Last names used as first names is a trend that has been growing in popularity for boys and girls too over the past few decades, making it one of the prime classes of <a href="https://nameberry.com/unisex-names">gender neutral names</a>. Harper is the top last name as first name for girls and Jackson is the top last name baby name for boys.
 
Along with Harper and Jackson, other last names that appear as baby names in the US Top 100 include Carter, Madison, Addison, Lincoln, Hudson, Everly, Hunter, and Kennedy. <a href="https://nameberry.com/list/425/Celebrity-Surnames-as-Firsts">Celebrity surnames</a> are an especially hot subcategory of surname baby names, with Anniston, Bowie, Dempsey, and Winslet among the most stylish choices.
 
For last name baby names, anything goes, so look for a long-lost surname in your family or even search the phone book for something you love. Or look through this list for more unusual surname baby names.

Last Names as First Names

A last name as a first name that also has the feel of nicknames like Callie, Tully, Tally and Tilly, Cully could derive from an anglicized form of the Irish surname Ó Colla. 
 Meaning "descendent of Colla", Colla being a form of Connla, meaning "wolf or hound warrior", Cully's meaning may well appeal to those who want a softer sounding and playful name but with a strong meaning. 
The name might also come from the surname Cullen, which from its Irish roots would mean "holly" or "dog, whelp, puppy" via Cuileann or Coileán respectively. From its English roots however, it relates to either the city of Cologne, in turn derived from the Latin word for colony, or to the village of Cully in Switzerland. Alternatively, from its Scottish origins, it relates to Callum, from the Latin Columba, meaning "dove". Archaically, Cully referred to someone who is gullible or easily duped, but colloquially, it might be used to refer to male companion, along the lines of a buddy or a pal. In the British TV show and book series, Midsomer Murders, there was a (female) character called Cully.

Cully

A unisex nickname style name, similar in sound and feel to Andie, Randy, Indy, or Danny, Landie could be a short form of any name including the land element. This includes Landon, Roland, Leland, or Orlando, though it might also work for Leander or Lysander. 
 
As a surname, it could have derived from the Middle English word lavendrie, referring to someone who is in charge of washing, or from Landry or Landric, meaning "landowner", "lord of the manor" or "magistrate". 
 
As a South African name, it coincides with the Afrikaans word for "country", likely referring to the countryside, to open fields and pastures.
 
In popular culture, Landie (or Landy) is sometimes used as an affectionate term to refer to Land Rover cars.

Landie

last names as first names

Last names used as first names for baby girls and baby boys, with meanings, origin, and popularity of surnames that are commonly used as baby names. (Page 27)

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