Namespiration: Names of Hamlets in Cumbria, U.K.

  1. Harriston
    • Johnby
      • Kelton
        • Origin:

          English
        • Meaning:

          "town of the keels"
        • Description:

          This unusual two-syllable K name relates to shipbuilding.
      • Keisley
        • Laithe
          • Lowick
            • Melkin
              • Newton
                • Origin:

                  English
                • Meaning:

                  "new town"
                • Description:

                  Named after Isaac. Or Wayne.
              • Orton
                • Park
                  • Origin:

                    Word name
                  • Description:

                    A grassy place with trees is a nice image to attach to a name.
                • Patton
                  • Origin:

                    English
                  • Meaning:

                    "fighter's town"
                  • Description:

                    Patton is an attractive name in the fashionable Haden-Peyton mold, though there is that association with the severe wartime general.
                • Scout
                  • Origin:

                    Word name
                  • Description:

                    Chosen for their daughter by Bruce and Demi (inspired by the To Kill a Mockingbirdcharacter), and for her son by Tai Babilonia, an interesting choice for either sex, with overtones of a "good scout" and the upstanding qualities of a Boy/Girl Scout.
                • Soulby
                  • Tarraby
                    • Torver
                      • Wilton
                        • Origin:

                          English
                        • Meaning:

                          "place by a stream"
                        • Description:

                          As passé as Hilton and Milton.
                      • Walby