UK Baby Names

  1. Reynold
    • Origin:

      Scottish
    • Meaning:

      "powerful counsel"
    • Description:

      Used for girls in Scotland in the sixteenth century; this would make a bold but bonnie choice.
  2. Tiobaid
    • Salmon
      • Origin:

        Animal name
      • Meaning:

        "salmon, a fish"
      • Description:

        Possibility for fish enthusiasts, but works better for a boy.
    • Adelbert
      • Dayton
        • Origin:

          English variation of Deighton
        • Meaning:

          "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 Lora
        • Description:

          Echoes of two dated names: Lori and Linda.
      • Keverne
        • Origin:

          Cornish saint and place name
        • Description:

          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:

            English
          • Meaning:

            "royal peace settlement"
          • Description:

            A dignified yet gentle surname name occasionally heard in England and the West Indies.
        • Dàibhidh
          • Uilleam
            • Origin:

              Scottish variation of William
            • Description:

              Most Americans would take the easy way out and spell it Willem, as in artist de Kooning and actor Dafoe.
          • Quinney
            • Origin:

              Manx
            • Meaning:

              "son of Crafty"
            • Description:

              Sounds like an endearment of Quinn.
          • Thurber
            • Origin:

              Norse
            • Meaning:

              "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 Swithun
            • Description:

              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:

              English
            • Meaning:

              "from the southern cliff"
            • Description:

              Climbing a mountain somewhere with Radcliff and Heathcliff.
          • Quanda
            • Origin:

              English
            • Meaning:

              "queen"
            • Description:

              A bit too close to "quandary" and "queen".
          • Templeton
            • Origin:

              English
            • Meaning:

              "temple settlement"
            • Description:

              Butler name, and also that of the rat in Charlotte's Web.
          • Litton
            • Origin:

              English
            • Meaning:

              "settlement on the hill"
            • Description:

              Slightly less stiff and small if spelled Lytton.
          • Vane
            • Origin:

              English
            • Meaning:

              "banner"
            • Description:

              He'll have to prove his humility.
          • Nesbit
            • Origin:

              English
            • Meaning:

              "land or river bend shaped like a nose"
            • Description:

              A family name that wouldn't appeal to many parents.