UK Baby Names

Other occupational names would be more commonly accepted, though the Mad Men character has certainly brought it to the fore.

This is a both fresher and cooler spin on David.

For fans of the (female) author A. S. ; makes an interesting alternative to Wyatt or the hotelish Hyatt.

Severe surname choice.

The spelling makes the tradition Non even more of a non-name.

Kerr, a simple, unusual unisex middle-name choice, can be pronounced either car or kehr.

Somewhat dashing surname, but with serious teasing potential.

Named for Millard. Or the late great rock palace.

The -el ending feels inevitably feminine; also a form of French poetry.

Harleth is a name which probably stems from combining the oh-so-trendy Harlow with the evergreen Elizabeth. However, literary parents may also remember the beautiful but difficult character Gwendolen Harleth from George Eliot's Daniel Deronda. Harleth has a fashionable edge to it, being associated with rising supermodel Harleth Kuusik.

We don't see this one making it unless you have a compelling family reason.

Brooke variation – or is the other way around? – that makes it more a nature name, less an eighties-style androgynous name.

All the names ending in-lyn seem sadly dated.