupational nameDescription:
One occupational name unlikely to find a single taker.
- Dàibhidh
- Hodgson
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"son of Roger"Description:
A possible nod to grandpa Roger, though somewhat stuffy.
- Hillery
- Babson
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"son of Barbara"Description:
Only if he actually is.
- Trefor
- Elberta
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"highborn, shining"Description:
The great-great-aunt in the purple hat, singing jazz.
- Salmon
Origin:
Animal nameMeaning:
"salmon, a fish"Description:
Possibility for fish enthusiasts, but works better for a boy.
- Moireach
- Parkin
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"little Peter"Description:
To honor an ancestral Peter.
- Mawrth
- Birley
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"meadow with the cow shed"Description:
A surname with a decidedly burley image.