Family names
- Letitia
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"joy, gladness"Description:
Letitia is a delicate, once prim and proper sounding name whose staid image has been unbuttoned by numerous phonetic spellings. The original, often used in Spanish-speaking families, would still make an attractive, delicate choice. After a solid century on the Top 1000 list, Letitia fell off in the early 1980s and has not yet returned.
- Lavinia
- Leviathan
- Major
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"greater; or, a military rank"Description:
This bold choice soared in popularity from 2008 to 2013, and now seems to have plateaued. But watch out—the character Major Major Major Major in the classic absurdist novel Catch-22 had a terrible time.
- Mordecai
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"follower of Marduk"Description:
Mordecai, although it has a noble heritage, has never caught on in this country, because of its rather weighty image.
- Mahala
- Makkeda
- Maraniel
- Maziah
- Merelli
- Miranni
- Miss May
- Molyneux
- Nation
- Nixey
- Ogust
- Osery
- Othea
- Pharaoh
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"ruler"Description:
In the trending royal names class, Pharaoh is one of the rarer entries. Pharaoh is the title of the ancient Egypitan rulers.
- Phoenix
Origin:
Arizona place-name and GreekMeaning:
"dark red"Description:
Effortlessly cool with a hint of the mystical, Phoenix rolls a lot of trends into one: it's a place-name and a bird name, it ends in the stylish letter x, it's got in-built nicknames, and it's unisex too. Familiar but not over-popular, Phoenix ranks in the US and UK Top 1000s.