UK Baby Names
- Reynold
Origin:
ScottishMeaning:
"powerful counsel"Description:
Used for girls in Scotland in the sixteenth century; this would make a bold but bonnie choice.
- Tiobaid
- Salmon
Origin:
Animal nameMeaning:
"salmon, a fish"Description:
Possibility for fish enthusiasts, but works better for a boy.
- Adelbert
- Dayton
Origin:
English variation of DeightonMeaning:
"place with a dike"Description:
A city name that sounds more legit than most because of its similarity to Peyton and other such names in circulation.
- Lorinda
Origin:
English elaboration of LoraDescription:
Echoes of two dated names: Lori and Linda.
- Keverne
Origin:
Cornish saint and place nameDescription:
St. Keverne is a town on Cornwall's Lizard Peninsula and also the name of an ancient saint. While the name is virtually unused for children in the modern world, it could be a Kevin update and has contemporary possibilities.
- Norlene
- Kynaston
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"royal peace settlement"Description:
A dignified yet gentle surname name occasionally heard in England and the West Indies.
- Dàibhidh
- Uilleam
Origin:
Scottish variation of WilliamDescription:
Most Americans would take the easy way out and spell it Willem, as in artist de Kooning and actor Dafoe.
- Quinney
Origin:
ManxMeaning:
"son of Crafty"Description:
Sounds like an endearment of Quinn.
- Thurber
Origin:
NorseMeaning:
"Thor the warrior"Description:
Pleasant surname connected to humorist James Thurber, with a sound as happy as a baby's gurgle.
- Swithin
Origin:
Spelling variation of SwithunDescription:
Saint Swithin or Swithun is best known for his feast day, July 15, which according to legend will determine the weather for the next 40 days.
- Sutcliff
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"from the southern cliff"Description:
Climbing a mountain somewhere with Radcliff and Heathcliff.
- Quanda
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"queen"Description:
A bit too close to "quandary" and "queen".
- Templeton
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"temple settlement"Description:
Butler name, and also that of the rat in Charlotte's Web.
- Litton
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"settlement on the hill"Description:
Slightly less stiff and small if spelled Lytton.
- Vane
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"banner"Description:
He'll have to prove his humility.
- Nesbit
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"land or river bend shaped like a nose"Description:
A family name that wouldn't appeal to many parents.