UK Boy Names
- Dyfan
- Birtle
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"hill of birds"Description:
Brittle.
- Trefor
- Tiobaid
- Adelbert
- Keverne
Origin:
Cornish saint and place nameDescription:
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.
- Kynaston
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"royal peace settlement"Description:
A dignified yet gentle surname name occasionally heard in England and the West Indies.
- Dàibhidh
- Uilleam
Origin:
Scottish variation of WilliamDescription:
Most Americans would take the easy way out and spell it Willem, as in artist de Kooning and actor Dafoe.
- Quinney
Origin:
ManxMeaning:
"son of Crafty"Description:
Sounds like an endearment of Quinn.
- Thurber
Origin:
NorseMeaning:
"Thor the warrior"Description:
Pleasant surname connected to humorist James Thurber, with a sound as happy as a baby's gurgle.
- Swithin
Origin:
Spelling variation of SwithunDescription:
Saint Swithin or Swithun is best known for his feast day, July 15, which according to legend will determine the weather for the next 40 days.
- Sutcliff
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"from the southern cliff"Description:
Climbing a mountain somewhere with Radcliff and Heathcliff.
- Templeton
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"temple settlement"Description:
Butler name, and also that of the rat in Charlotte's Web.
- Litton
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"settlement on the hill"Description:
Slightly less stiff and small if spelled Lytton.
- Vane
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"banner"Description:
He'll have to prove his humility.
- Nesbit
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"land or river bend shaped like a nose"Description:
A family name that wouldn't appeal to many parents.
- Buell
Origin:
WelshMeaning:
"dwelling"Description:
The Dutch meaning (Buell is the Dutch occupational name for a hangman) is enough to keep most people away.
- Daffydd
- Ailean