UK Baby Names

Extremely common in Wales and England, Dafydd would likely leave some non-Welsh speakers confused at first. But we love the soft, lispy quality this variation offers.

Alvin, Melvin, Norvin -- most vin names, except maybe Kevin and Gavin -- are not vinners.

With the first two syllables pronounced Georgie, it has a stylish Masterpiece Theatre air.

Forster, a variation of Foster or potentially even Forester, is associated with British novelist E.M. Forster, author of A Passage to India, Howard's End, and A Room with a View. But if you choose Forster, you'd always have to force that 'r'.

Quintessentially, stylelessly preppy.

One of several trendy boys' names now being adopted for girls with feminized spellings.

Chelsea with dyslexia.

Despite two distinguished surname-bearers — the great British statesman William Pitt and heartthrob Brad, this would be a tough name to pull off in first place. William Thackeray used it for two generations of baronets in his novel Vanity Fair, the Sir Pitt Crawleys.

The final s turns a nature name into a Waspy surname.

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.

Emily substitute, though it sounds like a child's mispronunciation of "enemy".

Delwen appears to be a modern invented name in Welsh, deriving from two common name components: del - meaning pretty and wen - meaning fair/white. Similar names include Delyth, also Welsh, and Elowen, which is Cornish.

Famous as the name of the widow of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Somewhat dashing surname, but with serious teasing potential.

A bit of a tongue-twister.

Mailer is one of the more unusual of the on-trend occupational surnames. Recommended for fans of the macho writer Norman Mailer.

Gerry was hep along with poodle skirts and banana splits.