UK Boy Names

Another servile surname, this one connected to the go-between character in "Charlie's Angels."

Some will see this as spirited, others stuffy. The protagonist of the Edith Wharton novel The Age of Innocence was a popular and successful lawyer named Newbold Archer.

"Saturday Night Live" cast member Finesse Mitchell often mocks his own and similar names when portraying the character Starkeisha on the show.

Perhaps if there's a Putnam in your background.

Terminally outmoded.

A twist on Darwin with the same friendly meaning. Its lovable-nerd feel is given a cool edge by several football players with the name.

Even if you're a loyal alumnus, consider something less ultraupright, like Yale or Cal.

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

Of the names derived from titles, this is one of the least obvious (unless you are of German extraction). Chancellor also has the attraction of offering the exciting - and very on-trend - nickname Chance.

New twist on Bennett. Mack Sennett was the early movie director known as the innovator of slapstick comedy.

Upstanding New England patrician name.

Often used in England, but here likely to be confused with the feminine Nicole. Nicol Williamson was a Scottish-born actor once described by playwright John Osborne as "the greatest actor since Marlon Brando".

The Mc and Mac surnames are asserting themselves as first names and this is among the most usable. MacArthur or McArthur makes a perfect honorific for an ancestral Arthur and leads directly to the nicknames Mac or Art

A rowdy name nobody ever heard of, till Nick Nolte gave it to his son.

Legitimizes the newly coined Denim, as does the Scottish place-name Denholm (both pronounced DEN-um).

Obscure, though legitimate, name that could be used to honor a relative named Barton or Martin.

New is a middle name name with meaning: Your baby, after all, is new to the world and you may hope will continue to approach life and experience as if everything is new and exciting.