UK Baby Names

Forever the hapless cartoon husband of Blondie.

Unusual, serious, no-nonsense occupational surname that could be borrowed from the boys.

Try telling the kids it really means "pretty face" and not "burper".

Santes Ffraid is the traditional Welsh name for St Bridget, the Irish national saint and legendary miracle worker. The connection becomes clearer through the Scottish form of the name, Bride. It's worth noting that it sounds like the English word "fried".

Attractive placename/surname with a somewhat aristocratic feel.

Why not stick with the original.

Even more uppity than Upton.

Just the kind of old-fashioned nickname coming back into style.

A case in which the son is now more attractive than the father. There have been Colonial settlers surnamed Dennison on this side of the Atlantic since 1623.

Historically interesting via the 1917 Balfour Declaration, which supported the creation of a Jewish state in Palestine.

Rekker comes to us thanks to actor Cam Gigandet, who gave his son this phonetic spelling of badass word name Wrecker. Use at your own peril.

Vibrant and vital noun name chosen by actress Shawnee Smith for her daughter.

One of the rare English surname names originally derived from a female given name: Eoforhild (Everild), meaning "boar battle". Also spelled Averill, it's an extremely rare choice today, but shares sounds with fashionable Ava and Avery.

Simple ancient name of a Celtic goddess, but her friends might sound like they were asking for more.

A dignified yet gentle surname name occasionally heard in England and the West Indies.

A traditional Welsh name that looks like a variant of Arden, but actually derives from the Welsh word for "beautiful".

Unusual, but clear and strong.

Plummer might be an occupational name for someone who works with pipes -- yes, like a plumber -- or with feathers, from the Olde English (from the French) plume. Or it could indicate someone who lived near a plum tree.

A popular first name in the eleventh and twelfth centuries, giving rise to surnames Gifford et al. Could enjoy a comeback thanks to trendy Griffin.