UK Baby Names

This rarely heard name pares down all the ultrafeminine Dan names to one that's much more powerful, for both boys and girls.

A diminutive diminutive, too tease-worthy.

The most modern choice in this group, and the most distinctive; the Gwyn form is a common male name in Wales.

Part Cameron, part Amber, Camber may be a new name but it feels right for our times. As a word, camber means a slightly arched surface.

Waspy-sounding choice, well known in literature for Boswell's Life of Johnson.

Pistol is one of the new names that entered the lexicon in the US in 2013, when it was given to nine babies of each gender. Call it an equal-opportunity badass baby name with an unfortunately violent image.

A few boys have adopted fabrics like Denim and Suede; here's a singular one for the girls, with a distinctively silky sheen.

Long one of the most popular girls' names starting with P, Patti replaced Patsy as the midcentury's popular, peppy babysitter but has now joined her in the retirement home.

Fleet is one of the uncountable number of new word name possibilities, and a particularly cool choice at that. Connoting speed, Fleet beats Rush any day. Might be short for Fleetwood, but we prefer it on its own.

Bronnen is an attractive name but is similar to so many others -- Brennan, Brannon, Bronwen -- it's sure to provoke a lot of "What was that again?"

So identified with the hero of the Sir Walter Scott novel, it would be almost impossible for any boy to carry.

Harvard's sibling.

A neglected surname name that could substitute for the more common Gordon, which has in the past associated with the milk company and Elsie the Cow.

An obscure possibility...for a girl.