UK Boy Names

Ambitious geographical name.

Try Simon. Or Homer.

Easy (Ezekiel) Rawlins is the hard-boiled detective created by Walter Mosley.

A masculine way to honor a feminine Page -- although that ett ending is typically found in girls' names.

Barker may be appealing to parents looking for a name with many layers - not only does it share a meaning with the more common Shepherd and Tanner, it also brings to mind the bark of a tree, making this a surreptitious choice for nature enthusiasts.

Possibility for fans of science fiction writer Ray.

A better modern solution than Robert Jr. ; known to fiction readers via Canadian novelist Robertson Davies.

An old name still occasionally heard in the U.K., but still and perhaps forever a foreigner in the U.S. Can be spelled Ranulf.

Mailer is one of the more unusual of the on-trend occupational surnames. Recommended for fans of the macho writer Norman Mailer.

All the Fitz names are hard to carry, but this one has a wonderful meaning and might be a good middle name choice to honor a brilliant lineage.

Upper-crusty hotelish surname.

Cowboyish occupational name that's one of the hottest choices below the Top 1000, increasing in rank more than 5000 places since the year 2000. Roper may not be a unique choice much longer.

There's a Perth in Scotland and a bigger one in Australia; this name could make a statement similar to Heath.

A solid, brief but not brusque single-syllable surname with a presidential pedigree.

Do you really want to name your baby after a hotel? Or a famous-for-being-famous starlet?

Has a positive meaning and a nickname feel. Sealey was a feminine name in medieval times but would be equally stylish (and rare) for both sexes now.

Despite two distinguished surname-bearers — the great British statesman William Pitt and heartthrob Brad, this would be a tough name to pull off in first place. William Thackeray used it for two generations of baronets in his novel Vanity Fair, the Sir Pitt Crawleys.

At one time associated with the fictional detective Bulldog Drummond, this formal surname name does boast the cute nickname Drum.