UK Baby Names

Sadler is another new entrant in the trendy occupational surname category, one particularly prime for a horse lover.

Classy-sounding surname name usually bypassed in favor of the simpler Landon.

We can hear the kids teasing him from here.

You might want to honor premier U.S. architect Frank Gehry--even though he was born Ephraim Goldberg. Gehry, pronounced like the more common surname Geary, may be a spin on the name Gary, which means spear, or derive from the Middle English word geary, which means fickle.

Rarely heard surname name that lacks the lightness of other o-ending names.

Comes with a monocle.

Gaynor is an early androgynous name with a positive association, related to the Cornish megahit name Jennifer.

Pretty and distinctive choice for poetry lovers.

Quirky and cute.

Best known to most as a brand of Whisky, Ballantine is a Scottish surname relating to the Celtic god Bal. It has potential as a off-the-beaten-track boys name that is still familiar. Ballantine is the brand name of a whiskey, a beer, and a publishing imprint.

Frost is a name parents are beginning to warm to, appreciating its icy simplicity and connection with the venerable poet Robert. Frost, along with Winter, Snow, and January, are also perfect names for winter babies.

A decade or two ago, we might have stopped with Blake, but today the surname Blakely or Blakeley sounds more modern as a first name.

Eastman is a solid, old-style Atlantic seaboard surname. But as a first name, we think Easton works better.

Tay is occasionally used on its own, or as a nickname for the now fading Taylor.

This name of a river in Wales represents a vowel change from Alan, which makes the name somewhat more intriguing, but still possibly not intriguing enough. Bonus points if you're a surfer, sailor, or you're expecting a baby born under a water sign of the zodiac: It's one of the more unusual names that mean water.

Over the top for even the most ardent Anglophile. Sacheverell Sitwell was a member of the prominentliterary Sitwell family.

Lively and engaging Scottish surname, particularly appropriate for a boy born on Monday.

Also an English surname, Sender derives from Alexander and has an attractive modern sound. Though given to only a handful of baby boys per year, it nevertheless is in step with the brotherhood of er-ending choices fashionable today.