UK Boy Names

Variant of Kendall

Old-fashioned, conjuring up an ardent suitor in a bow tie and straw boater.

This musical choice fits right in with all the new hard-working Millers and Gardeners. It's also a Scottish demonym, referring to an inhabitant of the historic Scottish county of Fife.

A neglected surname name that could substitute for the more common Gordon, which has in the past associated with the milk company and Elsie the Cow.

The x gives it some modern cool, but the bury part buries it.

Dickson's nickname problem keeps it from having the upside possibility of similar names like Jackson and Harrison. If you're looking for fresh baby names to honor an ancestral Richard or Dick, consider Dixon. Or better, Richardson.

Most color names, like Scarlet and Violet, are definitely female, but not this one. Brown is as rich and warm as the tone it denotes, though we must admit the Italian version Bruno has more spark and substance.

This name has been off the USA Top 1000 list since before 1900, but it has some great musical credentials: consider American blues singer Alger "Texas" Alexander and country music legend Pat Alger.

Sims is a medieval English surname, also found in Ireland and Scotland, that has many variations all deriving from the Hebrew Biblical name Simon. Sims is a simple, straightforward, yet proper-sounding name that works well as a first, whether you find it in your family tree or pluck the idea from someone else's. It was used for only five boys in the US in 2013.

Although this was the surname of a rugged World War II admiral, these days it has a feminine feel.

Stowe, the name of a beautiful mountain town in Vermont as well as the surname of the great author Harriet Beecher, is one of the oldest last names on record. The meeting place the name Stowe refers to is part of a church. Stowe might make a distinctive and meaningful middle name for skiers or Uncle Tom's Cabin fans.

This spelling of Winton has gotten considerable buzz via jazz musician Wynton Marsalis.

Macho-er than thou.

For 007 fans, a great middle name choice -- or even a first.

Very occasionally given to boys born on that day; Noel is a more common name for Christmas babies.

See ST.

More user-friendly than the original.

Although it connotes a sense of well-being, not likely to be a popular choice.

Very popular in Wales; this could make a nice middle name in honor of a Grandpa Glenn.