UK Boy Names

Quintessentially, stylelessly preppy.

The name of the patron saint of Wales is virtually unknown in the US under this spelling. There were no baby boys named Dewi or Dewie in the US in 2021, though there were 35 named Dewey. Incredibly enough, Dewey ranked among the US Top 1000 for an entire century, from 1887 to 1986, reaching as high as Number 19 in 1898.

For towheads with ties to Scotland -- in theory, anyway.

Gently pleasant English family name long associated with 60-Minuteman Morley Safer.

The final s turns a nature name into a Waspy surname.

Thompson is not as popular as Jackson or Harrison, but a novel way to circumvent Junior for the son of a Thomas.

A Middle English form of Adalbert (and therefore of Albert), which was the name of several Saxon kings. Nowadays, Ethel plus Bert is not a fashionable sound, but Albert is feeling fresh again.

Alvin, Melvin, Norvin -- most vin names, except maybe Kevin and Gavin -- are not vinners.

Forster, a variation of Foster or potentially even Forester, is associated with British novelist E.M. Forster, author of A Passage to India, Howard's End, and A Room with a View. But if you choose Forster, you'd always have to force that 'r'.

Fortitude is the kind of virtue name the Puritans favored, but would not be easy for a modern boy to carry. Stick with something a little simpler than Fortitude, like Justice or True.

Would make a difficult choice even for those with ties to the Virginia city or British county.

Alaska's second most populous city makes a baby name with a preppy, even aristocratic, flavor.

If you prefer the woods to the ocean, you'll want to name your son (or daughter) Beech instead of Beach.

Forever the upstairs neighbor on The Honeymooners.

A nice enough last name that turns supercilious as a first.

An old French surname derived from baille, meaning "fortification" – the same root as the English word bailey. The surname was borne by an aristocratic English family descended from French nobility.

Forever the hapless cartoon husband of Blondie.