UK Boy Names

Charming Dickensian route to Nick.

Forever the hapless cartoon husband of Blondie.

Try telling the kids it really means "pretty face" and not "burper".

Attractive placename/surname with a somewhat aristocratic feel.

Why not stick with the original.

Even more uppity than Upton.

Just the kind of old-fashioned nickname coming back into style.

A case in which the son is now more attractive than the father. There have been Colonial settlers surnamed Dennison on this side of the Atlantic since 1623.

Historically interesting via the 1917 Balfour Declaration, which supported the creation of a Jewish state in Palestine.

Rekker comes to us thanks to actor Cam Gigandet, who gave his son this phonetic spelling of badass word name Wrecker. Use at your own peril.

A dignified yet gentle surname name occasionally heard in England and the West Indies.

Unusual, but clear and strong.

Plummer might be an occupational name for someone who works with pipes -- yes, like a plumber -- or with feathers, from the Olde English (from the French) plume. Or it could indicate someone who lived near a plum tree.

A popular first name in the eleventh and twelfth centuries, giving rise to surnames Gifford et al. Could enjoy a comeback thanks to trendy Griffin.

He'll have to prove his humility.

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