UK Boy Names

A more modern- sounding alternative to Harman.

Possible middle name to honor an ancestral Philip.

Blakeley is one of the many -ley ending surnames that is being adopted as a first name, taking the 80s unisex darling Blake into the new millennium.

Nothing but a hound dog.

Can be used as a middle name to honor Dad or Grandpa David.

Putting a C before Albert doesn't make this old occupational name any more contempo.

A possibility for fans of the mystery writer, but most parents would prefer Dashiell.

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.

Literary, occupational, and very neglected.

For fans of the (female) author A. S. ; makes an interesting alternative to Wyatt or the hotelish Hyatt.

Simple and down-to-earth, but would probably work best as a middle name.

An undiscovered place-name with an appealing o-sound ending.

One of many stuffy British W surnames that would subject an American boy to years of teasing before growing into it at age fifty.

Bernie, with airs.

St. Keverne is a town on Cornwall's Lizard Peninsula and also the name of an ancient saint. While the name is virtually unused for children in the modern world, it could be a Kevin update and has contemporary possibilities.